AFRO-NETS> 12th World Congress on Tobacco and Health

[Vera Ngowi <verangowi@yahoo.com>]

12th World Congress on Tobacco or Health
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3-8 August 2003
Helsinki, Finland


Dear colleagues,

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Regards
Vera Ngowi
mailto:verangowi@yahoo.com

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From: Marianne Joronen <Marianne.Joronen@ttl.fi>

Dear Friends,

Enclosed please find an invitation to the 12 World Congress on To-
bacco or Health and deadlines for Fellowship Programme applications 
and Workshop proposals. We have been asked to distribute this message 
to colleagues in developing countries. 

Please forward this message to any relevant people and kindly contact 
direct the congress organizers if you have any questions etc.

All the best and hopefully this message reaches the people who are 
interested in this conference.

Yours sincerely,

Marianne Joronen 
Guest editor of African Newsletter 
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
mailto:Marianne.Joronen@ttl.fi

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Dear Sir / Madam,

The 12 World Congress on Tobacco or Health in Helsinki, August 2003 
is coming!

DEADLINES APPROACHING

Fellowship Programme application deadline September 30, 2002.
Workshop proposal deadline September 30, 2002.

On behalf of the Finnish organisers we cordially invite you to take 
part in the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, which will be 
held on 3-8 August 2003 in Helsinki, capital of Finland. The program 
development is intensive.

Fellowship Programme

WCTOH 2003 will carry a special Fellowship Programme for a limited 
number of fellows working in tobacco control in developing countries 
and countries in transition. The Programme will provide intensive 
orientation and skill building to emerging international leaders.

Fellowships can be awarded to a person
* whose work or studies are related with tobacco control;
* who lives in developing world or in countries in transition;
* whose educational and/or professional background qualifies her/him
  to benefit from a short intensive programme;
* whose employment or study is of practical importance in his/her 
  country;
* who has no connections to the tobacco industry;
* whose knowledge in English is adequate.

The Programme will cover a round-trip travel to Helsinki, accommoda-
tion, and participation in the Fellowship Programme from July 31 to 
August 3, 2003, and in the Conference (August 3 ­ 8, 2003). More in-
formation, as well as the online application form, is available at:
http://www.wctoh2003.org 

If you know good applicants please endorse or encourage applying.
The deadline for applications is September 30, 2002.

Workshop Proposals

We invite you to join the planning of the conference with your per-
spectives and ideas. Any suggestions dealing with topics, speakers or 
other ideas are welcome. They can be sent to us either by email or 
mail. The programme committee will hold the responsibility to further 
develop the programme.

Please send proposals of 1-2 pages (plain text) to the Congress Se-
cretariat at <wctoh2003@congcreator.com>. In case of any technical or 
other problems, please contact the Conference Secretariat at 
<wctoh2003@congcreator.com> or by fax to number +358-9-4542-1930.

The deadline for workshop proposals is September 30, 2002.

Communication

The WCTOH 2003 communications will have an important part in the Con-
ference. We would like to ask are there specific issues globally/of 
your region that you would like us to cover, and are you willing to 
provide us some information of your region/area of expertise (names, 
contacts, e-mails etc.). Please do not hesitate to contact us to the 
Congress Secretariat <wctoh2003@congcreator.com>

On behalf of the organisers,

Prof. Aulikki Nissinen 
Chair of the Fellowship Committee
Scientific Secretariat 
National Public Health Institute 
Dr. Kristiina Patja
mailto:wctoh2003@congcreator.com

Conference secretariat:
CongCreator CC Ltd 
Ms Aira Raudasoja & Ms Hanne Heikkinen 
PO Box 762 (street: Apollonkatu 5 B 5th floor) 
FIN­00101 Helsinki, Finland 
Tel: +358-9-4542-190 
Fax: +358-9-4542-1930 
mailto:wctoh2003@congcreator.com

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