January 2007 ENEWS

1. WINTER DINNER – January 20, 6-8:30 or so. The
festivities will be at Sierra II, 2791 24th St., at
4th Avenue. Japanese traditional dancers will
entertain us. Please bring a potluck dish to share,
drinks will be provided.

2. ADVENTURES IN DINING –Indian food at
Sher-e-Punjab, 6400 Fair Oaks Blvd. (near Marconi).
Wonderful North Indian buffet, for the adventurous.
Please contact Debra DeBondt (debdebondt@yahoo.com,
449-9007) if you’d like to be added to the
reservations list.

3. CALENDARS – 2007 calendars are still available,
contact Nancy SInnwell at nsinnwell@sanjuan.edu, 979-
8280, x25, or get them at the Winter Dinner.

Unite For Sight Fourth Annual International Health
Conference
April 14-15, 2007 at Stanford University School of
Medicine, California
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/

More Than 300 Renowned Speakers from North America,
Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe
Join over 1,500 leaders, doctors, professionals, and
students from 5 continents for an engaging exchange of
ideas and best practices.
When: April 14-15, 2007
Where: Stanford University School of Medicine,
California, USA
Early Bird Rate Increases After DECEMBER 20: Current
Rate is $60 Students/$80 All Others
Who should attend?Anyone interested in eye care,
international health, medicine, health education,
health promotion, public health, international
service, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, or
microenterprise
Conference Goal: To exchange ideas across disciplines
about best practices in public health, medicine and
research, and international health and development.
Conference topics range from "The Right to Health:
Towards Social Inclusion and Universal Health Care in
Latin America" and "Antiretroviral Drugs and Issues of
Drug Access and Quality in the Developing World" to
"Global Progress in Preventing the Burden of Blindness
and Other Diseases Caused by Measles and Rubella" and
"Once I Was Blind....The Challenges of Eye Care in
Ghana"

COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WITH 300 SPEAKERS:
http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/index.php

Hundreds of Conference Sessions For Anyone Interested
In:
*Global Health
*International Development
*Millennium Development Goals
*Public Health
*Overseas Volunteering
*Health and Human Rights
*Refugee Health
*HIV/AIDS
*Infectious Disease
*Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship
*Nonprofits
*Health in Africa
*Health in Asia
*Health in Latin America
*Global Eye Care and Vision 2020
*Glaucoma Symposium