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On Saturday, November 29th, please join us for an informal discussion panel bringing together Scientists, Technologists and Designers to weigh in about the current and future influence of each of these disciplines on one another. The Mother-Child Health International Research Network, The World Association of Young Scientists and the Canadian Centre for Architecture invite you to a public conversation on collaboration between these three critically important – and increasingly interdependent - fields of knowledge.

This session will be structured around a series of questions posed to our guest panelists, followed by a discussion and open exchange with the audience.

• Saturday November 29th, 2008, from 2:30pm until 4:00pm
• Canadian Centre for Architecture: 1920 rue Baile, Montréal, Québec – Shaughnessy House.
• Refreshments will be provided.
• Contact Us for more information.

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A “Perspective,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine (359.8: 783-786, 2008), highlights the persisting, devastating global impact of preventable water-related diseases. Most of the 1.1 billion people who regularly lack access to sufficient, clean water live in low-income countries but recent natural disasters remind us that populations in any corner of the globe can be affected.

Who is working on these problems and where? If those working on producing sources of safe water and those involved in measuring its health impact post weblogs briefly describing their work, a productive dialogue might be generated on this website. If you are not directly involved in this field, spread the word to colleagues who are.

We hope to hear from you.

Richard Hamilton

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