17th Congress of the European Anthropological Association EAA 2010
August 29 - September 2, 2010 Poznań, Poland
Right in the Centre of Europe!
Biological, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Human Health

First Announcement

Aims and scope of the conference

The overall objective of the 17th EAA Conference is to contribute to the worldwide debate
about human health as a global concern [United Nations, 1995]. The attention will focus on
ongoing changes in social and cultural life conditions in different regions of the world and
different periods of human history, and their implications for human health and welfare.
Within the frame of the overall aim, main objectives of this meeting are (i) to bring together
scholars representing a range of disciplines, experts, students, practitioners, community
activists to share research results, strategies and experience in order to provide a better
understanding of health related problems of human beings in present and past times;
(ii) to create a discussion forum on enhancement to the public awareness of health resources
issues and challenges.
An extensive social programme will complement the scientific contents, ensuring an
informative and entertaining conference for all participants.

Language

English will be the official language throughout the conference.

Conference Topics

The theme of the 2010 EAA conference is

Biological, Social and Cultural Dimensions of Human Health

This broad theme will provide a forum for presentations on a variety of topics related to the
living and the past human populations. The main topics for the symposia are:

• Applications of evolution to human health
• Health determinants, measurements and trends
• Health and illness in cross-cultural perspective
• Growth, maturation and ageing
• Health and human behaviour
• Human skeletal health
• Ethical issues in anthropological research
• Applied anthropology and human health
• Miscellany

The Committee offers conference participants opportunities to propose panels or sessions on themes of their own devising. Those wishing to propose a roundtable discussion or session that deviates from traditional paper-demonstration format are requested to submit their idea and chosen format, the topic to be discussed, the desired length of time, and a list of participants. The Committee reserves the right to make possible changes or cancellations in the programme where this is deemed appropriate.

Attendance

The conference will be intended for academics representing a range of disciplines,
professionals, students, practitioners, community activists and all those concerned with
human health aspects.

Conference presentations

There will be plenary lectures providing a synthesizing view of selected areas of global health
research and free papers presented by participants. Abstracts of the papers must be
submitted before May 1, 2010 and preceded by payment of a registration fee.
Conference participants may indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation on
their registration form, however the Scientific Committee will make the final decision and
notify the authors by June 1, 2010. Every participant may present one paper of which he/she
is a first author, and some others of which is a second or further author.
The final conference programme will be announced on July 15, 2010.

The organizers plan to publish conference papers.

Detailed information on publication-related matters will be given in the next communication.

Best Student Poster Awards

The Scientific Committee will award prizes for an outstanding student research work presented at the Congress. The prizes are to be given to persons judged as presenting the best posters by students at the Congress.

Social Programme

All registered delegates and accompanying guests are invited to participate in the social
programme, including the welcome reception, which will be held in the Collegium Minus of
the Adam Mickiewicz University Main Building immediately after the opening ceremony, on
Sunday August 29, 2010 and the gala dinner on Wednesday September 1, 2010.
The Congress will not provide a special touring programme for accompanying persons.
However, we suggest you check relevant websites for information on tourist attractions in
Poznań and its surroundings as well as in other Polish cities.
You may start by visiting websites listed in the navigation button Local Info/Poland & Poznań.

Organizing Institutions

Venue

The Opening Ceremony will be held in the Aula of Collegium Minus, the main building of the Adam Mickiewicz University situated in the heart of the city, ul. Wieniawskiego 1, Sunday afternoon August 29th, 2010. The conference sessions will be held in the University Campus Morasko at the Collegium Biologicum, ul. Umultowska 89, a modern facility adjusted to the requirements of disabled people. Collegium Biologicum is located in the northern part of the city and surrounded by nice forest areas. We will be there from Monday August 30th to Thursday September 2nd , 2010.

Fees, Registration & Confirmation

The online registration will start September 1, 2009.
The registration fee entitles participants to the following: admission to the all scientific
sessions and social programme including entry to the opening ceremony and welcome
reception held in the Collegium Minus of the Adam Mickiewicz University Main Building
immediately after the opening ceremony and first plenary lecture on Sunday August 29, 2010
and entry to the gala dinner on Wednesday September 1, 2010; free lunches and
refreshments; conference materials including programme and abstracts.
The registration fee entitles accompanying persons to the following: entry to the social
programme including opening ceremony and welcome reception on Sunday August 29, 2010
and the gala dinner on Wednesday September 1, 2010.
Payment can be made in euro by credit card or bank transfer. Cash will be accepted only on
site. The payment will start on September 1, 2009.
Participation certificates, receipts for the fees paid will be handed at the registration.

* EAA Members are those who have been paying their membership fees regularly and have not been in arrears for two years preceding the conference

** Students are requested to submit a copy of the student identification or letter confirming their status together with a registration form and confirmation of payment.

Dates to Remember

Contact and FAQ

EAA2010 Congress Secretariat, room No 2.42H
Department of Human Biological Development
Faculty of Biology
Adam Mickiewicz University
Collegium Biologicum
Umultowska 89
61-614 Poznań
Poland
tel.: +48 61 8295713
fax: +48 61 8295730
e-mail: eaa2010@amu.edu.pl
www.eaa2010.eu

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further information.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) will be displayed on the congress website.

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