Overview
BE-PIN sets the scientific and organisational foundations for a multidisciplinary, collaborative pandemic intelligence network capable of addressing future pandemic and epidemic risks.
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- Keynote speaker announcement | Pandemic Intelligence Conference 2026 During a pandemic, generating the right evidence is only part of the challenge. T𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This requires effective communication at different levels. Within the advisory system, scientists, policymakers and other experts need to exchange knowledge despite having different perspectives, priorities
- 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Pandemics affect much more than infection and disease. As we experienced during COVID-19, both the epidemic itself and the measures taken to control it can have 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲. How can we bring these
- 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 During an epidemic, data alone are not enough. We need the 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: How fast is an infection spreading? Where might the epidemic be heading? And what could be the impact of different intervention strategies? This is where 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴becomes an
- 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 When an epidemic emerges, 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is essential to turn signals into insights, and insights into timely decisions. This means ensuring that traditional surveillance data can be accessed and used more quickly, while also exploring non-traditional and potentially more readily available data sources that can provide complementary or earlier
- For more information and the first confirmed keynote speakers: check the website: https://lnkd.in/eHfTGynd
- 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 📅 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝟮𝟭-𝟮𝟯 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 📍 Hasselt, Belgium How can we strengthen pandemic preparedness through better use of science, data, and policy? Join us for the Pandemic Intelligence Conference 2026 bringing together researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders to exchange ideas and build new collaborations. ⭐ 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! We
- 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 | 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝟮𝟭–𝟮𝟯 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 How can science, data, and policy work together to strengthen pandemic preparedness? Join us in 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘁 (𝗕𝗘) for an international interdisciplinary conference co-organised by BE-PIN - Belgian Pandemic Intelligence Network and ESCAPE, bringing together researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss innovative approaches for evidence-informed
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