Call for workshops

Pre and Post-Conference Workshops

In conjunction with the ISVEE 13 Conference, the organizing committee wants to offer a limited number of high quality pre- and post-Conference Workshops to ISVEE 13 participants. Pre- and post-Conference Workshops will take place at ‘Het Pand’, an old Dominican monastery located in the heart of the city of Ghent, Belgium. It is now the cultural center of the University of Ghent and also offers 7 small to medium-sized conference rooms, ideal to organize the pre- and post-Conference Courses. Pre-conference workshops will be held between August 13 –18, 2012 and post-conference workshops between August 26 – 31, 2012.

Call for Workshops

We now welcome applications to organize pre- and post-Conference Workshops on any topic within the field of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. For successful application, please follow the guidelines for Conference Workshop proposals that are available below. Other pre- and post-Conference Workshop information can also be found here.

If you have any questions, please contact Hans Laevens ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Important dates

May 2011: Call for workshops
December 1, 2011: Deadline for workshop proposal submission
January 3, 2011: Inform workshop applicants on results workshop proposal evaluation.
January 16, 2011: Announcement of pre and post-conference workshops on ISVEE13 website
June 1, 2012: Deadline of registration for pre- and post conference workshops
August 13 – 18: Pre-conference workshops
August 26 – 31: Post-conference workshops

Workshop Proposal Guidelines

Proposals must not exceed four pages in length and should contain:

General information
- Title of the workshop
- Motivation and description of the objectives of the workshop. Also provide the type of background and skills the workshop attendees should have? (max 150 words).
The workshop specifications
- Do you prefer to organize a pre or post-conference workshop? Or do you have no preference.
- What is the minimum and maximum number of attendees for the workshop?
- What is the duration (days) of the workshop (max. length is 6 days).
- What are the specific needs? (e.g. need of statistical software)
The workshop contents
- Describe for each day the content of the workshop (max 100 words / day) and specify the ‘day-format’ (theory, computer lab, paper presentations, panel-like discussion, combination thereof, ...).
Registration fee (note that the ISVEE13 organization will charge you 350 euro per day for using the conference room and 25 euro per day and per attendee (including yourself) for catering. See also ‘important notice for workshop organizers’ below)
The history of the workshop
- Have you offered this workshop before? If so, please provide a history of the venues, dates, and approximate attendance numbers.
Short biographies and contact information of all the workshop organizers

Note: If your workshop is accepted then this description will be used as announcement for the workshop on the ISVEE13 website

Submit your proposal in PDF format to Hans Laevens ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) before December 1, 2011.

Evaluation criteria

Workshop proposals will be reviewed and acceptance will be based on

The quality of the workshop proposal
The quality of the workshop (based on the workshop contents)
The potential for attracting a sufficient number of participants
The applicants ability to lead a successful workshop

Note: If 2 or more workshop proposals cover the same topic only 1 will be accepted based on the above criteria

Important notice to workshop organizers

Charge of conference room: 350 euro / day (including conference room, LCD projector and projection screen). Computers are not included in the price. If computer labs are given, either attendees bring their own laptop or computers can be made available (extra cost).
Catering: 25 euro / day / person (including yourself) (including 2 coffee breaks and lunch)
Please find below a proposal of day schedule. Because we want to have coffee breaks and lunch together for all workshops, please try to stick to the schedule as much as possible.
- Day schedule
  - 08:30 - 09:00: Registration (Day 1 only)
  - 09:00 - 10:30: Lesson 1
  - 10:30 - 11:00: Coffee break
  - 11:00 - 12:30: Lesson 2
  - 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch break
  - 13:30 - 15:00: Lesson 3
  - 15:00 - 15:30: Coffee break
  - 15:30 - 17:00: Lesson 4

Looking forward to your proposals and contributions to the ISVEE13 Conference Workshops.

Kind regards,

The local workshop organizers

Hans Laevens (Catholic University College St. Lieven)

Sarne De Vliegher (Ghent University