annual general membership meeting and awards session
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Annual General Membership Meetingand Awards Session
August 26, 2020
• President’s Welcome• Secretary-Treasurer Report• Committees• Chapters• Journals• Awards Session• Recognition of Conference Organizers and Outgoing Councilors• 2021 Annual Meeting Invitation• Live Question and Answer Session
Meeting Agenda
Officers
President Secretary-Treasurer Past-President
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Spain Michelle Turner, Spain Beate Ritz, USA
Secretariat: Doreen Albertson, ICG, USA
Councilors
Alistair Woodward, NZ Eunhee Ha, Rep. of Korea Danielle Vienneau, Switzerland
Joel Kaufman, USA Mildred Maisonet, USA Nelson Gouveia, Brazil
Strong Active Membership
Nearly Half are Standard Members, Growing Developing Country Membership
We Are An International Society
North America 512
Europe 128
Asia & Western Pacific 115
Latin America and the Caribbean 31
Africa 85
Eastern Mediterranean 24
Membership and Conference-Driven Income
Total Income: $246,045
Expenses
Total Expenses: $186,563
• We want to hear from you!
• What could ISEE provide as new value to members?
• How should we grow and with what purpose?
• What are ways that you’d like to see us use society funds?
• Please provide your input by completing the ISEE membership survey this Fall!
Strategic Planning 2021-2024
• Based on co-authorship network, three measures: • degree centrality (how many coauthors)• closeness centrality (how easily an author can make connections)• betweenness centrality (critical link between other authors)
Where/who are the most connected Environmental Epidemiologist?
US EU
Degree 16.20 21.97
Closeness 1.39 1.35
Betweenness 8.90 7.93
ISEE member Non-ISEE member
Degree 58.61 15.94
Closeness 1.56 1.33
Betweenness 90.03 5.49
Committees
• Annual Conference
• Capacity Building/Education (CAPE)
• Communications
• Ethics and Philosophy
• Membership
• Policy
• Students and New Researchers Network (SNRN)
Annual Conference Committee
Marc WeisskopfHarvard University
Mireille ToledanoImperial College
London
Tamara SchikowskiLeibniz Research Inst
for Env. Med
Joe BraunBrown University
Anna HansellImperial College
London
Haidong KanFudan University
Rachel ThamAustralian Catholic
University
Conference Organizing Group
• 8 applications received
• Selected the Kenes Group
Upcoming Meetings
• 2021: Beijing, China
• 2022: Athens, Greece
• 2023 and beyond: Call for hosts to go out fall 2020?
Ongoing activities
• Guidelines for regional meetings
• Hybrid virtual/in-person for future meetings?
• Thinking about contingencies for meetings if travel is a problem
Annual Conference Committee
2019-20• Added YouTube channel content
• Conference recordings (e.g. keynotes)• ISEE sponsored short courses• Webinars organized by ISEE
• Lectures
2020-21• Make some content member benefit?
• Professionalize hosting of content?• Create educational archive?
2019-20
Short course, Ibadan Nigeria59 participants (Nigeria, Uganda,
Guinea) 54 new ISEE members, 2 renewals
2020-21
Virtual short course planned early 2021
COVID-19 and environmentGlobal focus, emphasis on
promoting participation from LMICs
2019-20
• Webinar on NIEHS/NIH research programs by Kimberly Gray
• ISEE-SER webinar on methods for climate change and health
• Recordings on ISEE Youtube Channel
2020-21
• More webinars to come! • ISEE-SER collaboration – 1 per year
• Collaborations with other organizations?
