Please note:
Registration is now available. If you would like to register for the symposium online, please go to the registration page
We also have a registration application that you may download (PDF)
Title: 4th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium: From Birthplace to Workplace
Location: Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro
Dates: March 26 & 27, 2008
Begins: 8am on March 26th
Cost:
| Registration until March 3rd | $180.00 |
| Late Registration | $225.00 |
| WABA Discounted Price | $125.00 |
| Students | $40.00 |
| CE Registration | $15.00 |
We have been approved to offer 15 contact hours for those seeking CDR.
If you are unaffiliated and cannot afford the cost of full registration, we are providing a limited number of scholarships where you pay only $40.00. If you are interested in a scholarship please contact Paige Hall Smith (email).
Conference Hotel:
- Greensboro Marriott
- Rooms are $105 per night (plus tax).
- Cut off date for hotel reservation with special group rate is March 17, 2009.
- Individuals may make their own reservations directly with the Greensboro Marriott by calling 336-379-8000 or 800-228-9290. When calling please mention that you are making your reservation under the "Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium Block" to receive your special group rate.
Additional Information and Requirements for Registration:
- Late Registration begins March 04, 2009.
- All students need to put in their student ID number and the school information. In addition, student will need to be prepared to present student ID at the registration desk on March 26, 2008.
- Those registering with WABA will need to contact Paige Hall Smith for discount code (email).
- Continuing Education Credit(s) is $15.00. This price covers one or more, not $15.00 each.
- During Registration Process:
- CEs: See below for CE language
- Transportation & Parking: you will asked if you want to Park in a parking deck on campus or take a shuttle from the Marriott Hotel for both days.
- Food: please let us know if you have ANY dietary restrictions or food allergies.
- Payment: we will accept both cash and credit card.
- Information needed: we will need to obtain your name, address, phone, email, and institutional affiliation (if any)
- A lactation room will be made readily available for breatfeeding or pumping.
CE language from the American Public Health Association (APHA):
Continuing Education Credit
CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Public Health Association and the Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care. The American Public Health Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
APHA/PHN has designated this educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM.
CNE: APHA/PHN is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CHES: APHA is accredited by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., to sponsor continuing education for Certified Health Education Specialists.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
We strive to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of their educational programs. All faculty members participating in this program have been required to disclose any real or apparent conflict (s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of this program. This includes relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is to identify openly any conflict of interest so that the students may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. In addition, faculty is expected to openly disclose any off-label, experimental or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.
This program has received no commercial support. It is supported solely by registration fees and an educational grant from the Surgeon General’s Office of Women’s Health.
