[Discussion] BIOTERROR AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUC TION (WMD): FACT OR FICTION? - CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATIO N”

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

BIOTERROR AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD): FACT OR FICTION? - CALL 
FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATION”
In a world that experiences terrorism as a form of global war, what is 
the toll of psychological stress induced by biological threats such as 
anthrax bacteria, biological toxic rich in, smallpox, botulism toxin and 
Ebola? To what extent can biological weapons and weapons of mass 
destruction (WMD) affect world health? How realistic is the fear induced 
by such possibility? Do human beings have the power to cause the 
extinction of our species – and life on earth? Critical evaluation of 
incentives to develop antidotes to biological and chemical weapons. What 
is the market for antidotes for chemical, radiological and nuclear 
agents? What is the role of the private versus the public sector in 
developing emergency programs, producing vaccines and carrying social 
research against bioterrorism? How realistic is the Project Bioshield 
Act? Does each nation state need its own Project Bioshield? How much 
vaccine is needed? This session proposes an informed discussion of the 
above issues from a global perspective and aims to make applicable, 
realistic proposals. Social consequences of the collapse of buildings 
and other man-made accidents will also be examined. Please find updated 
information as regards the meeting at the IFSSH website 
http://www.ifssh.net.
The International Forum for Social Sciences and Health (IFSSH) welcomes 
applications from scholars, administrators, researchers, interested 
parties, international agencies, national and international research 
institutions and students for participation in the 2005 World Congress 
“HEALTH CHALLENGES OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM”. The 2005 World Congress 
aims to realize a universal platform for reflections and forward-looking 
discussions in all important areas that fall under the health social 
science agenda. The world congress will host workshop sessions under the 
following themes: Accidents and disabilities; Adolescent health; 
Bioethics; Bioterror and weapons of mass destruction; Child health, 
development and child rights; Health consequences of war; Communicating 
health knowledge and behavior; Controversies of diet and nutrition; 
Developing economies, migration and emerging health issues; Ecohealth: 
climate change, health consequences of environmental deterioration and 
environmental policies; Ethnobotany and healing; Giving birth: new 
meanings, new statistics; Health and disease in world myths, scripts and 
literature; Health clubs and the new aesthetics of health; Health 
equity; Health social science research methodology; Health sector reform 
and health insurance; Health, medicine and colonialism; Human rights, 
HIV/AIDS and the new epidemics; Infectious diseases; Issues in rural 
health and disease; Life styles; Living with pain; Local traditions of 
healing and shamans; New challenges: smoking, addictions and eating 
disorders; Politics of pharmacueticals; Redefining old age; Reproductive 
health; Social history of health and disease; Social science education 
for health sciences; Sociology of dental health; Suicides and cross 
cultural issues in mental health; The economics of well being; The 
future of hospitals and patient care; The psychology of violence; 
Violence as a public health issue; and Social aspects and prevention of 
world blindness. Please find updated information as regards the meeting 
at the IFSSH website http://www.ifssh.net. We invite you to join this 
interdisciplinary gathering of the experiences and perspectives of 
social scientists and health specialists for a crucial assessment of the 
human condition at the onset of the new millennium.
Prof. Dr. Akile Gürsoy
IFSSH Secretary General
Head, Department of Anthropology
Yeditepe University
Congress Correspondence:
2005 IFSSH Congress Center
Department of Anthropology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Yeditepe University
Kay?s,dag(?,34755 Istanbul TÜRKI.YE
Tel: (+ 90) 216-578 07 27)
Fax: (+ 90) 216-578 08 99)
E-mail: ifssh.2005@yeditepe.edu.tr
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