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CCIH is happy to highlight conferences and events that may be of interest to our members and others involved in global health and development. We are particularly interested in sharing information about faith-based happenings but we also include secular events which may be useful to people of faith and where they may have the opportunity to be a voice for their community. You are welcome to send suggestions for this list and our calendar to CCIH. This list has been compiled as a service to our website visitors and is for information purposes only. Except where indicated, CCIH is not involved in organizing these events. A listing here does not necessarily indcate an endorsement of an event by CCIH. Please follow the links provided for additional information about each listing. Event : Yearning for Justice, Learning in Love: A Dialogue on Fear & Hope (Calvin College, MI) Date : 2-4 February, 2012 Description : CCIH will once again be participating in the Faith & International Development Conference at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The conference, completely student-run, focuses on the education and fellowship of undergraduate students from across the country. Speakers from all over the world are brought in to teach, and organizations like CCIH are able to share their activities and programs with interested students. CCIH has historically been involved with this conference, as it was in 2006 that several students from Calvin were inspired at the CCIH Annual Conference to begin their own student-led conference.
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Event : World Federation of Public Health Associations' 13th Triennial World Congress on Public Health (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Date : 23-27 April, 2012 Description : The Congress will convene leaders in public health from across the globe to discuss the major opportunities and threats in realizing global health equity. Additionally, the Congress will harness innovations, expertise and experiences from both developing and developed countries. It will address the enormous challenges and opportunities facing public health organizations worldwide in making progress towards collectively attaining global health equity. Visit the website.
To submit an abstract, click here. The International Scientific Committee is also accepting proposals for session abstracts. To submit a proposal for a scientific session, email Vina HuLamm at vina.hulamm@apha.org for more information. The deadline for all submissions is Oct. 21 at midnight PDT. CCIH encourages its members to participate actively in these global health conferences.
Event : Setting Priorities and Finding Linkages: 39th Annual International Conference on Global Health Date : 18-21 July, 2012 Description : The Global Health Council has announced the 39th Annual International Conference on Global Health, taking place on 18-21 July at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. More information will be available soon.
Event : Interfaith Pre-Conference to 2012 International AIDS Conference Date : 20-21 July, 2012 Description : Planning is now underway for the Interfaith Pre-Conference on HIV to be held just prior the 2012 International AIDS Conference (IAC2012) will take place in Washington, DC in July 2012. The Pre-Conference will be July 20-21 and the IAC will be July 22-27. (see calendar below for information on the IAC)
The theme for the Interfaith Pre-Conference is Taking Action for Health, Dignity and Justice. It will be held at Howard University in Washington, DC and will begin with a networking reception on July 19. As in previous years, the Pre-Conference and the faith-based participation in IAC2012 is being assisted and publicized by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA).
The EAA notes (http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/hivaids/iac2012/) that “The faith-based response to HIV and AIDS has become more visible and integrated because of the increased engagement and coordination of faith-based representatives over the past four International AIDS Conferences. It is vital that the facilitation of such faith-based participation continues to grow and be built upon in the run-up to and during AIDS 2012”. Please plan to support and, if possible, attend both the Interfaith Pre-Conference and IAC2012 so that the faith-based voice will become even more visible at this important event.
Stay up-to-date with the latest faith-based news on both events by subscribing to the EAA’s IAC 2012 listserv. Contact Becky Johnson, HIV and AIDS Campaign Consultant, to be added to the list.
Event : AIDS 2012: 19th International AIDS Conference (Washington, D.C.) Date : 22-27 July, 2012 Description : The biennial International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policymakers, people living with HIV and others committed to ending the epidemic. It will be a tremendous opportunity for researchers from around the world to share the latest scientific advances in the field, learn from one another’s expertise, and develop strategies for advancing all facets of our collective efforts to treat and prevent HIV. AIDS 2012 is expected to convene more than 20,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries, including more than 2,000 journalists.
Abstract submission, exhibition applications and registration will open on December 1, 2011.
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