Contact Information:
Registration:
Debra K. Hollins
dhollins@aamc.org
202-828-0671
Content & Sessions:
Sandra Dunmore
sdunmore@aamc.org
202-828-0455
Logistics:
Cameron Curtis
ccurtis@aamc.org
202-828-0981
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Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA)
National Professional Development Conference
"Changing Landscapes, New Opportunities"
April 7-10, 2010 - Westin La Paloma - Tucson, AZ
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Meeting Details
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Tucson
Community Service Project
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Meeting Facts:
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Includes hotel and registration information
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Register Online:
GIA Member Fee: $690.00*
Non-Member Fee: $755.00
Register
Online
To qualify for these rates, you must register using a credit
card.
Online registration will close
March 22, 2010, midnight ET.
*See registration information for more details.
Register by mail or fax:
Registration Form
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Hotel:
The Westin La Paloma, Tucson
room block is full.
Overflow Hotel:
Embassy Suites Tucson Paloma Village
3110 East Skyline Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85718
1-800-EMBASSY (362-2779)
$199 single or double occupancy
plus 12.05% tax.
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The only constant is CHANGE. Heard that one before? This wisdom
rings true now more than ever.
Whether you are contending with greater expectations on a smaller
budget; searching for new techniques to communicate better with
your leadership, donors, patients, alumni, and coworkers; or navigating
new organizational structures, reporting relationships, and job
responsibilities, by now you have probably become fairly adaptable
and accustomed to change.
But is there more to change than merely surviving and adapting?
Do you have the ability to harness and build your change capacity?
Can institutional advancement leaders become change catalysts? The
answer is a resounding "yes"!
The success of a medical school or teaching hospital depends on
how adaptable the institution is to changes in the marketplace.
Like these institutions, you too must be ready for continuous change.
And your department can develop strategies for leading change and
implementing best practices in institutional advancement.
This conference will offer more than 50 educational and networking
sessions for professionals working in alumni relations, development,
marketing, public affairs, and public relations at medical schools
and teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. The conference format
includes general sessions, master classes, focused discussions,
and specialized sessions for one or more of the GIA's concentrated
disciplines.
And Tucson—a city that has maintained its natural beauty while
growing at a record pace to accommodate new restaurants, attractions,
and spas—offers something for everyone! Join us in the desert
for an incredible four days that may change the way you think about
change!
General session highlights include:
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Leadership Series: Dr. Andrew Weil
You may recognize Dr. Andrew Weil from appearances on Oprah,
Larry King Live, or The Today Show, but we're
fortunate to have him with our GIA audience. Dr. Weil, the
pioneer of integrative medicine and named one of "the
world's 100 most influential people" by TIME magazine,
has authored eleven books including his most recent release,
Why Our Health Matters: a Vision of Medicine that can Transform
our Future.
In Why Our Health Matters, Dr. Weil writes provocatively
about what has gone wrong with the American way of health—whether
discussion about how medical schools should improve their
approach to educating future physicians, how insurance companies
stand in the way of excellent care, or how pharmaceutical
companies have come to rule how we live.
Dr. Weil directs the Integrative Medicine program at the University
of Arizona College of Medicine, a program viewed as the leading
effort in the world to develop a comprehensive curriculum
in integrative medicine. He is the founder of The Weil Foundation
which currently focuses on the reform of medical education.
Speaker:
Andrew Weil, M.D.
Founder and Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health,
and the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology,
College of Medicine
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Literary Luncheon with Abraham Verghese
Longtime GIA members may recall one of the most poignant GIA
Literary Luncheons ever held, when we had the pleasure of
hearing from Dr. Abraham Verghese in San Francisco in the
fall of 2002. He is back by popular demand!
Already acclaimed for his non-fiction work, including My
Own Country, which was based on his experiences treating
patients with HIV in Johnson City, Tennessee, Dr. Verghese's
first novel, Cutting for Stone explores his "joy
of medicine" through the lives of its main characters—twin
brothers born in Ethiopia and literally raised within a hospital
compound.
An award winning author with a MFA from the prestigious Iowa
Writer's Workshop, Dr. Verghese is board certified in internal
medicine and pulmonary and infectious diseases. He is currently
a tenured professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine,
where he is Senior Associate Chair for the Theory and Practice
of Medicine. Dr. Verghese's writes frequently on his views
of U.S. health care in newspapers such as the Wall Street
Journal.
Speaker:
Abraham C. Verghese M.D., M.B.B.S.
Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
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The Change Challenge
You can try to go back to the future or powerfully bring the
future to the present. Either way—it's a whole new world.
Complex issues and accelerated change require new ways of
thinking and new ways of coping. Linda Galindo will introduce
and demonstrate three important "must haves" in
your mindset to successfully navigate the change you are in
and what's ahead.
This dynamic, relevant, and often humorous presentation will
leave you with powerful insights and two tools to reduce your
stress and maximize your influence to go out and get it done!
Speaker:
Linda Galindo
President
Galindo Consulting, Inc
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Don't miss these conference sessions and discussions:
- The High-Performance Development Organization: Managing Frontline
Fundraisers to Exceptional Results
- Making Everyone (Including You!) a Winner: Recognition and Award
Strategies
- The Importance of Dynamic Web Communications During a Catastrophe
- The Total Board Experience—Getting the Most from Volunteer
Leadership
- Positioning Specialty Practices for Academic Medical Centers:
How to Leverage
Marketing, Research, Public Relations and Philanthropy
- Happy Marriages: Best Practices in Building Effective Partnerships
Between
Major Gift Officers and Planned Giving
- Getting More Bang for the Video Buck
- Pitching Past the Traditional Media
- Redirecting Campaigns During Challenging Times
And enjoy these networking events:
- A poolside welcome reception and buffet
- GIA Hospitality Suite for all attendees
- GIA Awards of Excellence presentation and reception
- Thursday evening dine-arounds at some of Tucson's best restaurants
Conference exhibitors:
This meeting is supported in part by the fees paid by exhibitors.
Acceptance of exhibitors does not imply AAMC endorsement of the
organization or its product(s) and service(s).
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