All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Printable version of this schedule available here.

Monday, 17 October

4:00 pm
Welcome Address: John Drake, CEID
VENUE CHANGE: Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases (map)
This event will be streamed live for virtual attendees.
(Archived video of presentation here.)

4:00 – 6:00 pm (in-person attendees)
Opening Reception
VENUE CHANGE:
Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases / Odum School of Ecology (map)

Tuesday, 18 October

All daytime events take place at CEID (map)
All talks and panel discussions will be streamed live.
In-person and virtual attendees will be able to participate
in question/answer periods.  

8:00 – 8:30 am (in-person attendees)
—Breakfast at CEID—

8:30 am
Keynote address

Mark Schipp, Australian Chief Veterinary Officer
Australia’s Response to the 2022 Japanese Encephalitis Virus Outbreak and Lessons Learned
(Archived video of presentation here.)

9:10 am
—Break—

9:20 am – 10:30 am
Session 1: Japanese encephalitis virus – an Australian industry experience
(Archived video of presentation here.)

Bernie Gleeson, Veterinarian, SunPork Farms
Kirsty Richards, Veterinarian, SunPork Group

10:30 am
—Break—

10:40 am – 12:00 pm
Session 2: JEV US Importation and Spread

Natalia Cernicchiaro, Associate Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology, Kansas State University
A model of JEV Importation risk
(Archived video of presentation here.)

John Drake, Director, Center of the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia
Path to a spread model for JEV in North America
(Archived video of presentation here.)

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm (in-person attendees)
—Working Lunch at CEID—

12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Session 3: JEV Preparedness

12:30 pm – Michael F. Neafsey, APHIS, USDA
The Federal Strategy for Animal Surveillance, Information Sharing, and Disseminating Guidance
(Archived video of presentation here.)

1:10 pm – Panel Discussion:
What happens if JEV comes to North America?
(Archived video of panel discussion here.)

Michael F. Neafsey, APHIS, USDA
Susan Hills, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, CDC
Paul Sundberg, SHIC
Moderator: John Drake, CEID

1:50 pm
—Break—

2:00 pm – 3:20 pm
Session 4: North American Hosts of JEV

Anna Willoughby, CEID / Odum School of Ecology, UGA
Swine Pathogen Horizon Scan with Estimates and Experts
(Archived video of presentation here.)

Charles Taylor, Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL), UGA
History, management, and current research on wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the U.S.
(Archived video of presentation here.)

3:20 pm – 4:30 pm
Wrap-up discussion

5:30 – 7:30 pm (in-person attendees)
Dinner in Athens
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.  (map)

Wednesday, 19 October

All daytime events take place at CEID (map)
All talks and panel discussions will be streamed live.
In-person and virtual attendees will be able to participate
in breakout and discussion sessions and question/answer periods.  

8:00 – 8:30 am (in-person attendees)
—Breakfast at CEID—

8:30 – 9:50 am
Session 5: JEV Ecology in Australia and Singapore

David Williams, CISRO
Arbovirus Surveillance in Australia: Pivoting to JEV
(Archived video of presentation here.)

Diyar Mailepessov, National Environment Agency, Singapore
JEV Ecology in Singapore
(Archived slides here.)

9:50 – 10:00 am
—Break—

10:00 – 11:00 am
Breakout Sessions:
1. JEV Knowns and Unknowns Brainstorm
2. JEV Data Brainstorm
In-person and virtual attendees can choose to participate in
one of the above breakout sessions.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Group Discussion: Synthesis

12:00 – 1:00 pm (in-person attendees)
—Working Lunch at CEID—

1:00 – 2:00 pm
GIDIC Executive Committee Meeting