About EINet Vir­tual Symposium

APEC-EINet Vir­tual Sym­po­sium pro­mote regional infor­ma­tion shar­ing and col­lab­o­ra­tion to enhance pre­pared­ness against pan­demic dis­eases. Com­mu­ni­ca­tion and com­pre­hen­sion are vital to under­stand­ing each economy’s pre­pared­ness processes. Specif­i­cally, EINet’s objec­tives are to:

1. Bring economies together in a dynamic, real-time dis­cus­sion on pre­pared­ness through the col­lab­o­ra­tion of the health and commerce/trade sec­tors, focus­ing on crit­i­cal sys­tems continuity.
2. Share expe­ri­ences of past/current prac­tices (e.g. sce­nario exer­cies, com­mu­ni­ca­tion drills, and pol­icy evaluation).
3. Use inno­v­a­tive tech­nolo­gies (e.g. Access Grid) for real-time vir­tual inter­change, enhanc­ing the util­ity for future col­lab­o­ra­tion and response to pan­demic diseases.

Past  EINet Vir­tual Symposiums

Hot Top­ics #5 (Novem­ber 2011)
“Trade and Travel Impacts of Infec­tious Diseases”

Hot Top­ics #4 (Decem­ber 2010)
“Infec­tious Dis­ease Chal­lenges Fol­low­ing Nat­ural Disasters”

Hot Top­ics #3 (March 2010)
“Pan­demic Influenza H1N1: Lessons Learned from the 2009 Flu Season”

Lessons Learned (Novem­ber 2009)
“H1N1 Influenza Pan­demic: Lessons Learned and Prepa­ra­tions for the Sec­ond Wave”

Hot Top­ics #2 (May 2008)
“Pan­demic Influenza Pre­pared­ness: Part­ner­ships and Con­ti­nu­ity Plan­ning for Crit­i­cal Systems”

Hot Top­ics #1 (Jan­u­ary 2006)
“Pan­demic Influenza Pre­pared­ness and Response: Infor­ma­tion Shar­ing through a Vir­tual Symposium”