Conference Title: 2nd SAFETYNET Scientific Conference
Venue: Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Day and Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Fees:
USD 500 for a half-day workshop (0800 to 1200 or 1300 to 1700)
USD 1,000 for a whole day workshop (0800 to 1700)
[Fees collected from workshop organizers are used for venue rental and meals (morning/afternoon coffee/tea breaks and lunch) for workshop participants and facilitators.]
The 2nd SAFETYNET Scientific Conference will be held at the Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on September 22-26, 2025 with a theme of “Field Epidemiology in a Changing World: advancing health amidst the evolving ecosystem and technology.” Conference attendees will include FETP trainees, graduates, mentors, staff and resident
advisors, and other public health professionals working as epidemiologists, veterinarians, physicians, nurses, laboratory scientists, and more. The networking opportunities we offer are invaluable in efforts to increase regional health collaboration and build the capacity of public health systems and health surveillance in countries in the Asia Pacific region.
We are inviting partners to sponsor and conduct interactive learning sessions (ILS) or workshops on September 22 (Monday) prior to the conference proper. You are invited to send an Expression of Interest (EOI) Form to the conference scientific committee with the following information.
Workshop Title
Workshop Description
The workshop description should cover the following:
Background/context
Learning objectives
Workshop format, activities, course instruction, etc. (please indicate if workshop is interactive or lecture-based)
Information on presenters (please include short bios of all presenters)
The following information may also be provided along with the workshop description:
o Workshop evaluation method
o Learner assessment (e.g. pre and post-tests, knowledge checks, question and answers)
o Follow-up and support (If any, what opportunities do you intend to provide to learners after the session that reinforces content delivered. For example: resource for post-session support, providing contact information for help, providing grants for research proposals, etc.)
Note: The workshop description may be used, in a condensed and abridged form, in advertising and promotional materials for the conference.
Workshop Times (tick both for a whole day ILS)
Morning: 08:00 – 12:00
Afternoon: 13:00 – 17:00
Target Audience
Conference participants – general
Conference participants – specific criteria (e.g., country, professional background, FETP directors or training staff) ___________________________________________________________________________________
Prerequisites for participants, if any, e.g. should workshop participants have completed an online module or read some documents prior to attending the ILS or should they bring some data or equipment, e.g. laptop with them.
Expected Number of Workshop Participants
Note: If the workshop will have a breakout discussion, we recommend having sufficient facilitators in each group.
Workshop room requirements: seating arrangement, equipment needed, etc.
Note: SAFETYNET will provide ILS/workshop organizers with a list of participants who have signed-up for their ILS/workshop. ILS or workshop organizers are expected to issue certificates of attendance to those who attended their ILS or workshop. Digital copies could be emailed to participants after the ILS or workshop.
Please return filled-out Expression of Interest forms (see attached Word document) to Dr Sushma Choudhary of SAFETYNET at s.choudhary@safetynet-web.org.
Deadline for submission will be on February 28, 2025 to enable us to advertise and promote your workshop in the conference website. Note: Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Scientific Committee and proponents/sponsors of accepted proposals will be notified in March 2025.
If you have any questions regarding the SAFETYNET Scientific Conference and conduct of workshops or interactive learning sessions on September 22, you may contact Dr Maria Concepcion Roces at c.roces@safetynet-web.org.
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