XI EMCA WORKSHOP & 2024 AGM, MENDRISIO, SWITZERLAND, 1st ANNOUNCEMENT

XI EMCA WORKSHOP & 2024 AGM, MENDRISIO, SWITZERLAND, 1st ANNOUNCEMENT

XI EMCA WORKSHOP & 2024 AGM, MENDRISIO, SWITZERLAND, 1st ANNOUNCEMENT

The president and the Board of EMCA cordially invite you to attend our XI EMCA WORKSHOP to be held at the University of applied sciences and arts (SUPSI) in Mendrisio, Switzerland, from 2nd to 4th of December 2024.

 

TITLE: “Dialogue with wings: communicating mosquito science effectively”

VENUE: University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) in Mendrisio, Switzerland

THEMATICS:

  1. Risk Communication
  2. Visual Communication
  3. Community Engagement
  4. Media Relations
  5. Stakeholders’ communication
  6. Funding for Communication

During the 3-days workshop, after the presentation of the theoretical background by experts, case studies of communication on mosquitoes to different target groups from several countries will be presented, discussed and reviewed in interactive working groups

 

OUTCOME:

Production of a road map for effective communication on mosquitoes; to be uploaded on the EMCA website and further disseminated.

 

On the occasion of the workshop the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the EMCA will take place.

 

TIMETABLE

30/07/2024: Second announcement

  1. Registration opens
  2. Registration fees announcement
  3. Tentative program
  4. Instructions for abstract submission
  5. Help for accommodation (suggested hotels, accommodation not included)

30/09/2024: End of abstract submission for presentations

01/10/2024: Third announcement - Final Program

15/11/2024: End of registrations

 

ORGANIZING/SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

  • Sandra Gewehr, EMCA President, Ecodevelopment SA, Greece (Head)
  • Eleonora Flacio, EMCA President-elect (Local Organiser), University of applied sciences and arts (SUPSI), Switzerland
  • David Dyjack, National Enviromental Health Association, USA
  • Da Rocha Fonseca Max, Interaction Design scientific collaborator, Environment, construction and design department (SUPSI), Switzerland
  • Spiros Mourelatos, EMCA member Ecodevelopment SA, Greece
  • Andreas Rose, Biogents AG, Germany
  • Artur Jöst EMCA member KABS E.V., Germany
  • Miguel Á. Miranda, EMCA Board member, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
  • Alex Richter-Boix, CEAB-CSIC, Spain
  • Françoise Pfirsch, EMCA treasurer, France
  • Mahi Slavi, EMCA Secretary, Greece

EMCA office

EMCA Headquarters
12 rue des Pucelles
67000 Strasbourg, France

EMCA office, c/o - Ecodevelopment SA
PO BOX 2420
57010 Filyro, Thessaloniki, Greece
(+30) 6970 975 001 office@emca-online.eu