Imvc Press Release 10.10 Final

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____________________________________________________________________________________Global Health and Humanitarian Summit / International Medical Volunteerism ConferenceContact: Eric Kocher Phone: 404.428.7085 Email: [email protected] Website: www.emoryimvc.com

Exhibitors and Speakers Anxious for2011 Global Humanitarian Summit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 14, 2011 Atlanta, Georgia

The Global Health and Humanitarian Summit , formerly known as the International MedicalVolunteerism Conference, scheduled for April 1-3, 2011, is taking shape with nearly 225 exhibitors andspeakers already scheduled to make presentations and provide information on humanitarian effortsaround the world. The Summit is a unique opportunity to inspire others, to create synergy among groupswith similar objectives, and to give a voice to humanitarians on a global basis.

The goal of the second annual free Summit is to inspire individuals and organizations to become activein humanitarian volunteerism. The organizers of the unique event hope to catalyze an internationalmovement, which promotes similar events throughout the world and creates synergy and connectionsbetween humanitarian volunteer efforts globally.

The 2011 event will again be held at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and is open to anyone withan interest in humanitarian efforts. People from all political parties, religious backgrounds, nationalities,ages, states of health and professions will be in attendance to help build a great network of globalhumanitarians. Register as an attendee, speaker or exhibitor online at the website www.imvc.org .

Speaker sessions include a variety of themes, including Community/Public Health Efforts;Environmental & Education Programs; Poverty & Homeless Programs; Free Clinics; Clean WaterPrograms in Third World Countries; Igniting the Humanitarian Spirit Around the World; MedicalVolunteer Programs; Art & Healthcare; Humanitarian Advocacy Efforts; Integrative / Holistic Health;Health Education; International Medical Missions and many more.

The interest in this years Global Health and Humanitarian Summit has been phenomenal, said Dr. Neil Shulman, associate professor at Emory Universitys School of Medicine and chairman of the IMVCOrganizing Committee. The momentum and interest from last year's summit has grown as more andmore people are inspired to volunteer and help their fellow humans. We continue to have exhibitors andspeakers reaching out to us daily and wanting to be a part of the 2011 Global Humanitarian Summit on
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April 1-3. The synergies and collaborations continue to inspire others to get involved. We wanteveryone to know about this free event and come take advantage of the information that will be sharedso everyone will feel like they have a voice , as happened among the 1500 participants at last yearsevent .

The closing Keynote Speaker will be real Patch Adams, the internationally acclaimed Clown, Doctor,and Activist who was played by Robin Williams in the 1998 Warner Brothers motion picture. OnSunday evening Patch will present about The Joys & Challenges of Health & Humanitarian Volunteer

Work. True to the movie about his life, Patch Adams has devoted his life to creating and inspiring amodel for a more humanitarian face for health care in the United States and around the world. Heregularly leads international clown mission trips to war-torn and suffering parts of the world to calm thenerves of distressed children, patients, and caregivers.

The Gesundheit Institute (PATCH ADAMS non - profit organization) will also be a part of this yearsschedule, and represented by the board member John Glick. Mr. Glick will discuss an overview of theGesundheit! Institute , which reaches out globally to help in all sectors of distressed communities bycombining art, healthcare, and collaborative community development . Together in the same Art &Healthcare approach is the Clowns Without Borders USA , as well as the Brazilian clowns volunteerorganizations Canto Cidadao and Sorrir Viver .

Another of the scheduled speakers is Victor Mbaba, Executive Director and Founder of Africas Childrens Fund (ACF), who serves under-assisted children and their families in the U.S., the Caribbeanand Africa. ACF seeks to improve the quality of their lives and civic contribution through education,affordable housing, nutritional and medical programs and has already served over 100,000 children. Mr.Mbaba is speaking on promoting medical volunteerism in developing countries.

The Global Health and Humanitarian Summit is a worthwhile event that helps promote medicalvolunteerism and humanitarian efforts worldwide, said Atlanta, Georgia - based Victor Mbaba. AfricasChildrens Fund is very involved in a special initiative this year to deliver quality healthcare services todisadvantaged communities in Nigeria, in addition to our many other projects. We see Dr. Shulmans

Summit as a perfect forum to educate others about our efforts in trying to improve the quality of life forothers and that everyone c an be a part of making a difference in peoples lives.

Street Medicine Institute and Operation Safety Net founder, Dr. Jim Withers, will speak about backpack medicine and teaching medicine in the context of service. In 1992, he founded Operation Safety Net (OSN), the first full time, comprehensive medical service of its kind for the unsheltered homeless ,which has been recognized internationally and is being replicated and studied in cities throughout theworld. Medical care is delivered directly on the streets, along the river banks and in the abandonedbuildings of Pittsburgh, with full social service and housing follow-up. In 2005, Dr. Withers establishedthe annual International Street Medicine Symposia (with current partners in North America, South andCentral America, Europe and Asia) to foster collaboration in the care of those sleeping on the streets. In

2008, Dr. Withers created the Street Medicine Institute to focus on helping communities establish StreetMedicine programs, improve existing practice and create a student fellowship in Street Medicine.

Inspired by last year s event, Zed Zha will be speaking about the Peking University Student-Run FreeClinic in Beijing, China, the first of its kind. Ms. Zha was instrumental in the formation and currentoperations of the exciting clinic and will discuss its target population, support systems, educationalimpact, running model and more.


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Another speaker is Tantoh Nforba of Save Your Future Association, based in Cameroon, Africa, whowill speak on the water crisis in Africa, drilling wells, protecting water catchments through planting of trees and building water reservoirs to provide clean water to poor communities. A farmer himself, Mr.Nforba is currently on a U.S. Department of State-sponsored scholarship in Green Bay, Wisconsinstudying organic farming techniques, horticulture and landscape and teaching to young people and low-income farmers.

Fred Seligson, Founder of the Childrens Peace Train in 2002 in Seoul, South Korea, will discuss howchildr en from various countries have participated in the Childrens Peace Train project by drawing apicture of peace in their life and joining it to the artworks of others to make a poster train. Teachers areencouraged to mail their class-made trains to another school on a railroad that will run forever. TheChildrens Peace Train has conducted its way through Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Denmark, Trinidad, Ecuador,India, Australia and the USA.

One of the spin offs from the 2010 International Medical Volunteerism Conference event is a Journal onMedical Volunteerism, created and written by many of the participants. The first issue was recentlyreleased on the internet. Charles Moore, M.D., an organizer of the event, is the editor-in-chief.Be part of this big humanitarian initiative. Come to Emory University in Atlanta in April and exchangeexperiences with others wanting to make a difference in the world. For more information, please go to

the website at: www.emoryimvc.org

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