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Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:32:44 -0500
From: Blakely Pomietto <BPomietto@SOPHE.ORG>
Subject: SOPHE Annual Meeting Announcements
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SOPHE 56TH ANNUAL MEETING
DOUBLETREE HOTEL PHILADELPHIA - DEADLINE 11/16
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Need hotel reservations for SOPHE/APHA Annual Meetings?
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Last call for hotel reservations for SOPHE's 56th Annual Meeting, December 8-10,
in Philadelphia. Deadline for the SOPHE room block is WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th.
Post-conference rates available for those staying for APHA. The hotel is only a
10 minute walk from the Convention Center.=20
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Call 800-222-TREE (rate $159 double + 14% occupancy tax). =20
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If you need a roommate, a reminder that SOPHE has a roommate matching service
available. Contact Raegan Tuff (rtuff@uga.edu) with your arrival and departure
dates.
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WORKSHOPS, WORKSHOPS, WORKSHOPS - INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON SKILL BUILDING
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Space IS still available for the following pre- and post-conference SOPHE Annual
Meeting Workshops. Contact the SOPHE office TODAY
(202/408-9804) to reserve your spot. Full conference registration is not
required to register for the workshops. For more information, see the updated
preliminary conference program at www.sophe.org <http://www.sophe.org/> =20
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Pre-Conference Workshop I - NEW
Disaster Preparedness
Thursday, December 8, 1-5:00 pm, $65
Speakers: Linda Forys, EdM, CHES, and Melissa Shelton, MPA, CHES, Harris County
Public Health and Environmental Services, Houston; Diane Hargrove-Roberson, MSW,
Louisiana Dept. of Public Health & Hospitals; Teresa Nastoff, BSN and Jamila
Howard, CHES, CDC Office of Communication; Victor Sutton, MPPA, Mississippi
Office of Health Promotion.
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Pre-Conference Workshop II
Sharpening Your Techniques in Qualitative Program Evaluation
Thursday, December 8, 1-5:00 pm, $65
Speaker: Robert M. Goodman, PhD, MA, MPH, is a professor and department chair of
behavioral and community sciences as the University of Pittsburgh School of
Public Health. =20
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Post-Conference Workshop III
Takin' It to the Next Level: Capacity Building for SOPHE Chapters
Saturday, December 10, 1-4:30pm, Free to chapter representatives
Speakers: Representatives from Ohio, New Jersey, and North Carolina SOPHE and
graduates from the Public Health Education Leadership Institute.
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Post-Conference Workshop IV
Educate, Motivate, Advocate: Intensive Advocacy Training for Faculty and
Practitioners
Saturday, December 10, 1-4:30pm, $65
Speakers: Regina A. Galer-Unti, PhD, CHES, an independent consultant and former
faculty member has more than 20 years experience in advocacy and training
students in public policy. Marlene K. Tappe, PhD, CHES, joined the faculty of
Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2005 as professor of health education. =20
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Post-Conference Workshop V
Catalyzing Community Change
Saturday, December 10, 2:00-5:00pm, $55
Speaker: Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH, is professor and Rockwell endowed chair of
epidemiology and director of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention
Research at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, School of
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Blakely
______________________
Blakely R. Pomietto, MPH
Director, Environmental Health Promotion
Society for Public Health Education
750 First Street, NE Suite 910
Washington, DC 20002
Ph: 202.408.9804
Fax: 202.408.9815
bpomietto@sophe.org
www.sophe.org
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