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40th Tuberculosis, Surveillance and Research Unit meeting
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TSRU MEETING OF 2015
WHAT
On behalf of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) and World Health Organization (WHO), who are this
year’s organizers for the meeting, we invite you to attend the TSRU meeting 2015.
The Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research unit (TSRU) hosts a forum to discuss the international
tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology relevant to TB control and surveillance. Planned, ongoing or finalized research
projects in various countries are presented in an annual meeting. The meeting is meant for researchers, staff
of national TB programs, national data managers and others interested in TB control and surveillance. The
language of the meeting is English.
WHERE and
WHEN
This meeting will take place at World Health Organization (WHO), 20 av Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 April 2015.
REGISTRATION
Please register online before 18 March 2015. The registration fee will be 200 EUR for non-members.
HOTEL and
VISA INFO.
Information regarding: hotel accommodation, visa application and a route description to the venue will be
available on the website.
ABSTRACTS
Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit an abstract for consideration. You can send your
abstract(s) before 09 January 2015 to TSRU@kncvtbc.org. The outcome of the abstract selection will be
announced by the end of January 2015. No requirements for full papers but supportive materials can be sent as well
before 18 March 2015.
This year’s theme is “Measuring the 2015 and 2035 targets: looking back and moving forward.”