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Bonn, Germany9 &#8211; 13 July 2007The world&#8217;s nature and societies are developing continuously. Changes include the alteration of physical, social and mental environments, of demography and economy, of policies, persuasions and faiths. All of these changes can intensively impact individual health, health behaviour, health care systems and, from a holistic perspective, the public health of societies.We would like to encourage your participation in this symposium so that we may collaboratively explore and analyse the geographical patterns and perspectives of change and continuity for human health under the unsettled conditions of the world in the 21st century.Date9 &#8211; 13 July 2007VenueUniversity Club of the University of Bonn, Germany (www.uni-club.de)ProgrammeThe scientific programme will be arranged in plenary keynote sessions, parallel working sessions, panel sessions and poster presentations. All contributions reflecting the broad spectrum of geography of health are very welcome.Opening Session Monday, 9th July, 10 a.m.Social event day Wednesday, 11th July (all-day Rhine valley boat trip)Conference dinner Thursday, 12th July, 7.30 p.m.Closing session Friday, 13th July, 12 a.m.ConvenorsThomas Kistemann (Bonn) and J&#252;rgen Schweikart (Berlin)Scientific BoardSarah Atkinson (United Kingdom), Sebasti&#233;n Fleuret (France), Susanne Herbst (Germany), Stig J&#248;rgensen (Norway), Thomas Krafft (Germany), Charis Lengen (Switzerland), Joseph Oppong (USA), Cosimo Palagiano (Italy), Mark Rosenberg (Canada), Clive Sabel (New Zealand), Paula Santana (Portugal), Nicole Uebersch&#228;r (Germany)Organizing CommitteeSusanne Herbst, Thomas Kistemann, Oksana Kr&#228;mling, J&#252;rgen Schweikart, Nicole Uebersch&#228;rRegistrationPlease find your registration template under: www.imgs2007.deConference fee (including coffee, light lunches, conference dinner &#38; social event) early registration (up to 30 April, 2007) regular 170 Euros students 120 Euros late registration (after 30 April, 2007) regular 220 Euros 2 students 160 Euros Registration fees may be paid online by credit card, or by bank transfer.Submission of abstractsIn order to submit an abstract, please log in at www.imgs2007.de. Once logged in, follow the link to submit an abstract. Please note that the deadline to submit abstracts is March 31, 2007.