Fall 2010 Newsletter
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President's
Corner - by Mary Haan, PhD 
These are challenging times to be President of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and I am honored that the SER membership elected me to do this demanding job. I have been an SER member since 1986 and relish the chance to give back to the organization that has served so many so well for so long.
Thanks to the SER Board and staff, the June 2010 SER meeting in Seattle was an outstanding success with record high attendance and dozens of high quality, cutting edge symposia, workshops, posters and events. Student involvement is an important key to SER's success and is a highlight of SER meetings. The future of epidemiology is in their hands and I am fully confident that our discipline will continue to blossom under the guidance of these brilliant, forward-looking minds. Notably, Susan Mason won the coveted 2010 Lilienfeld Student Prize paper for her innovative and important paper titled: "Preterm birth risk in black immigrant enclaves: African, Caribbean and US-born non-Hispanic black populations in New York City". Our key note speaker Chris Murray highlighted the importance of chronic disease in a global context. The John C. Cassel Memorial Lecture was given by Lisa Berkman, renowned social epidemiologist.
We are constantly looking for ways to improve membership benefits for all of you. As an example, starting in 2011, we will be able to offer lower membership rates to people who choose to have the American Journal of Epidemiology on-line only. Not only will this lower rates, it is consistent with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of our organization.
Running an organization takes money. For decades, membership fees and meeting registrations have been the sole sources of income for the SER. While this has sustained us well for a long time, hard economic times are hitting everyone. We would like to be able to help support more students and new investigators to attend our meetings and to participate in other SER activities. In 2011, the SER website will have an online form that will allow anyone to donate money for these activities when you register or if you just come to visit the site. Even small donations add up!
SER is one of four lead organizations working very hard to bring into being the Third North American Congress of Epidemiol-ogy to be held in Montreal, Canada next June 21-24, 2011. The Congress will bring together researchers and practitioners from Canada, the US, Mexico and beyond. At present, 20 organizations are sponsoring this important event. Our annual meeting will be integrated into the Congress. I personally urge SER members to attend.
Today, epidemiology faces new and growing demands around the globe. Witness the world-wide obesity epidemic that affects every nation and will lead to increases in hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Witness the aging of the global population con-fronting health care systems around the world. Witness the toll from annual flu and other major infectious disease epidemics. We all have work to do. See you in Montreal.
SAVE THE DATE!! 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology The 2011 SER Annual Meeting will be held jointly with over 20 epidemiology societies in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 21st (eve) through June 24th, 2011. Meeting and accommodations will be at Le Sheraton Centre in Montreal. A large number of Symposia Proposals were submitted which will provide a wide-range of topics for this meeting. http://www.epicongress2011.org |
Membership
Renewal for 2011
Membership renewals for 2011 will begin the week of October 15, 2010. We are pleased to announce a reduced rate for Online Only access to the American Journal of Epidemiology. The online only membership fee will be $115 per year. We will also continue to offer the discounted Student Rate, which does not include the journal online or printed version. The annual rate is $25.
All other memberships will receive the printed version of the AJE as well as online access to the journal.
In order to adjust for increasing administrative costs and to continue to offer the same, low membership rates for students, the SER Executive Committee voted to increase the membership rate for full members from $155 to $160 per year. All other rates will remain the same for 2011.
Renewal notices will be emailed to all members of SER in mid-October. Look for that email to come, or if you wish to renew online, click here.