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Virtual Conference

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This year, the Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office (PHITPO) in partnership with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), spearheaded a new online virtual initiative - the Public Health Informatics 2011 Virtual Conference (PHIVC) pilot project. The virtual conference served as an alternative for partners to effectively experience activities and events simultaneously with the in-person 2011 Public Health Informatics (PHI) conference. The in-person conference was held in Atlanta, GA at the Hyatt Regency Downtown, from August 21 through August 24, 2011. Featured content included meaningful use of electronic health records, electronic laboratory reporting, disease surveillance, and global health initiatives.

The PHIVC was well received by in-person attendees as well as remote attendees. At the end of the conference, there were 1, 865 total registrations, 507 attendees, 232 session views, 288 booth entries, 260 document views, and 110 pre-shot video views. The PHIVC offered keynotes and presentations from the physical event and presented the information in a cohesive, forward-thinking and understandable way to remote attendees. Everyone attending the physical PHI conference received access to the PHIVC as part of their registration. There is no substitution for the benefits that a physical conference offers; however, there are some clear advantages to the PHIVC:
  

• Convenience - conference keynotes and presentations were made available in accordance with the in-person conference and will be accessible and archived providing attendees with the flexibility of viewing the content at their convenience
• Green - limited environmental impact
• Cost - The PHIVC was a true bargain at $0 travel cost

Conference audio, video and download materials will be archived and available starting October 26, 2011 on the Virtual Conference entry website. To access the plenaries, presentations and other content from the in-person event, please login and/or register at the Virtual Conference entry website by clicking the link below:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND LOGIN