Communications Committee
Molly Kile Tanya Alderete Pi-I Debby Lin
Jaime Hart
Joel Kaufman
Ana María MoraPatrick Kinney
Laura Corlin
Mary Willis
• Increased member engagement via Twitter and newsletters
• Improved newsletters (easier to read and more visually appealing)
• Continued affiliation with Epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Perspectives
• Published 5 ISEE-sponsored commentaries
• Started process of updating the Society website to create a cohesive visual appeal and to improve navigation
• Jobs continued to get posted in the ISEE website and they are now a net revenue positive for the society
Major milestones since August 2019
• Timely and regular communication with members via social media, newsletters, and ISEE-sponsored commentaries
• Strengthen journal partnerships to maximize benefits of most value to members
• Continue to update and improve website capabilities, including the development and deliver of 'member only/pay-to-view' content (cross-committee effort)
Priorities for next year
Ethics & Philosophy Committee
One of the oldest ISEE Committees
Mission:
To strengthen and promote ethics and philosophy in environmental epidemiology
Ethics & Philosophy CommitteeAccomplishments 2019-20
• Statement on Greening ISEE• New Terms of Reference• Improved diversity of
Committee by adding 10 new members
• New Strategic Plan• New Code of Conduct• Ethics discussions• Welcome Package to orient
new members
Ethics & Philosophy CommitteeFuture Plans
• Procedure for dealing with beleaguered colleagues and/or potential whistleblowers
• Survey regarding ethical and philosophical stressors faced by ISEE members
• Others?
Membership Committee
Roster
Chair: Andrea Baccarelli
Sokhna Thiam
Swiss Tropical
Public Health Inst.
Oluwafemi-
Oluwole
University of
Saskatchewan
Firdu Zawide
Jimma
University
Atsuko Araki
Hokkaido
University
Mariam Girguis
Univ. of Southern
California
Budi Haryanto
University of
Indonesia
Michelle
Turner
ISGlobal
Andrea
Baccarelli
Columbia
U.
Masahiro
Hashizume
Nagasaki U.
Telma
Nery
FMUSP
Brazil
Ying Zhang
Sydney School of
Public Health
Beate Ritz
Univ. of
California,
Los Angeles
Oyewale
Marakinyo,
Univ. of Ibadan
Ongoing Activities and Next Steps
Ongoing
• New ISEE Fellow Status
• Mapping of Environmental Epidemiologists worldwide
• Work with ISEE to retain and promote growth
Next Steps
• Review membership structure
• Early-career scientists in LMICs
• Multiyear & institutional membership
• Plan coordination with occupational epi groups
Future Activities
• Identify and target ways to support ISEE Chapters and initiatives
• Develop new strategies for fundraising
Policy Committee
Adetoun Mustapha,
Maya Negev
Mildred Maisonet
Carlos Santos-Burgoa Gudrun WeinmayrAudrey de Nazelle
Charlie Roscoe Francine Laden
Hanna Boogaard Remy Slama
Zorana AndersenXiaochuan PanTakashi Yorifuji
Barbara Hoffmann
Tony Fletcher Agnes Soares
What have we done in the past year?
• Endorsed International Network for Epidemiology in Policy (INEP) statements on E-cigarettes
• Gotten organized: • Six new members (Audrey de Nazelle, Zorana Andersen, Remy Slama, Agnes
Soares, Gudrun Weinmayr, Barbara Hoffmann, Mildred Maisonet)
• New ISEE representative to the World Health Assembly, replacing Remy Slama: Mildred Maisonet
• New ISEE representatives at the International Network for Epidemiology in Policy (INEP), replacing Michal Kryzanowski: Barbara Hoffmann, ZoranaAndersen, Audrey de Nazelle
• New theme-based structure to prepare activities (see next slide)
Future Plans• Main role: prepare and disseminate policy statements and briefings
• Thematic structure to be prepared for proactive and reactive activities
• FALL 2020: ISEE POLICY MEETING OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS (keep an eye out in the newsletter!)
Suggestions? Contact us: Audrey - [email protected]
Theme Participants
Policy prioritization Audrey, Zorana, Barbara, Gudrun
Risk of bias Charlie, Hannah, Barbara
Planetary health Audrey, Gudrun
Climate Change Gudrun, Maya
Chemicals Carlos, Mildred, Agnes
Air Pollution Zorana, Audrey, Barbara, Agnes
Urban health Adetoun, Audrey, Charlie, Zorana
Rural health Agnes
Water, sanitation and hygiene Agnes
Students and New Researchers Network (SNRN)
Current and future activities• Active participation in ISEE committees (CAPE, Policy, Ethics, Comm.)
• ISEE Chapter liaisons • Conference – Panels, poster awards, session chairs, social events• SNRN newsletter & Twitter• Active social media to promote members• Journal club to discuss member research and methods (in the works!)
