The 2011 Public Health Preparedness Summit is being held in Atlanta, GA on February 22 – 25 at the Marriott Marquis. Nearly 2,000 national and international attendees participate in the Summit making it the largest gathering of public health preparedness professionals in the United States.

The Summit provides a rich environment to enhance your professional development in the field of public health preparedness and even more importantly, the invaluable opportunity to network with peers and other preparedness professionals to share ideas and lessons learned.  

We are excited to be able to offer a limited opportunity to public health graduate students to be part of this important conference. The Summit planning committee is looking for full-time public health or disaster preparedness graduate students interested in volunteering their time at the Summit. Volunteers are needed to staff the registration desk, monitor sessions and workshops, and assist people in finding their way to Summit activities. Student volunteers will be required to sign up for a minimum of 12 volunteer hours and in return receive complimentary registration to the conference. Student volunteers will be responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses.  

If you are interested in becoming a student volunteer, please complete the application form and return it to Laura Harrison at lharrison@naccho.org no later than January 26, 2011. In addition to the application form, you must also include a photocopy of your student ID card confirming your current status as a full-time graduate student.  

Find more information on the Summit, please see our website at http://www.phprep.org/2011/.  

Thank you,  

Laura 

Laura Harrison
Senior Specialist, Meetings and Events
National Association of County and City Health Officials 
1100 17th Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-507-4226
E-mail: lharrison@naccho.org
www.naccho.org