Operation Outbreak
Conferences and events

Bring outbreak science to your community. Turn your event into a live outbreak experience

An Operation Outbreak simulation gives attendees something to experience together. Participants navigate an evolving outbreak, make decisions as it unfolds, and then examine the transmission patterns and contact network they collectively created. The result is an interactive experience that can complement talks, panels, workshops, and other conference programming.

Operation Outbreak designs interactive conference sessions, demonstrations, trainings, and workshops that place participants inside an evolving outbreak. Their movement, interactions, and decisions shape the simulation, creating a shared experience that supports discussion, learning, and professional engagement. We also contribute talks, panels, and expert discussions on outbreak science, experiential learning, biosecurity, and public health preparedness. We also contribute keynotes, panels, and expert discussions on outbreak preparedness, biosecurity, experiential simulation, and public health response.

Operation Outbreak at a student conference
A delegate taking part in an Operation Outbreak exercise during a conference session

Designed around your event

Each engagement is built around your students, schedule, and space. It can include:

Each engagement is built around your audience, objectives, and setting. It can include:

  • A live app-based outbreak simulation
  • A facilitated debrief using simulation data
  • A real-time outbreak visualization
  • Talks, workshops, or expert sessions
  • Scenarios and learning objectives matched to your curriculum
  • Decision-making elements
  • A live app-based outbreak simulation
  • A facilitated discussion or structured debrief
  • Real-time outbreak visualization for the room
  • Keynotes, panels, or expert presentations
  • Scenarios and objectives matched to your event topic
  • Tabletop or decision-making elements

The format can range from a focused session to a larger, event-wide experience.

A whole-school simulation
Delegates running the simulation on their phones during a conference session

Built for many kinds of gatherings

Schools and campuses

Interactive experiences for students, educators, and school communities.

Education conferences and convenings

Participatory sessions, workshops, talks, and panels for educators and learners.

Community and public events

Accessible experiences that introduce outbreak science through participation and discussion.

Student programs and special events

Custom experiences connected to courses, clubs, competitions, or campus programming.

Conferences and convenings

Interactive sessions, demonstrations, keynotes, talks, and panels for professional audiences.

Professional trainings

Structured experiences focused on preparedness, coordination, decision-making, or response.

Government and institutional events

Custom engagements for agencies, international organizations, and cross-sector partners.

Public health and biosecurity forums

Participatory experiences and expert discussions designed for specialist communities.

Tell us about your event

Share the audience type, format, and timing. We’ll shape the experience with you.

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