Outgoing Steering Committee
Barrett Welch
NIEHSCharlie Roscoe
Harvard UniversityKelvin Fong
Yale University
Sabah Quraishi
University of Washington
Toyib Olaniyan
Statistics Canada
Canada
Pi-I Debby Lin,
Harvard University
María Elisa Quinteros,
Public Health School Chile
THANK YOU!!!
Incoming Steering Committee
Kate Burrows, PhD
candidate
PhD candidate, Yale
Mary Willis, PhD candidate,
Oregon State Univ.
Junwei Xu, PhD
Postdoc, Dalhousie
University/MIT
Dirga Kumar Lamichhane,
PhD
Research Professor,
Inha Univ.
Max Aung, PhD
Postdoc, Univ. of Michigan
Musa Abubakar Kana,
PhD
Postdoc, NIEHS
Rafael Junqueira Buralli,
PhD Brazilian Ministry of
Health &
University of São Paulo
Ain Roca-Barceló, PhD
candidate
Imperial College London
Contact us! [email protected]
or @ISEESNRN
Chapters
• Africa
• Asia and Western Pacific
• Eastern Mediterranean
• Europe
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• North America
About ISEE Africa Chapter
Mission
To promote contact between and action by Africa members on matters related to
environmental health, to strengthen epidemiological research and capacity
development in environmental health and to improve public health outcomes in
Africa
Membership
The Africa Chapter membership is open to ISEE members who are nationals or
residents of Africa, or who are conducting environmental epidemiology research in
Africa
For further information about the Africa Chapter, please visit: www.iseepi.org/Navigate to Africa chapter or contact:
Sokhna Thiam PhD
Secretary, ISEE Africa Chapter
Email: [email protected]
Adetoun Mustapha PhD, DIC, MPH
Chair, ISEE Africa Chapter
Email: [email protected]
Mentors and Partners Wanted
ISEE Africa Chapter is seeking experienced Mentors and Partners that are
interested in promoting environmental epidemiology research in Africa. Please let
us know how you can help
ISEE Africa Chapter 2020 Achievement (1/2)
1. Had many firsts for the chapter and exponential growth
in active ISEE membership from 10 in August 2019 to
about 100 as at July 2020
2. Held 1st chapter event on African soil. The CAPE and
chapter sponsored short course on environmental
epidemiology and exposure assessment in collaboration
with the University of Ibadan, Nigeria attracted over 500
applications from 15 African countries and 59
participants from Nigeria, Uganda and Guinea.
3. Held side meeting at the Planetary Health Conference in
The Gambia, with 43 participants and panel discussion
on how to promote regional research collaboration and
capacity development
4. Updated database of environmental health and allied
institutions in Africa. Sent letters to introduce the chapter
and seek for new members to 242 institutions in 11
countries (Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Gambia,
Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea)
5. Facilitated reduction of annual ISEE membership fees
for LMIC to US$30.
Participants of ISEE Africa chapter side meeting in
The Gambia, 24 Jan 2020
Participants and Faculty of ISEE Short Course in
Nigeria, 12 – 14 Nov 2019
6. Held 1st webinar in the chapter, with 50 participants. The second webinar series attracted 266
people (though only 100 could participate due to limitation of Zoom account)
7. Uploaded four videos on short courses and webinars to the #ISEE Global Education Channel
a) ISEE sponsored short course in Nigeria: Basics of Conducting Research by Prof Kiros
Berhane
b) ISEE sponsored short course in Nigeria: Data Management & Data Analysis by Prof Kiros
Berhane
c) Webinar on ‘’What makes a good research paper and how to get papers published in
international journals’’ by Dr Jane Schroeder
d) Webinar on ‘'Research funding opportunities for Africa: The Belmont Forum’’ by Dr Makyba
