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Conference Programme

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Pre-conference workshop: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Start Time End Time Duration (hrs) Activity Activity
8:30 10:20 1:50 WS-001: Causal inference for public health evaluation in outbreaks, organised by Nanyang Technological University WS-004: Building regional capacity in infectious disease modelling: Shared insights, challenges, opportunities, organised by Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
10:20 10:40 0:20 Coffee break
10:40 12:30 1:50 WS-001: Causal inference for public health evaluation in outbreaks (continued), organised by Nanyang Technological University WS-004: Building regional capacity in infectious disease modelling: Shared insights, challenges, opportunities (continued), organised by CEPI
12:30 13:30 1:00 Lunch (Lunch will be self-catered)
13:30 15:20 1:50 WS-002: Economic-epidemiological modelling with DAEDALUS Explore, organised by Imperial College London WS-003: Understanding, evaluating, and improving forecasts of infectious disease burden, organised by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
15:20 15:30 0:10 Coffee break
15:40 17:30 1:50 WS-002: Economic-epidemiological modelling with DAEDALUS Explore (continued), organised by Imperial College London WS-003: Understanding, evaluating, and improving forecasts of infectious disease burden (continued), organised by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Conference Day 1*: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Start Time End Time Duration (hrs) Activity Activity Activity Activity
8:00 9:00 1:00 Registration
9:00 9:10 0:10 Welcome
9:10 9:35 0:25 Plenary 1: Strengthening the use of epidemiological modelling of infectious disease of emerging and pandemic infectious diseases (Lancet commission)
Speakers: Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai and Mark Jit
Moderators: Yot Teerawattananon
9:35 10:00 0:25 Plenary 2: Using Simulations to Improve Vaccine Evaluation
Speaker: Marc Lipsitch
Moderators: Joseph Wu and/or Kathy Leung
10:00 10:45 0:45 Coffee break
10:45 12:15 1:30 Session 1A

Session 1B Session 1C Session 1D
12:15 13:30 1:15 Lunch
13:30 15:00 1:30 Session 2A

Session 2B Session 2C Session 2D

Early career researchers’ research playground presentations

15:00 16:30 1:30 Session 3A

Session 3B Session 3C Session 3D

16:30 17:15 0:45 Coffee break
17:15 17:45 0:30 Plenary 3: Ethical principles of modelling
Speaker: Hannah Clapham
Moderators: Alex Cook and/or Pritaporn Kingkaew
17:45 19:15 1:30 Poster session 1 and welcome reception

Conference Day 2*: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Start Time End Time Duration (hrs) Activity Activity Activity Activity
9:00 9:30 0:30 Plenary 4: Modelling network and modelling to support policymaking
Speakers: Anne Cori
Moderators: Kiesha Prem and/or Bimandra Djaafara
9:30 10:00 0:30 Plenary 5: Phylogenetics and serology about dengue and other infectious diseases
Speaker: Henrik Salje
Moderators: Wirichada Pan-ngum and/or Angkana Huang
10:00 10:45 0:45 Coffee break
10:45 12:15 1:30 Session 4A  Session 4B  Session 4C Session 4D

ECR career paths

12:15 13:30 1:15 Lunch
13:30 15:00 1:30 Session 5A 

Session 5B  Session 5C  Session 5D 
15:00 16:30 1:30 Session 6A 

Session 6B  Session 6C  Session 6D 
16:30 17:15 0:45 Poster session 2 and coffee break
17:15 18:00 0:45 Panel discussion
18:00 18:30 0:30 Plenary 6: Modelling in vaccine implementation and decision making
Speaker: Sheetal Silal
Moderators: Kathy Leung and/or Thinh Ong Phuc
19:00 Conference dinner

Conference Day 3*: Friday, November 8, 2024

Start Time End Time Duration (hrs) Activity Activity Activity Activity
9:00 9:30 0:30 Plenary 7: First Few ‘X’ studies – the role of modelling in design and analysis
Speaker: Jodie McVernon
Moderators: Mark Jit
9:30 10:15 0:45 Coffee break
10:15 11:45 1:30 Session 7A 

Session 7B  Session 7C  Session 7D

ECR network of networks

11:45 13:00 1:15 Lunch
13:00 14:30 1:30 Session 8A  Session 8B  Session 8C  Session 8D 
14:30 16:00 1:30 Session 9A 

Session 9B  Session 9C  Session 9D 
16:00 16:45 0:45 Poster session 3 and coffee break
16:45 17:30 0:45 The IDM Debate and/or panel discussion
17:30 17:50 0:20 Closing ceremony

* Coffee/tea breaks, lunches, welcome reception and conference dinner are covered and open to all registered participants between November 6 and 8.