11th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference

[WRIHC 6] Early Bird Rate Extended This just in: early bird registration rates have been extended to next Friday, March 28! Save $25-$50 by registering before next Friday. Early Bird: Students $50 Non-students: $100 Regular Rates: Students $75 Non-students $150 Registration includes access to all panels, workshops, films, and discussions on a first come, first served basis; continental breakfast and coffee breaks on Saturday and Sunday; and a deli lunch and cake reception on Sunday. Over 300 people have already registered for the 11th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference. Register today. ________________________________ Your very own UNCENSORED shirt [UNCENSORED teeshirts cropped] Order before the deadline, midnight on Sunday, March 23, and pay $9.65 for a short-sleeve tee, or $14.95 for long-sleeve. These are unisex sizes, pre-shrunk, 90% cotton. They can be shipped directly to your home before the conference, so you can show up in style! ________________________________ Featured Speakers Sutapa Basu, PhD, Executive Director, University of Washington Women’s Center; Co-chair of Task Force against Human Trafficking. Marsha Botzer, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and progressive Activist and Founder of Ingersoll Gender Center. Sherrie Brown, JD, Ed.D, Research Professor in the College of Education and Adjunct Research Faculty in the School of Law, University of Washington; Associate Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD); Director of the Community Disability Policy Initiative and the Disability Studies Program; and Disability Discipline Leader for post-doctoral fellows at the Center for Human Development and Disability, University of Washington. Gloria Feldt, BA, Co-founder and President, Take the Lead, a nonprofit initiative with a goal to propel women to leadership parity by 2025; former CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Walter G. Flores, PhD, MS, Director of Centro de Estudios para la Equidad y Gobernanza en Sistemas de Salud (Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems); Global Coordinator, Community Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health. JoAnne Keatley, MSW, Director of the Center of Excellence for Transgender at University of California – San Francisco; Co-Investigator of the Special Project of National Significance – Transgender Evaluation and Technical Assistance Project. Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School; leader of Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YP-CDN). Tim Lane, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor at the University of California – San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies; Board Member for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Roxana Norouzi, Education Policy Manager, OneAmerica, Washington State’s largest immigrant rights organization; Seattle Globalist Board member; Children’s Alliance Board member; City of Seattle’s Immigrant and Refugee Commission. Adalid Martinez Perdomo, Vice-President, Association of Local and Regional Historians of Honduras; Professor at Universidad Pedagogica Nacional “Francisco Morazan.” Megan Moreno, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine; Principle Investigator of the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT) at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Grace Poore, Malaysian LGBT activist and Program Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific Islands, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Karina Walters, PhD, Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington. ________________________________ Organized by: Western Regional International Health Conference (WRIHC) Student Committee UW Chapter of GlobeMed UW Department of Global Health With generous support from: Child Family Health International; Global Good; Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children – Global WACh; International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission; Oregon Health and Science University Global Health Center; Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest; Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine; Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Global Health Club; Seattle University College of Nursing; Simon Fraser University; University of Oregon African Studies Program; University of Oregon Department of Biology; University of Oregon Department of Human Physiology; University of Oregon Office of International Affairs Global Studies Institute; UW Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies; UW Jackson School of International Studies, African Studies Program, Center for Global Studies, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program; UW Q Center; UW Tacoma; UW Women’s Center; and Washington Global Health Alliance. With additional co-sponsorship by: Greater Seattle Business Association; Health Alliance International; Pride Foundation; University of California – San Francisco; University of Colorado; UW Bothell; UW Center for Human Rights; UW Global Business Center, Foster School of Business; UW School of Nursing, International Programs; Washington State University. Register now! UNCENSORED: Gender, Sexuality, & Social Movements in Global Health Tracks: Voices & Visibility: Power, Media, & The Arts in Global Health Seeking Justice for Vulnerable Populations Celebrating Gender, Sexuality, & Social Movements The People United: Advocacy, Activism, & Social Movements in Global Health Perceptions Unmasked: Societal Elements that Shape Our Lives The Modernization of Sexual Health: The Impact of Technological and Clinical Advancements on the Developing World ________________________________ [stella-nyanzi_headshopt.jpg] Q&A with Keynote Stella Nyanzi, PhD ________________________________ [Western Regional International Health Conference] Download the poster! #immigration #culture #resistance #economics #justice #identity #msm #contraception #mhealth ________________________________ Conference Questions: What aspects of gender, sexuality, and social movements in global health have yet to be explored? How can the field of global health help to strengthen these movements? What are the forces that have contributed to the censorship of these themes? ________________________________ Contact: Mariel Boyarsky, MPHc WRIHC Coordinator info@wrihc.orginfo@wrihc.org> For more on the conference, read the story/release. Follow the conference: #wrihc [http://engage.washington.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/14423.gif] Creating healthier lives. It’s the Washington Way. THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT BY: UW Dept. of Global Health, Box 355065, 1510 N.E. San Juan Road Seattle WA 98195 © 2014 University of Washington | Contact Us | Privacy Policy This e-mail message was sent to jharkhan@uw.edujharkhan@uw.edu> Manage Your Subscriptions or Unsubscribe [http://engage.washington.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/14261.gif] [W] ATT00001.c