WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH (WISH) AGENDA

Making a WISH for Women's Health

 WISH will bring women together from around the globe to discuss women's health concerns  from an activist and policy perspective.

WISH sponsors: 



 
 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am to 9:30 am  Welcome
Patricia Ireland, NOW Foundation
Karen Johnson, NOW Foundation
Patricia Jarrett, WISE
9:30 am to 10:45 am Women and Tobacco
Angela Broom, JD, American Medical Women's Association and Karen Johnson, MSN, NOW Foundation
10:45 am to Noon Women and Reproductive Health
Alize Matukaitis, RN, VSN, SNP; Jennifer Matukaitis, RN, MSN, CS, University of Pittsburgh; Lisa Matukaitis, BA, law student at Western New England College of Law
Noon to 2:00 pm Lunch Break
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Working Groups on "Women and Tobacco" and "Women and                                                           Reproductive Health"

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

11:00 am to 4:00 pm World March of Women
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Reception
Future Directions in Women's Health Research, Guest Speaker Vivian Pinn, MD, Director of the National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration
9:15 am to 9:30 am Welcome
9:30 am to 9:45 am Mary Chung, Founder and President of National Asian Women's Health Organization 
10:00 am to 11:00 am Critical Women's Health Issues for the 21st Century, 
Keynote Speaker Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, U.S. Assistant Surgeon General
11:00 am to Noon Domestic Violence, 
Marya Grambs, PhD, activist, women's shelter founder, and author
Noon to 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm AIDS and Women, 
Nancy G. Klimas, MD, internationally-renowned expert on HIV/AIDS
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm to 3:45 pm International Law Protecting Women from Sexual Violence, 
Linda Malone, JD, Professor of Law, The College of William and Mary

Female Genital Mutilation,
Fatoumata Sire Diakite 

3:45 pm to 4:00 pm Closing


 

Location: Washington Plaza Hotel
     10 Thomas Circle, NW (intersection of 14th St & Massachusetts Ave)
     Washington DC 20005
     Phone: 1-800-424-1140 or 202-842-1300


 WISH REGISTRATION FORM


Registration Information:

To register, please send this form along with a check, money order, or credit card information to the address below.  If registering by fax, please fax a copy of your check with this form and then mail the originals to the address below.

Name (as it appears on your credit card if paying by charge):   ____________________________________

Address (billing address if paying by credit card):   ____________________________________
 

Phone:   ____________________________________

Fax:   ____________________________________

E-mail:   ____________________________________
 

Registration Fee:
$100    Conference & Reception--All Events
$25      Student/Intern Rate--All Events
$10-99  Sliding Scale for Conference Only
$15      Evening Reception on 10/15 Only
$10-50 One-Day Sliding Scale for 10/14 OR 10/16
 

Indicate Method of Payment: Check, Master Card, Visa, or American Express

Credit Card Number:   ____________________________________

Complete Expiration Date:   ____________________________________

SIGNATURE if paying by credit card: ____________________________________
 
 
 

Mail to: NOW Foundation
Deb Benko, WISH Conference Manager
733 15th St, NW, Second Floor
Washington DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-8669 ext. 108
Fax: 202-785-8576
E-mail: conference@now.org
 


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