Organisation

Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz ist Co- Vorsitzende des Organisationskomitees und nimmt gemeinsam mit ihren Partnern Einsitz in das Oversight-Komitee «Genf 2010». Die Stiftung hat zudem den Vize- Vorsitz des globalen und des schweizerischen wissenschaftlichen Komitees inne. Für die Organisation der Konferenz gemeinsam mit dem Kanton Genf werden wir unsere Aktivitäten mit jenen mehrerer Bundesämter koordinieren.

A number of committees and working groups are responsible for the scientific programme and all organisational matters for the Geneva 2010 conference:

• Oversight Committee ensures that the Conference is effectively developed on behalf of the IUHPE and  is being carried out in an effective and efficient manner over the preparatory years
  
  
• Global Scientific Committee develops and implements the scientific programme for the conference, in particular in relation to: 
  
  • Developing the scientific programme in support of the main theme for the conference, and articulating the core themes within that;
  • Decides on the structure of the conference in close cooperation with the Conference Organising Committee (COC); 
  • Identifies speakers for keynote, plenary and debate/dialogue or other major sessions; 
  • Commissions/develops/oversees specific sub-groups who would contribute to the programme (i.e. language groups, working groups, thematic groups); 
  • Servs as an ambassador at relevant occasions to promote the conference’s scientific agenda; 
  • Reviews abstracts and finalises scientific programme.
  • List of Global scientific committee members (PDF, 45 kb)

• Swiss Scientific Committee is a sub-group of the Global Scientific Committee that
  
  • proposes the structure for the conference
  • develops initial ideas for keynotes, plenary and debate/dialogue sessions
  • identifies key issues of local interest and partners with international GSC members to develop how those issues will be explored
  • contributes to and arranges for reviewing of abstracts and finalisation of scientific programme
  • List of Swiss scientific committee members (PDF, 34 kb)
    

• Conference Organisation Committee approves all key concepts and documents; is responsible for all organizational matters, as well as controlling, coordination and reporting.

• Six committees and working groups supports the work of Conference Organisation Committee:
  
  • Partnership and Sponsorship Committee
  • Equity and Bursaries Committee
  • Communication and Media Committee
  • Conference Didactics Working Group
  • Sustainable Development Mobilization Working Group
  • Cultural and Social Programme Working Group

• Ambassadors of the conference promote the World Conference “Geneva 2010” at meetings with their peers or at other relevant events.
  
  • Ambassadors of the conference