Hola a todos y a todas,

Espero que todo esten muy bien en estos dias.

En caso que sea interesante, quiero compartir este anuncio para un
evento virtual de OPS Dec 3-4 -- "Web 2.0 y La Salud Pública".

un abrazo, heather

Web 2.0 and Public Health

Join a Virtual Conference on development and evolution of web portals
of Public Health Institutions
in Ibero-America. December 3 - 4 2009 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM  -
Washington, D.C. time

Please check the local time in your own town: http://www.timeandd
ate.com/worldclo ck/meeting. html

Website:
Virtual Conference: Web 2.0 and Public Health -program http://bit.ly/13D4r

*Simultaneous translation:  Spanish - English*
Enlace en  Espanol para participar por Elluminate: http://www.paho.org/web20es
Link to participate in English via Elluminate: www.paho.org/web20

Organizers:
Knowledge Management and Communications Area, Regional Office of PAHO/
WHO
Knowledge Management Area, PAHO/WHO Office in Brazil
Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Government of Spain
School of Medicine and Work Security, Health Institute Carlos III,
Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain
Bio-health Libraries, School of Medicine, University of Salamanca,
Spain

Establishing a virtual space for:
Collective thinking, vision and an action plan to facilitate
interoperability and evolution of web portals of Public Health
Institutions and PAHO/WHO

General objective:
Establishing and consolidating a virtual space for collective
thinking, analysis and exchange of experiences and lessons, which will
allow improving the development of institutional web portals of
Official Health Institutions in the Region of Ibero-America.

Expected results:
- Pan American Virtual Forum for the improvement of the portals of
Official Health Institutions in the established Region of the
Americas;

- New modalities for health cooperation and networking established
within the framework of Web 2.0;

- Regional collective vision for the improvement of the portal of
Official Health Institutions in the established Region of the
Americas;

- Social Network of workers, content producers and teams responsible
for the portals of Official Health Institutions in the established
Region of Ibero-America;

- Integration of Ibero-American Official Health Institutions web
portals to the Virtual Health Library (VHL), PAHO Virtual Campus for
Public Health and to the Regional Public Health Observatory ;

- Social “Bookmark” of institutional portals established and in
agreement with the Health Information Locator of the VHL;

- Interoperability between the portals of Official Health Institutions
in the established Region of Ibero-America.

Main topics of the Conference:
·         Web 2.0, Medicine 2.0 and Public Health;
·         Web 2.0 in the Pan American Health Organization and in the
World Health Organization;
·         Evolution and trends of the Web and its impact on Public
Health;
·         New information and communication technologies in the
Information Society including social networks, data mining and
handling of full texts;
·         Successful experiences in the Region and the world in Web
2.0;
Methodology

The Conference will be held in the Virtual Convention Center of the
Pan American Heath Organization. Virtual conferences will he held
which will provide a space for moderated debates. Virtual parallel
work sessions will be established per specific topic by using
synchronic and asynchronic media for the development of discussions.
The Conference will be open for the general public and registered
participants will be allowed to post their input in the virtual
forums. All conferences and work submitted will be available without
restrictions in the portal of the Virtual Conference Center of the Pan
American Health Organization.

AGENDA
Thursday 3 December 2009
General Opening 10:00 - 10:15 am EST
- Welcoming words to participants

Opening Conference - 10:15 - 10:45 am EST
- PAHO/WHO and Web 2.0, strategies and lessons learned

Questions & Answers - 10:45 - 11:15 am EST

Panel I - 11:15 - 12:00 EST
- National experiences in institutional portals

Questions & Answers - 12:00 - 12:30 pm EST

Friday 4 December 2009
Opening - 10:00 - 10:15 am EST
- Welcome to participants and summary of previous day

Opening Conference - 10:15 - 10:45 am EST
- WHO and Web 2.0

Questions & Answers - 10:45 - 11:00 am EST

Panel II - 11:00 - 11:30 am EST
- International experiences with institutional portals

Questions & Answers - 11:30 - 11:45 am EST

Panel III - 11:45 - 12:00 am EST
Launching of the Social Network of Institutional Health Portals in
Ibero-America

Questions & Answers - 12:00 - 12:15 pm EST

Closing Session - 12:15 - 12:30 pm EST
Closing words

Contact Information:
Myrna Marti              martimyr@paho.org
Cristina Mitchell        mitchelc@paho.org
Ana Lucia Ruggiero   ruglucia@paho.org

Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health
Organization
Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Government of Spain
School of Medicine and Work Security, Health Institute Carlos III,
Ministry of Science and Innovation
Bio-health Library, School of Medicine, University of Salamanca