The following message was received from Peter Howat in Australia, in response to Jiri Rada's message, with a description of an upcoming Public Health Association conference in Perth, Australia. We will all benefit from exchange of such information and contacts. It is also helpful to have an e-mail address for more information. Thanks Peter! _____________ The Australian Public Health conference is in Perth, Western Australia from 29 Sept to 2 Oct 1996. The theme is "Threats to public health: Challenges and opportunities" There are 9 keynote addresses and about 300 other papers. The keynote speakers are: Professor Tony McMichael - Global change and human health Dr Aileen Plant - Communicable diseases as a threat to public health Dr Ruth Bonita - The medicalisation of ageing Dr Robert Beaglehole - PHANZ at the crossroads Dr Michael Paddon - Retreat from the welfare state Dr Gillian Durham - The managed market in health Mr Paul Chadwick - Media ownership as a threat to public health Professor C Pandav - THe elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in Asia by the year 2000 Aboriginal speaker - to be announced Professor D Holman - Responding to the challenge In addition there are several other associated seminars conducted on the 28 Sept and 3 Oct, including: The Australian Epidemiological Association Conference The Political Economy of health Workshop The Womens Health Workshop An Environmental - Aboriginal health Workshop Reproductive Health meeting Record linkage Workshop Cancer Registries Wokshop Enquiries about these should be directed to The secretariat GPO Box 2204 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Phone 61-6-285-2373; FAX 61-6-282-5438 E-Mail [log in to unmask] Peter Howat Conference convenor ______________________________________ Kia Ora from Aotearoa, Wellington, New Zealand. I am working on a huge evidence-based health promotion project. .... and I have been trying desperately to find a schedule of health promotion CONFERENCES in Europe. I would greatly appreciate dates and contacts for he prom conferences - anywhere, anytime ... I am very interested in the evaluation of he prom effectiveness, evidence-based health promotion and ethnic health issues. Jiri Rada Senior Lecturer - Department of Public Health