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:
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| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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,
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| 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
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.
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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
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Complete Expiration Date: ____________________________________
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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