Second Annual Minority Health Conference
Commercial Support Information

The Center for Improving Minority Health (CIMH) presents the Second Annual Minority Health Conference, entitled, "Overcoming Barriers to Improving Health Disparities: Policy, Practice, Research." The University of Virginia School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education sponsors this event and has designated this education activity for up to 6 hours in category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

This event is an excellent opportunity for you and your company to interact with up to 300 physicians, nurses, and interested members of the lay public who want to learn more about racial and ethnic barriers. The welcome reception will take place on Friday, September 20, 2002, after the keynote lecture, and the conference exhibit area will be open Saturday, September 21, 2002.

Title Reception Supporter
For a donation of $7500, the CIMH will provide your organization with:
· Acknowledgement of support displayed at entrance to the Omni Hotel reception on Friday evening.
· Verbal acknowledgement in reception ballroom.
· Your company logo displayed in the entrance to the Friday reception ballroom, acknowledgement of support on the CIMH website, and in the conference syllabus.
· An exhibit table at the conference entrance, if desired.
· A great opportunity to network with the physicians, nurses, and lay people attending the keynote lecture, reception, and conference.

Conference Supporter
For a donation of $1500, the CIMH will provide your organization with:
· An exhibit table at the conference entrance, if desired.
· Acknowledgement of support displayed on the CIMH website and in the conference syllabus.
· A great opportunity to network with physician's, nurses, and lay people attending the conference.

Although there is no deadline for reserving an exhibit table, the deadline for your company to be included in the conference program and auditorium poster is August 30, 2002.

Contact the CIMH for more information.

Generous support from Robert W. Cantrell, M.D., Vice President and Provost for Health Sciences, and the Virginia Health Policy Center at the University of Virginia has made this conference possible.