{"64646":{"#nid":"64646","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Hosts Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat role does logistics play in reducing the impact of\ncommunicable diseases? How can we be better prepared to prevent, mitigate or\nimprove disaster response? \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from the humanitarian sector, government, nonprofits\nand academia will address these questions and more at the 3rd annual Health and\nHumanitarian Logistics Conference, to be held March 3-4 at Georgia Tech\u2019s\nGlobal Learning Center.\u0026nbsp;The conference is open to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe conference will play an important role in highlighting\nthe key issues and challenges in the health and humanitarian sectors and will\nhelp build bridges, enable the exchange of ideas and establish collaborations\nacross different players,\u201d said Pinar Keskinocak, professor in the School of\nIndustrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants from across the globe \u2013 countries such as\nCanada, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, India, Kenya, the\nNetherlands, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, and Zambia \u2013 are\nexpected to attend the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of\nUnited Parcel Service, are sponsors of this year\u0027s conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2028\u0022UPS has become a leading force in urgent humanitarian\nrelief with the logistics expertise, technology and assets we can bring,\u0022\nsaid Ken Sternad, president of The UPS Foundation.\u0026nbsp; \u0022Working with\npartners like Georgia Tech helps UPS to extend its support for our communities\nin preparedness, response and recovery in times of disaster.\u0022 \u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Global Learning Center is located at 84\nFifth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from the humanitarian sector, government, nonprofits\nand academia will address these questions and more at the 3rd annual Health and\nHumanitarian Logistics Conference, to be held March 3-4 at Georgia Tech\u2019s\nGlobal Learning Center\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-02-25 15:16:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:18","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/humlog2011","title":"Conference information and registration"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"12155","name":"2011 Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}