Pacifico Yokohama, Japan
August 28 - September 1, 2011
Conference Website

The United Nations DPI/NGO annual conference will be held in Melbourne in late August/early September 2010 on the theme of "Global Health Challenges: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals".

The international community has agreed to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Three of the MDGs relate directly to health. This conference will provide a unique forum for NGOs to discuss challenges and solutions to global health issues. The deliberations at the Conference and its outcomes are expected to inform the forthcoming UN review of the Millinnium Development Goals scheduled to take place in the latter half of 2010.

The conference will emphasize the multidisciplinary, multifaceted issues in fostering health, not just managing disease. Additionally, the conference aims to harness the energy of those passionate about issues of previous conferences such as human rights, disarmament, climate change, human security and dignity, and through collaboration, help them understand their role/responsibility, to utilise their knowledge, to help mitigate the underlying causes of illness, and help create a healthy world.

It is only the third time in the Conference's 63 year history that the conference has been held outside New York. 
For more information about the conference please contact Christopher Woodthorpe, Director, United Nations Information Centre at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (61 2) 6270 9200.

Explore and progress the role of information and communication technology as enablers of health service reform. CHIK's 8th Health-e-Nation Conference will be held in Sydney on 9th September 2010 to explore the theme:  CONNECTING CARE COMMUNITIES: Local, National, Global. Click here to visit the conference website.

Winds of Change: New Perspectives on Rural and Remote Mental Health
29-30 September 2010, Sydney, NSW
Conference website

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd (AAPM) combined national conference, GP10, will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre 6–9 October. Click here to visit the conference website.

Melanoma 2010 will be held in Sydney on November 4-7 and comprises:

7th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research (Nov 4th - 7th).
4th Meeting of Interdisciplinary Melanoma / Skin Cancer Centres (Nov 4th & 5th).
3rd Melanoma Pathology Symposium of the International Melanoma Pathology Working Group (Nov 7th).

http://www.melanoma2010.com

The 23rd Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand
Hobart, Tasmania
10-12 November, 2010
Conference website

The National Rural Health Alliance invites you to participate in the the 11th National Rural Health Conference to be held in Perth, WA, 13-16 March 2011.

The 11th Conference is the key biennial event for individuals and organisations interested in Australia's rural, regional and remote health and we encourage you to take this opportunity to network, celebrate, listen and have your say about issues that concern you.

 The themes include:

* social and economic determinants
* health reform in rural and remote regions
* a new generation of health professionals
* community and consumer engagement
* the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
* economics and equity
* capturing the benefits of new technologies
* creative aged care in the community
* multidisciplinary health care teams
* adapting research results
* chronic conditions in the bush

For a full list of themes, abstract guidelines and details about the submission process visit the Conference website.

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress}
2-6 May, 2011
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Conference website

May 26th to May 29th- 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Watch this space for more updates.