Investing in Child and Youth Health in Tough Economic Times: Opportunities and Responsibilities!
October 18-21, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia

CAPHC is looking forward to welcoming everyone to its 2009 annual meeting in Halifax. This year’s slate of speakers will bring you the information and inspiration you need to build the case for investing in our children and youth at the local, provincial and national level. World leaders, inspirational life stories, and world class experts will bring a compelling message of why now, more than ever, is the time to invest in the health of our children and youth.

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» View Preliminary Program (English / French)
» Call for abstracts
» Abstract submission Instructions (English / French)
» Online Registration (English / French)
» Online Abstract Submission Form (English & French)

Speaker Update

CAPHC is pleased to announce that we have confirmed a number of exciting speakers for our upcoming event.

• Our Keynote Speaker for the event will be the Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health of Guyana, and President of the World Health Organization's 61st Annual World Health Assembly. For information on Dr. Ramsammy, » click here.
  
• Dr. Clyde Hertzman - Investing in Early Childhood: the Time is Now. For more information on Dr. Hertzman, » click here.
  
• Motivational Speaker - Frank O'Dea, Founder of Second Cup – When All You Have is Hope. For more information on Frank’s inspirational message, » click here.

Our committee is currently working on other speakers for our concurrent and other sessions. Next month, you can expect an update on the various panels and breakout sessions that our committee is in the process of planning.

Upcoming Dates

Here is a list of important upcoming dates that you should put in your calendar now:

• Registration Opens – April 13, 2009
• Call for Abstracts for the Poster Fair – April 13, 2009
• Poster Fair Abstract Submission Deadline – June 7, 2009
• Early Bird Registration Deadline – August 17, 2009
• CAPHC Annual Meeting!! – October 18 – 21

"Going Green!!"

CAPHC is attempting to do its part to reduce the environmental impact of our activities. This section of the update will highlight some of the things we will be doing to be as "green" as possible.

» According to a 2001 report of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), roughly 1.5 million tons of plastic are expended in the bottling of 89 billion liters of water each year.

This year, you can expect us to continue with limiting our use of bottled water. We will be providing water bottles in the delegate bags, there will be water stations throughout the event, and upon request, water pitchers can be placed at your tables.

We hope you will support us in our endeavours to be environmentally responsible, and if you have any suggestions for how we can continue to “green up” our event, don't hesitate to contact us.

If you have any other questions about the 2009 CAPHC Annual Meeting please don’t hesitate to contact us. CAPHC and your Halifax colleagues are looking forward to welcoming you to their beautiful city.