Agenda For National Rural Health Research Summit
October 20, 1999 For Immediate Release
The University of Northern British Columbia and Health Canada are co-presenting a National Summit on Rural Health Research October 23-25 in Prince George. Note that the welcome and plenary sessions are open to the media and a news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon:
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Saturday, October 25th Prince George Civic Centre |
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11am - noon |
Delegate welcome from UNBC President Charles Jago and Summit Co-Chairs John Wootton and Max Blouw. |
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7:30pm |
Dinner and keynote speaker: Brian Saylor, Director of Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska |
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Sunday, October 24th Ramada Hotel |
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8:30am - noon |
Plenary session reporting from break-out groups |
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12:30pm |
Lunch speaker: Scott Nichols, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada |
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3:30 - 4:30pm |
Plenary session. Speaker: Jim Dosman, University of Saskatchewan |
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Monday, October 25th Coast Inn of the North |
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8:30am - 12:30pm |
Plenary session |
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1:30 - 3pm |
Reports and closing remarks |
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3:30pm |
News Conference on Summit recommendations and follow-up |