Annual Conference 2006 - New Jersey

ANMF Tenth Annual Conference
June 16-18, 2006

Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott
Newark, New Jersey
 

ANMF in the 2nd Decade: Supporting Healthcare in Rural Nepal

Program

Friday, June 16th

Venue:     Rekha and Khagendra Chetry's Home - 219 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Please RSVP, if you are attending:
Telephone: 908-918-0775; Cell Phone 646-285-2693
Email: Conferenceanmf.net

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• Dinner Reception
• Special Meeting of Board of Directors (open to all)

Saturday, June 17th

Venue:     Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott - Hudson Erie Room

8:30 am - 9:00 am   Buffet Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:30 am - Moderator: Rekha Hamal Chetry, MD

• Opening Remarks - Rekha Hamal Chetry, MD
• Keynote Address: Delivery of Health Services in Conflict Situations - Prof. John P. Allegrante, Columbia University
• Nick Simons Institute Rural Health Project - Mark Zimmerman, MD, Nick Simons Institute
• ANMF: A Decade-Long Experience of ANMF - Don Blair, MD

10:30 am - 10:45 am    BREAK

10:45 am - 12:15 pm - Moderator: Janak Koirala, MD

• Debate: Supporting Healthcare in Rural Nepal - followed by an open forum discussion
• Address by Honorary Consul General of Nepal - Marvin Brustin
• Address by Honorable Permanent Representative to U.N. for Nepal - Mr. Madhur Raman Acharya

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm    LUNCH

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Moderator: Sunil Sharma, MD   

• ANMF Chairman's Report
• Reports from ANMF/Nepal
• Report of Chicago Fundraising Gala - Allison Brustin
• Telemedicine Project with Stanford - Mark Zimmerman, MD
• ANMF Funded Projects in 2005-2006 - Gaury Adhikary, MD
• Proposed Projects for 2006-2007
• ANMF Canada - Ian Macmillan, MD
• Legal Aspects of ANMF extension across the border - Khagendra Chetry
• ANMF Funded Projects in 2005-2006 - Gaury Adhikary, MD

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm - Moderator: Sanjaya Khanal, MD   

• America Nepal Friendship Foundation - Tara Niraula, PhD
• Helping Hand - Shailesh Gongol
• Typhoid Research in Nepal - Ashish Maskey, MBBS
• International Nepali Biomedical Society - Prabhat Kunwar

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm    DINNER  (Optional, Self-Pay Event)

Dinner at a Manhattan Restaurant, New York (Jewel of India Restaurant)

Sunday, June 18th

Venue:     Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott - Lincoln Room

8:30 am - 11:30 am    Annual Meetings of ANMF Members and Board of Directors (open to all)

• Approval of Minutes
• Election of Board of Directors
• Election of Officers - President, Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer
• Appointment of Committee Coordinators
• Objectives for 2006-2007: CME, Projects, Fundraising, Membership, Outreach
• Approval of Budget 2006-2007
• Future Conferences 2007 & 2008 - Selection of Site, Coordinator and Theme
• Other Business
• Adjournment  

Venue:   

Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott
Newark International Airport
Newark, New Jersey 07114 USA
Phone: 1-973-623-0006
Fax: 1-973-623-7618
Sales: 1-973-623-0006
Toll-Free: 1-800-882-1037

Accommodations:

Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott
Newark International Airport
Newark, New Jersey 07114 USA
Phone: 1-973-623-0006
Fax: 1-973-623-7618
Sales: 1-973-623-0006
Toll-Free: 1-800-882-1037

Special rate for ANMF Conference attendees for reservations made by June 6, 2006 - single/double $99.00 plus applicable state and local taxes, currently 13%, in effect at the time of check in. Only a limited number of rooms are available at this rate, so please make your reservations early.

Registration:

To register for the 2006 annual conference, please fill out the Registration Form and mail it before May 20, 2006.

Pre-registration is now closed but you can register at the registration desk. Please notify the conference coordinator by email or phone if you plan to attend. It will help us to make appropriate arrangements !! (posted on June 7, 2006)

For more information, please contact:

Rekha Hamal, MD, Conferenceanmf.net
Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, Chairanmf.net