International Health Data Linkage Conference

Vancouver, Canada

Close to 400 delegates from around the world came together for the 2014 IHDL Conference.

Participants included:

  • People who work in the area of human health, well-being and development that use linked data, including:
    • Researchers and analysts at Universities, the private sector, non-profits and community-based organizations
    • Public policy makers
  • Those who enable use of linked data, including:
    • Technical experts regarding data linkage / merging
    • Privacy experts
    • Experts on governance of electronic research resources
  • Users of the results of linked data analyses, including:
    • Leaders of organizations interested in social policy, health and human development
    • Leaders in industry that contribute products and /or knowledge to these areas
  • Students aspiring to work with linked data