Charles-Ayinde
8. Sponsored two symposia on regional issues for the ISEE 2020
9. Advocacy contributed to 57 free registration waivers given to Africans for ISEE 2020 and
creation of Councilor position for Africa in the ISEE Council
10. Sustained the operating and communication model of engaging with members all year round..
Held quarterly chapter call, monthly/bimonthly exco meetings and issued bimonthly/quarterly
chapter news to members
11. Appointed and held induction for national coordinators. Onboarded new joiners to the chapter via
letter from the chapter chair
12. Held successful selection of two ex-officio positions and ongoing election to fill two councillor
positions in the chapter council. ·
ISEE Africa Chapter 2020 Achievement (2/2)
2021 Priorities/Workplan1. Chapter Operations/Administration
a) Meetings: Hold bimonthly Africa Executive Council and quarterly chapter call
b) Reporting: Issue quarterly chapter news to members and submit quarterly report to ISEE
2. Revise chapter bylaws to reflect improvement Ideas and hold elections for expiring
tenure
3. Active participation in ISEE and ISEE 2021 conference
a) Get chapter members and African researchers to be more active in ISEE committees/events
b) Sponsor 2 - 3 symposia at 1SEE 2021 and organize chapter activities for ISEE 2021
4. Capacity Building and Education Workstream
a) Organize two webinar series on ‘’Research Funding opportunities for Africa’’ or other topic of interests to
members
5. Regional Membership Recruitment Workstream
a) Get volunteers from more African countries to be National coordinators and to compile list of
environmental health institutions in their countries
b) Introduce the chapter to more Environment/public health related institutions in additional countries in
Africa (at least all countries where there are active members e.g South Africa, Mauritius, Senegal, Benin
Republic, Algeria)
c) Intensify in-country membership recruitment from Masters and PhD students. Develop framework and
hold one in-country meeting of ISEE members (where there is critical mass, face-to-face if practicable)
ISEE Asia and Western Pacific (AWP) Chapter (newly elected shown in blue color)
• Chapter Chair: Chang-Chuan Chan
• Chapter Chair Elect: Julie Shu-Li Wang
• Secretary/Treasurer: Atsuko Araki• Councilors: Hae-Kwan Cheong
Reiko KishiChung-Yi Li Xiaoqi Feng (Continuing Education committee) Shaowei Wu (Continuing Education committee)Wei Jie Seow (Continuing Education committee)Chun-Yuh Yang
• Xiaoqi as a chair of Continuing Education committee
Past activities (since summer 2019)
• ISEE/ISES Asia Chapter Conference was held October 17-19, 2019 at Daegu, Korea: 440 from 22 countries, 341 Presentations (7 Plenary speeches, 13 Symposium sessions, 11 General sessions, 2 Poster sessions), Virtual special issue with Environment International - ISEE-ISES AC 2019
• Chapter renamed: Asia Western Pacific (AWP) Chapter from Asia Chapter, inc. Australia, New Zealand…
• Updated bylaw approved in January 2020
• Council members election in February 2020
• 1st council meeting in June 2020
• AWPC general meeting in August 24, 2020
Future plans
• Newsletters
• Continuous Education (webinar, etc.)
• Member Survey
• To activate Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, etc)
• ISEE AWPC council meeting in September (TBD)
• ISEE AWPC conference in 2021 (TBD)
Eastern Mediterranean Chapter
Chair:
Wael Al-Delaimy
Co-Chair:
Narges Khanjani
Past Year Activities
• The First Face-to-Face Meeting and Launch of the Chapter December 1-2, 2019, Amman, Jordan
• Participated in the WHO regionalMeeting on Air pollution, through the regionalCenter for Environmental Health Action
• Held the first Webinar May 2, 2020 with Participation from Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine,Lebanon, and Morocco
• Submitted two symposia: 1)Climate and air Pollution, 2) Water qualityWater quality accepted and other submissions asAbstracts
• Two members represent the chapter in the ISEEEthics and philosophy committee
30 paid Membership include reps from the following
countries:
Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan,
Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, And Occupied
Palestinian Territories
Future Activities
• Establish the bylaws of the chapter among the paid members
• Launch webinar series on the topics of air pollution and climate change, water quality, and environmental epidemiology methods
• Plan regular chapter meetings
• Increase active participation in ISEE committees
• Increase membership from countries not yet represented from the EM region
