{"454191":{"#nid":"454191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Register Now for Nov 18-20 Health \u0026 Humanitarian Logistics Conference in South Africa!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eventsregistration.co.za\/hhl2015\u0022\u003EREGISTER NOW ONLINE\u003C\/a\u003E for the November 18-20\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/\u0022\u003EConference on Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/gibs.za.co\u0022\u003EGordon Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(GIBS) in Johannesburg, South Africa.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPOSTER SUBMISSIONS are still being accepted:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eplease read the instructions online\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/posters\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;as soon as possible to submit idea or email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:msmithgall@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emsmithgall@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. A limited amount of funding may be available for accepted poster presenters.including both disaster response and long-term development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conference draws practitioners from private industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, and military, who are active participants or interested in health and humanitarian operations,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/program\/agenda\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPLENARY PANEL\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Etopicsinclude:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlanning for and Responding to Complex Humanitarian Emergencies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImproving Public Health Systems in Developing Countries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHealth Crisis Supply Chains: Reflections on the Ebola Response\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInfrastructure and Capacity: Begin Today to be Ready Tomorrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/speakers\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESPEAKERS\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Einclude representatives from the following organizations:\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clinton Health Access Initiative, The Coca-Cola Company, FHI 360, GAVI- The Vaccine Alliance, ICRC, Imperial Health Sciences, IMRES Medical Solutions, INSEAD, Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, Last Mile Health, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Medic Mobile, North Star Alliance, OXFAM, People that Deliver, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNICEF, UN Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), UN World Food Programme, UPS, USAID, UTi Pharmaceuticals, and the World Health Organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETHE GOAL of the conference\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is to identify challenges and solutions in logistics and supply-chain topics related to a broad range of health and humanitarian operations including preparation, response, and recovery from natural and man-made disasters and disease outbreak as well as ongoing humanitarian crises due to war, famine, infectious diseases, and chronic health problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETHE AGENDA\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Efeatures\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/program\/agenda\/\u0022\u003Eplenary panels, interactive workshops\u003C\/a\u003E, and poster sessions on supply chain management and logistics in global health and humanitarian emergency response and long-term development. The program also includes ample opportunities for networking, health and humanitarian related\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/program\/site-visits\/\u0022\u003Esite visits\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;around Johannesburg, and leisure excursions in South Africa.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOUR\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESPONSORS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;have made this year\u0027s conference possible through their generous support: UPS, IMRES Netherlands\/Imperial Health Sciences, Walmart, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering, and Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2015\/sponsors\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESponsorship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;opportunities are available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPlease contact Meghan Smithgaall at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca 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