The Duke Global Health Institute begins their annual winter conference on pandemics this Sunday.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Sy4d45D5I&feature=player_embedded
Duke's Winter Forum site explains:
During PANDEMIC 2011, students will explore how diseases spread, how and when vaccines are developed, the ethics of who receives treatment, how governments prepare and respond, and the role of the media in disseminating information during a crisis.