Registration now open!
9th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference (WRIHC) at University of Washington, Seattle campus April 27-29, 2012.
“At A Crossroads: Choosing Hidden Paths in Global Health”
This exciting student-led conference aims to discuss topics in global health that often fall under the radar. The WRIHC will be a venue to bring undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, faculty, and community members together for a keynote address by Kavita Ramdas, 3 plenaries, 18 panel sessions, film showings, poster presentations, community organization tabling, and networking. As in past years, we are expecting a large turnout. Register early to secure your spot! We expect to have representation from universities around the Pacific Northwest, West Coast United States and Canada, and beyond. We encourage students, faculty, and professionals from all disiciplines to attend, as this is an interdiciplinary conference, seeking input from a wide variety of participant perspectives. For more details about the conference, visit our website http://wrihc.org or email Colleen Fulp, Graduate Student WRIHC Coordinator at cfulp@uw.edu.
As this is a student-led conference, we have worked to make it very affordable!! These are our early registration rates, which will increase as the conference date grows nearer.
Registration Fees:
Student/Medical Resident Price: $50
Non-Student/Community Member Price: $100
Exhibitors (Organization Tabling)-
$100 registration cost for For-Profit Organizations, includes reserved table space and full registration to WRIHC for one representative.
$50 registration cost for Non-For-Profit Organizations, includes reserved table space and full registration to WRIHC for one representative.
Additional 3 representatives may register from each organization at the $50 rate
To register follow this link- http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209976
Confirmed Speakers Thus Far:
Keynote Address by Kavita Ramdas- Stanford University,  Executive Director of Ripples to Waves: Program on Social Entrepreneurship and Development at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
Plenary Speakers:
Paul Bolton- Johns Hopkins University, Associate Scientist, Applied Mental Health Research Group; Center for Refugee and Disaster Response; Department of International Health
Timothy Brewer- McGill University, Director Global Health Programs
Guy Palmer- Washington State University, Director School for Global Animal Health
Deepa Rao- University of Washington, Research Assistant Professor Department of Global Health
Jaime Sepulveda- University of California at San Francisco, Executive Director, Global Health Sciences
Judy Wasserheit- University of Washington, Vice Chair Department of Global Health
Register Today!! We look forward to seeing you in Seattle April 27-29, 2012!
 

4 Responses to Registration now open!

  1. Rebecca says:

    how do exhibitors register and where can we find exhibitor rates? thanks!

  2. Jennifer says:

    Roughly what time will rates increase? I’m working on saving the money!

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