International Scientific Committee
The International Scientific Committee (ISC) is responsible for:
- safeguarding the scientific quality of the content of the EPH Conference,
- scoring the abstracts submitted for presentation at the EPH Conference,
- providing advice to the organisers in all matters concerning research and science,
- contributing to the scientific evaluation of the conference.
The EPH Conference Executive Board appoints the chair of the ISC for the year of the conference, upon advice from the Local Support Committee. The ISC has its annual meeting in November during the conference.
ISC Internal rules are available here.
Chairs of the International Scientific Committee 2026 are Eduardo Satue and Rosa Urbanos.
Internal rules for the International Scientific Committee
Members of the ISC should have at least PhD or 10 years experience in their specific field of public health. They are:
- key experts in specific public health fields,
- representatives nominated by the Local Support Committee (LSC) of the conference host country,
- representatives from the EUPHA Sections (presidents, vice-presidents, members of the Steering Committees),
- volunteers nominated by the EUPHA Sections,
- volunteers nominated by EUPHA members and partner organisations.
Members of the ISC can be approached by the EPH Conference or nominated only. Before being included as ISC member, a short bio might be required.
Members of the ISC review single and workshop abstracts submitted each year for the EPH Conference. Workshop abstracts are reviewed by:
- Chair of the EPH Conference (past, present and future),
- Chair of the ISC (past, present and future),
- EUPHA Section presidents,
- experienced ISC members (having reviewed abstracts for at least 3 years).
Members of the ISC:
- are recognized in the Abstract Supplement of the EJPH,
- are recognized at the EPH Conference website,
- work voluntarily. Do not receive waivers for the EPH Conference or its social programme,
- will be provided with a confirmation certificate on request,
- will lose their membership if they do not score abstracts actively.