Registration Open for CCPH Conference - Early Bird Rates through February 23rd

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Dear migrant research colleagues,

Online registration is now open for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's

11th conference, May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon! Register by February

23rd to receive discounted early-bird registration rates:

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=8525920f-f0f8-43e9-b1e4-89d\

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The conference, " Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through

Partnerships, " promises to be CCPH's best yet as hundreds of community and

campus partners convene for 4 days of skill-building, networking and

agenda-setting! Whether you are new to community-based participatory research,

service-learning or community-campus partnerships and looking for basics to get

started, or you've been involved for years and seeking more advanced knowledge

and connections, this is one conference you will not want to miss!

Features this year include:

* Diverse participants who share a commitment to social justice and a passion

for the power of partnerships to transform communities and academe.

* A stellar line-up of pre-conference workshops covering such topics as

service-learning, community-based participatory research and partnerships for

policy change: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-preconf.html

* An inspiring opening keynote presentation by Elder Atum Azzahir, Executive

Director of the Powderhorn Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis

that works to " unleash the power of citizens to heal themselves and build

community " :

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-program.html#KeynoteSpeakers

* Skill-building workshops, educational exhibits, site visits of exemplary

community-campus partnerships, and many opportunities for informal networking:

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-program.html

* Opportunities to meet with staff from funding agencies that include the

National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and

the Northwest Health Foundation

* A one-year individual premium membership in CCPH with your conference

registration (if you're not yet a CCPH member; and discounted registration rate

if you are!): http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/members.html

REGISTER TODAY!

To register, visit

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=8525920f-f0f8-43e9-b1e4-89d\

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RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY!

CCPH has secured guest rooms at the Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront

Hotel. To make your hotel reservation, please contact the Marriott directly at

toll-free 1-800-228-9290 or 1-503-226-7600. When making your reservation,

please indicate that you are attending the CCPH 2010 Conference. The hotel rate

for conference attendees is $109 USD per night for single/double occupancy.

This reduced hotel rate is only guaranteed until April 23rd so make your

reservations today!

KEEP THESE IMPORTANT DEADLINES IN MIND:

February 23rd for early-bird conference registration rate

April 23rd for hotel reservations at the discounted conference rate

April 30th for advanced conference registration

QUESTIONS?

Visit the conference homepage at

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-overview.html, or contact Tolo

at toloevents@... or 1 (206) 962-0012.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

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