I mentioned this on Twitter, but not yet here in the blog: I’m going to Women Deliver! It takes place in DC from June 7-9 and has an absolutely amazing line-up of speakers. Everyone from Ban Ki Moon to Hans Rosling to Ashley Judd. I have been looking forward to this conference for weeks and weeks.
Unlike my attendance at TED, this time I want to blog the conference in as much detail as possible. Does anyone have advice or handy tricks on how to do that?
Awesome! Gender Across Borders will be there and a few of our editors will be liveblogging it. I guess we haven’t quite thought through how that will work, but it’s going to be a lot to get out. Tweeting it would be a great idea, too, and would make for fast delivery of juicy tidbits as they happen. We’re also doing a series of related posts leading up to the meeting: http://genderacrossborders.com/2010/05/05/women-deliver-series-examining-maternal-and-reproductive-health-and-the-empowerment-of-women-and-girls/
have you looked into posterous.com? you can email directly into a blog format and link in with twitter, etc.
Hi Alanna!
I’ll be going to Women Deliver too – I agree that it will be a fantastic opportunity to hear more about some of the fantastic work that has being going on in this field over the past year!
I’m working with WAHA International – we work closely with local partners from university teaching hospitals and associations of health professionals (eg/ National Midwife Associations), to implement fistula treatment and care projects in Africa and Asia. Over the last year, we have provided surgeons, conducted training, and donated equipment and materials to hospitals in 12 countries, and have organised conferences with African midwife associations. (Details of our projects can be seen on http://www.waha-international.org and http://www.facebook.com/waha-international)
Hope to see you (and read your blogs!) there… Don’t hesitate to drop me a line if you’d to meet up at the conference!
Kate