Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts are two of the nation’s largest hub for global health research and development. From July 8th-10th 2011,  International Society of Infectious Diseases (ISID) will be hosting their annual ISID-Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting (ISID-NTD)  in Cambridge, MA. “The meeting will be open to all and will provide space for dialogue and communication between individuals and organizations involved in efforts to eliminate NTDs around the world.”

This is a rare opportunity to learn from world leaders in the fields of global health, tropical medicine, public policy and social research under one roof, to understand the depth of what is happening, and what are the next actionable steps, to eliminate neglected diseases.

Some of the confirmed speakers are:

Peter Hotez: The George Washington University; Sabin Vaccine Institute

Uche Amazigo: African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

Steven Ault: Pan American Health Organization

Gautam Biswas: World Health Organization

Donald Bundy:The World Bank

Seunghee Lee: Save the Children USA

The first keynote session will be held on July 8th with a talk by David Molyneux,  Director of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre in the United Kingdom, titled: An Opportunity to End Neglect. The last session will feature a talk by Peter Hotez, President of Sabin Vaccine Institute, titled: Future Research and Development Opportunities.

ISID is dedicated to “improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world. ”

To learn more about this organization, visit their website here!

For updated information about this pivotal international meeting visit NTD.ISID.org