Air
Ambient and household air pollution, exposure science, respiratory and cardiovascular health, and the policies that connect evidence to cleaner air.
Utrecht, The Netherlands · 25 to 28 August 2019
The 31st ISEE Annual Meeting
On Airs, Waters, Places
A reference edition of the meeting that brought environmental epidemiology to Utrecht. Explore the programme, the people who shaped it, and the practical record of four days of science and conversation.
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Annual meeting
The Utrecht gathering continued a series that began in 1989.
1,000+
Delegates anticipated
The organisers planned for at least one thousand participants from around the world.
21
Symposia selected
Chosen from more than sixty proposals for the scientific programme.
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A meeting at the confluence
ISEE 2019 marked the 31st edition of the society's annual conference. The meeting took place in Utrecht, a city built where roads, railways and waterways meet, from 25 to 28 August 2019.
The programme covered the broad territory of environmental epidemiology: air pollution and climate, water and food, chemicals and the built environment, exposure assessment and the methods that connect them. It also made room for the history of the field and for the questions that will shape its next decade.
The meeting was hosted by Utrecht University's Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, with a local team led by Bert Brunekreef, Ulrike Gehring and Gerard Hoek. The scientific content was guided by an international programme committee and a set of specialist subcommittees.
Why a reference edition? The 2019 meeting has closed. This edition keeps the public record in one place: the programme, the speakers, the practical notes and the city that hosted the conversation.
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Three currents
The meeting title names three elements that have organised environmental health thinking since antiquity. They also describe the programme's working landscape.
Water
Drinking water, sanitation, contaminants, food systems and the climate pressures that reshape access to safe water around the world.
Place
Urban form, green space, noise, housing, mobility and the social inequalities that turn the same environment into different health outcomes.
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The shape of the week
Four days, with a workshop day before the main programme and a few fixed social anchors. Exact session times were published in the final programme.
- Sunday 25 AugustPreconference workshops and welcome receptionMorning, afternoon and full day workshops at the venue. The welcome reception opened at 18:00 in the Beatrix Building.
- Monday 26 AugustThe main programme opensPlenary sessions, symposia, parallel oral sessions and posters. In the evening, students and new researchers played a five a side football match.
- Tuesday 27 AugustA full day, then the conference dinnerThe scientific programme continued, and the conference dinner took place at the Dutch Railway Museum from 19:30 to 23:00.
- Wednesday 28 AugustThe final day of sessionsThe last plenary, symposia, oral sessions and poster discussions closed the meeting.
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Voices from the plenary
Six keynote speakers framed the meeting, drawn from public health, climate science, toxicology and environmental epidemiology.
Kalpana Balakrishnan
WHO Collaborating Centre, Chennai
Air pollution, exposure assessment and the evidence that connects household and ambient exposures to health in low and middle income settings.
Kristie L. Ebi
University of Washington
Climate variability and change, vulnerability, adaptation and the scenarios that help cities and countries prepare for future health risks.
Majid Ezzati
Imperial College London
Global environmental health, risk factor assessment, air pollution field studies and the measurement of health inequalities.
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The Utrecht file
At the venue
The meeting took place in the Beatrix Building at Jaarbeurs Utrecht, beside Utrecht Central Station. The address was Jaarbeursplein 6A, 3521 AL Utrecht.
The station, the bus terminal and the venue sit within a few minutes of each other. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is about thirty minutes away by train or car.
In the city
Utrecht is a medieval city with a modern university, a canal network, museums and a compact centre that rewards walking. The Dom Tower, the Museum Quarter and the Railway Museum were among the places the meeting pointed delegates toward.
The organisers also published notes on accommodation, visas and local transport.
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The written record
Programme and abstracts
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A note to the secretariat
The meeting has closed, but the secretariat address remains part of the record. Use this form for a correction, a question about the archive, or a request for the newsletter index.