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Dear all, This conference will likely be of interest to many people on this e-mail list. * International Ophthalmology Conference at Yale University in April 2006 - Early Bird Registration Rate! "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides" * * When*: April 1-2, 2006 *Where*: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut *Theme*: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides" *Who should attend?* Anyone interested in eye care, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international health, international service, nonprofits, or microenterprise *Conference Goal:* To empower conference attendees to identify health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the medically underserved *How to Register - Early Bird Registration!* http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> *Early Bird Registration Rate:* $35 student rate; $50 for all others *_ Conference Highlights: A Few of the Scheduled Presentations Complete schedule can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> _* *_ _* Keynote Address: /"Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies Matter"/ Al Sommer, MD, MHS <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973>// /"Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities and Concerns"/ Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Millenium Development Goals,"/ Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals,"/Jacob Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight,"/ Louis Pizzarello, MD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"What is Glaucoma?"/ Robert Ritch, MD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven,"/ Bruce Shields, MD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /////"Glaucoma Care in West Africa: the Ghana Experience"/ Leon W. Herndon, MD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Building the Future of International Ophthalmology: SEE International/George Washington International Residency Program Model,"/ Harry S. Brown, MD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment"/ Ilene Gipson, PhD <mailbox:///C%7C/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jen/Application%20Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/nh86u2oy.default/Mail/mail.uniteforsight.org/Inbox?number=482618973> /"Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind Eye Care System,"/ Pavithra Krishnan//