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The colloquium is focusing on the changes that both health geography and spatial epidemiology are experiencing. The specificity of these fields is to integrate knowledge about how the physical and social environment and spatial interactions can determine health and health care issues. Spatial modelling, enriched by new sources of geographical information, tend to become a major tool to understand the complexity of these issues. Conceptually, three main stages can be outlined. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:Theme 1: from fieldwork to data     Spatial sampling    Health monitoring systems    Remote sensing for environmental monitoringTheme 2: observational studies and spatial analysis     Landscape epidemiology    Health risk mapping    Space-time clustering    Spatial statistics    Multilevel statistical modellingTheme 3: dynamic modelling and simulation     Health services simulation    Epidemic equation-based modelling    Epidemic individual-based/network-based modellingImportant Dates:Deadline for abstract proposal: &#160;March the 31st, 2012    Acceptance Notification: &#160;May the 1st, 2012    Colloquium registration: May the 31st, 2012    Payment (last deadline): July the 10th, 2012Scientific Committee:    Prof.&#160;Matthew BAYLIS, Veterinary Epidemiologist, University of Liverpool    Prof.&#160;Pierre CHAUVIN, Social Epidemiologist, INSERM UMR S&#160;707 / Pierre and Marie Curie University    Dr.&#160;Etienne CASSAGNE, Geographer /&#160;Bioclimatologist, University of Bourgogne    Dr. H&#233;l&#232;ne CHARREIRE, Geographer, Paris Est Cr&#233;teil Val-de-Marne University    Dr. Eric DAUDE, Geographer, CNRS / University of Rouen    Dr.&#160;S&#233;bastien Fleuret, Geographer, CNRS&#160;/ University of Angers    Dr.&#160;Sandra&#160;PEREZ, Geographer, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis    Dr.&#160;Hugo PILKINGTON, Geographer, University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis / INSERM&#160;U953    Prof. Denise PUMAIN, Geographer, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne    Dr. St&#233;phane RICAN, Geographer, Paris West University Nanterre La D&#233;fense    Dr.&#160;Benjamin ROCHE, Biomathematician, IRD / Pierre and Marie Curie University    Prof.&#160;G&#233;rard SALEM, Geographer, Paris West University Nanterre La D&#233;fense /&#160;IRD    Prof.&#160;Alain SANDOZ, Geographer, Tour du Valat&#160;/&#160;Aix-Marseille University    Prof.&#160;Marc SOURIS, Computer scientist, IRD / Asian Institute of Technology    Dr Florian TOLLE, Geographer, University of Franche-Comt&#233;    Dr Julie VALLEE, Geographer, CNRS / University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonneLocal Organizing Committee: UMR 6012 ESPACE    Dr. Fr&#233;d&#233;ric AUDARD, Aix-Marseille University    Marion BORDERON, Aix-Marseille University    Dr. Vincent LAPERRIERE, Aix-Marseille University    Dr. S&#233;bastien OLIVEAU, Aix-Marseille University    Dr. Sandra PEREZ, University of Nice Sophia AntipolisSubmission Procedure:Abstract must be sent in English.It should contain a title, name of the author(s), their institution(s) and an abstract of about 2500 characters. A specific abstract format is downloadable on the website : http://gsite.univ-provence.fr/gsite/Local/healthandspace/dir/user-3630/Text/TemplateH&#38;S_abstract.doc