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Forming GSIDD

We invite the infectious disease dynamics community to review and provide feedback on the proposed mission, values, and strategic plan outlined below, as we collectively shape the future of our organization.​

 

To read more about how we got here, please check out our posts here.

What is infectious disease dynamics?

Infectious disease dynamics is the study of how infectious diseases in humans, animals, or plants spread and evolve over time and how they can be controlled. It combines principles from many disciplines, including but not limited to epidemiology, ecology, mathematics, statistics, computing, biology, medicine, and social sciences. The field is global, interdisciplinary, and essentially both theoretical and applied.

Mission

The Society serves the global community of researchers, practitioners, and educators in infectious disease dynamics. ​The mission of the Society is to promote collaboration, drive innovation, and advance education among professionals in infectious disease dynamics while actively advocating for the field's growth and impact on health policy and practice.​​

Values

Through our commitment to excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration, we aim to empower our members to be at the forefront of scientific discovery in the understanding, prediction, and control of infectious diseases, driving transformative clinical and public health solutions that safeguard populations and enhance global resilience against endemic, emerging and re-emerging infectious threats.

 

We actively embrace and foster the full diversity of identities, backgrounds, approaches, and expertise as essential to our community and culture and to address the complex problems in infectious disease dynamics worldwide.

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Strategic Goals

Engagement & Impact

  1. Amplify existing infectious disease dynamics conferences and events worldwide.

  2. Foster cooperation with and amplify the efforts of national and international consortia, industry groups, and networks focused on infectious disease dynamics research.

  3. Foster engagement with other fields and disciplines to encourage a comprehensive approach to addressing infectious disease challenges.

  4. Share experiences and best practices for interacting with diverse stakeholders, including policymakers, media, and the public, to improve the impact of infectious disease research on society.

  5. Advocate for the role and impact of infectious disease modeling and data analytics with national/international funding and health policy organizations.

Capacity Strengthening & Innovation

  1. Provide training resources and networking opportunities to strengthen the skills and expertise of professionals in infectious disease dynamics.

  2. Facilitate the matching of professionals with mentors and peers to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange across different regions and specialties.

  3. Develop and promote standards for research in infectious disease dynamics to ensure our discipline’s activities and research are conducted with the highest levels of ethics, integrity, transparency, accuracy, and reproducibility.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  1. Provide best practices for conferences and other events that ensure a diverse representation among panelists and an inclusive and safe experience for attendees.

  2. Provide scholarships to support the education, research, and professional development of under-represented groups and travel grants to promote diversity at conferences.

  3. Provide resources for members to conduct outreach with schools, universities, and community organizations to promote careers in infectious disease dynamics among underrepresented groups.

  4. Promote fair publication and citation practices.

Governance

The Society's initial development will be based on broad input from the community, facilitated by an (internationally representative) founding committee:

  • Shweta Bansal, Georgetown University

  • James McCaw, University of Melbourne

  • Kathy Leung, Hong Kong University

  • Elizabeth Lee, University of Geneva

  • Angkana Huang, Cambridge University

  • Denis Mollison, Heriot-Watt University

  • Hans Heesterbeek, Utrecht University

  • Rosalind Eggo, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • Emma McBryde, University of Queensland

  • Thumbi Mwangi, University of Nairobi

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Once established, the Society will be governed by an elected Board of Directors and supported by member-led committees that implement the Society’s strategic goals.

Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD)
info@gsidd.org
Bluesky: @gs-idd.bsky.social
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