Europe Chapter
Benedicte Jacquemin
Danielle Vienneau
HannaBoogaard(Co-Chair)
Tamara Schikowski(Co-chair)
Ulrike Gehring
Mireille Toledano
Ana Vicedo-Cabrera
Europe ChapterAssociate Members
Barbara Hoffmann
PayamDadvand
Massimo Stafoggia
ElaineFuertes
Marie Pedersen
Aina Roca-Barcelo
Pippa Douglas
Highlights 2019-2020
• Joint ISEE/ERS/WHO/HEI meeting in Brussels, January 2020
• ISEE/ERS Masterclass in Warsaw Poland, Nov 2019
• Issued two newsletters, sent to all European ISEE members
Summary Plans for 2020/2021• 4th European Young and Early Career Conference
• Ongoing involvement in EU policy issues– Joint ISEE/ERS virtual meeting on COVID-19, Fall 2020
– Use of GRADE and risk of bias tools for evidence review, in collaboration with main Policy Committee
• Further capacity building: i.e., Masterclasses– Masterclass on Climate Change and Health, Spring 2021
• Communications, collaborations, lobbying research agenda: – Strengthen website and other communications
– ERS, WHO, HEI, EPA, others
Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) Chapter
Marcela Tamayo
Telma Nery Nelson Gouveia María E. Quinteros
Ana María MoraRodrigo Sarmiento
Mission
To promote and strengthen scientific research in environmental epidemiology
in LAC countries
Executive Committee members
• Launched series of monthly webinars in collaboration with PAHO (more than 180 people participated in our first webinar in July)
• Developed a website for our Chapter
• Provided registration waivers for LAC researchers to participate in the ISEE 2020 conference
• Updated our Chapter bylaws (Council approval is pending)
• Continue to send monthly emails to our members with recent publications, job postings, collaboration opportunities, and webinars/courses
Major milestones since August 2019
• Continue with webinar series in collaboration with PAHO
• Update and improve our Chapter website capabilities (e.g., highlighting members and studies conducted by LAC researchers)
• Continue timely and regular communication with Chapter members via monthly emails and possibly bi-annual newsletters
• Executive Council Chapter elections in early November 2020
Priorities for next year
North America Chapter Executive Council : One Year (and our first year)
Marianthi-Anna
Kioumourtzoglou*Joan Casey* Pat Kinney Francine Laden Joel Schwartz
Paul
Villeneuve
Tracey
Woodruff
*Co-Chairs
George Thurston
Policy Committee Chair
Max Aung
Current
SNRN Liaison
Also joining our monthly meetings:
Kelvin Fong
Previous
SNRN Liaison
Activities: Webinars, Policy, and Conferences
● Webinar Series (Posted on ISEE Global Education YouTube Channel)
● Initiated Policy Committee to (1) sign letters; and (2) submit comments:
○ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units-Reconsideration of Supplemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology
Review
○ Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
○ Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
● Conference symposia
○ ISEE 2020
■ Morning session: Women’s Breakfast/networking event
■ Symposium: From the University Door to the Congress Floor: How We Translate
Science Into Policy
○ AAAS 2021
■ Submitted symposium: Policy for Environmental Equity: the case for lowering US PM2.5
standards
Plans for Growth
● Regional Conference: San Diego 2021 (or maybe virtual… stay tuned)
○ Focus on junior ISEE NAC members
● Initial efforts to increase ISEE NAC diversity in motion
● Initial efforts to enhance between-institution mentoring (particularly for women)
● Upcoming elections for 2 new members, September 2020
● Upcoming Webinars
○ An Overview of Serving in an NIH Study Section (Francine Laden & George Thurston)
■ Sept 24 @ noon EST
○ Environmental Justice (Rachel Morello-Frosch)
■ Oct 13 @ noon EST
Newly Formed Anti-Racism Task Force
● Chair: Devon Payne-Sturges, USA
● Tuesday, 25 August 2020, Panel discussion on
Structural Racism and Population Environmental
Health
● Develop Terms of Reference and initial working
plan
Issue CommentaryAir
PollutionBuilt
Environment LettersOther
EE Occupational
November 1 2 2 1
January 1 1 4 1 1
March 1 3 1 1
May 2 2 1
July 1 2
September 1 1 1
Published in EPIDEMIOLOGY
November 2019 through September 2020
Three commentaries on ISEE pages
Overview of journal achievements
• Impact factor improved (4.8 to 5.1)
• Number of submissions is up
• Median time to desk reject remains 2-3 days (~80% of submissions)
• Median time to first decision for reviewed papers ~35 days
• Journal operations somewhat slowed by pandemic, but not much• Thanks to reviewers, authors, and editors!
• COVID-19 papers have included• Capture-recapture to estimate deaths among health care workers
• Specimen pooling optimization
ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
2019/20 REPORT
Editorial Assistant:Ingrid Dahmen
Editor-in-Chief:Bert Brunekreef
Publisher: Celia Braithwait
This report is the property of Wolters Kluwer and cannot be shared without permission.
Submit to an Official Journal of the ISEE
SUBMIT ONLINE: editorialmanager.com/ee
Editor-in-Chief: Bert Brunekreef, PhD
Open Access Journal Continuous Publication Model Article Processing Discounts* for ISEE members DOAJ and CrossRef SCOPUS/Medline/PMC pending review Subscribe to electronic Table of Contents
*Upon editorial review and manuscript acceptance
@EnvironEpidem800+ Followers
www.environmentalepidemiology.com
• Currently 13 manuscripts being looked at
• 160 Manuscripts processed completely
• Accepted 115, rejected 44, withdrawn 1
• ~ 1 month between acceptance and publication
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Manuscripts Received 2017 – 2020 YTD (July 31)
August 2020 status report 1
• Reviewers invited usually < 1 week after submission
• However, reviewers often need to be chased to respond ;-((
• And then, when they accept, need to be chased to deliver ;-(((
• Adding a personal note to the invitation helps – a bit
• If revision is >>90% responsive: accept or accept with editorial suggestions only
• Time from submission to first decision: ~40 Days
• Revision time: not in our hands….
• Time from revision to decision: ~20 Days
August 2020 status report 2
August 2020 status report 3
Country from which paper was submitted
N of published papers (2019)
USA 48
CANADA 5
CHINA 4
UK 2
DENMARK 1
GERMANY 1
GHANA 1
GREECE 1
ITALY 1
IVORY COAST 1
NIGERIA 1
SWEDEN 1
Top Online Usage by Countryeditorialmanager.com/ee
• USA 49.7%• UK and Canada 4.3%• India 3.6%• Australia 3.1%• China 2.0%
Increasing Individual Online Usage: www.environmentalepidemiology.com
Full Text Article Views Unique Visitors
Visits Page Views
2020 YTD Trend vs 2019 Trend
Indexing and Digital Archiving Update
WK provided the editorial team a journal analysis with pre-application assessment designed to match the criteria of the target indexes.
ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and CrossRef
British Library, Portico, and CLOCKSS digital archiving programs
• Pending Review: SCOPUS, Medline, PubMed Central
• Next Priority: Web of Science (ESCI, SCIE, JCR)
— Apply when the required application criteria are met— Greater emphasis on citation activity prior to acceptance— Can you help? Yes! Recommend/request ENVIRONMENTAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY be included in WoS
Current 5-year Impact
Factor 10.08; 2-year 8.38
Vision and Impact:
• Global leader in publishing high quality, important research, news, and commentary related to environmental health sciences
• Dedicated to making new knowledge accessible and understandable by many diverse stakeholders
• Proud Partner of ISEE!
2019 Submitted Research articles: 1583 Submissions, 138 accepted (so far); Submissions increased since March 2020
41
179
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11
17
Submissions 2019
EpidemiologyExposure ScienceOtherPolicy, Ethical, legal
47
145
6
9
20
Accepted 2019
Percentages shown in pies
Papers published through 4/25/2020, by year of submission
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100
150
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250
Submissions by month
Looking Ahead at EHP
• Types of Articles
– Some changes to existing guidelines (e.g, reviews)
– Some new article types
• Attention to balance of article subjects and disciplines
• Changes to editorial peer review processes
– Revised expectations for handling editors and reviewers
– Revamping of AE board and Editorial Review Board
• New Initiatives for Early Career Scientists
Three New Deputy Editors
• Dana Boyd Barr
– EHP AE since 2012; JESEE Editor-in-Chief 2006-2011
• Manolis Kogevinas
– EHP AE since 2009
– Former President, ISEE
• B. Paige Lawrence
– ToxSci AE
Awards Session
• Awards Committee Chair: Beate Ritz, USA
• John Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Epidemiology
• Research Integrity Award
• Tony McMichael Mid-Term Career Award
• Rebecca James Baker Award for New Investigators
• Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award
• Please see videos presenting award winners this year on the conference website! https://isee2020virtual.org/isee-awards/
John Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Epidemiology
• Sub-Committee Chair: Joel Kaufman, USA
• Members: Eun-Hee Ha, Rep. of Korea, Timothy Lash, USA, SylvaineCordier, France, Nelson Gouveia, Brazil
• Recipient: Manolis Kogevinas, Spain
• Award Lecture: Keynote Session 4,
Thursday August 27 08:00-9:30
Research Integrity Award
• Sub-Committee Chair: Francine Laden, USA
• Members: Klea Katsouyanni, Greece, Michal Krzyzanowski, UK, Adetoun Mustapha, Nigeria, Raymond Neutra, USA, Jane Schroeder, USA, Alistair Woodward, NZ
• Recipient: Lianne Sheppard, USA
Tony McMichael Mid-Term Career Award
• Sub-Committee Chair: Annette Peters, Germany
• Members: Dean Baker, USA, Nelson Gouveia, Brazil, Beate Ritz, USA
• Recipient: Yuming Guo, Australia
Rebecca James Baker Award for New Investigators
• Sub-Committee Chairs: Irva Hertz-Picciotto, USA, Marie O’Neill, USA
• Members: Jeff Baker, USA, Florence Bodeau-Livinec, France, AdetounMustapha, Nigeria, Karin Yeatts, USA
• Recipient: Kaitlin Kelly-Reif, USA
Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Award
• Sub-Committee Chair: Mireille Toledano, UK
• Members: Mike Brauer, Canada, Jonathan Chevrier, Canada, KaterynaFuks, Germany, Jennifer Weuve, USA
• Joint Recipients:
• Berman JD, Burkhardt J, Bayham J, et al. Acute air pollution exposureand the risk of violent behavior in the United States. Epidemiology2019;30:799-806.
• Wei Y, Wang Y, Di Q, et al. Short term exposure to fine particulatematter and hospital admission risks and costs in the Medicare population: time stratified, case crossover study. BMJ 2019; 367.
Student and New Researcher Network (SNRN) Peer Abstract Awards
ISEE CHAPTER 2020 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Asia and Western
Pacific
Wu Chen
Jinhyeon Park
North America Jiwon Oh
Darpan Das
Europe Nasser Laouali
Marta Ellena
Africa Feiby Nassan
Abosede Alli
Latin America & the
Caribbean
Karla Ceravantes Martínez
Estela Blanco
Eastern Mediterranean Adnan Ibrahim Al-hindi
Shaked Yarza
In Memorium – Daniel Wartenberg
Professor at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Past-President ISEE 2006-2007
Elected Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology
Elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Served on important review panels, including NIH study sections and National Academy of Science committees
The investigation of disease clusters
Geospatial analysis
Environmental and occupational epidemiology
Risk Analysis 2016; 36 (9): 1683-1687
Conference Co-Hosts• Beate Ritz, USA• Marc Weisskopf, USA
Conference Organizing Committee Service• Tony Fletcher, UK, Molly Kile, USA, Pauline
Mendola, USA, Ana Maria Mora, Costa Rica, Hector Olvera, USA, Melissa Perry, USA, Carlos Santos Burgoa, USA, George Thurston, USA
Past Councilors• Ana Maria Mora, Costa Rica• Jonathan Chevrier, Canada
Wei Huang，ScD
Peking University
School of Public Health
Preparation for ISEE 2021
Beijing China
Local Organizing Committee
Organizing Chairs
Main Members
ISEE Members of Staff and Student at Peking University School of Pubic Health
International ISEE Members/Students
Established Domestic/Asian Scholars in Environmental Health
Wei HUANG, ProfessorProf. of Peking University School of Pubic Health
Jia CAO, ProfessorPresident of Chinese Mutagenic Society
Qingyue MENG, ProfessorDean of Peking University School of Pubic Health
Important Dates
Sep 2020 Obtaining pre-approval for hosting international conference in China from Ministry of Education
Oct 2020
Signing agreements with conference service companies (i.e. PKU Conf Group, Kenes Group, etc.)
Nov 2020
Obtaining formal approval for hosting international conference in China from Ministry of Education
Apr 2021
Jan-Mar 2021
Programme development/Selection of awards
First draft Conference program available online
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