Special Events & Meetings
Sunday, October 26, 2008
7:45 – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
For those delegates arriving and/or registering on Sunday; we invite you to join alPHa, OPHA and NRPH for refreshments and to enjoy entertainment by Suzanne Ramsay to kick off the conference.
Monday, October 27, 2008
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Working Policy Lunch – Interventions for Poverty
An opportunity for interested delegates to discuss Ontario's poverty
reduction strategy over a working lunch and provide input to the province. Registration is free, but limited. First-come-first served - check off the box on the online registration form.
Monday, October 27, 2008
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
OPHA Annual General Meeting
All conference delegates are welcome to attend the OPHA Annual General Meeting, although only OPHA members are allowed to vote and must register before the meeting to be eligible to cast a ballot. Members can register online or on-site starting at 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Monday, October 27, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
alPHa Resolutions Session
This is a closed meeting; only members of alPHa may attend. Resolutions will be debated and voted on, and if passed, will become part of alPHa's ongoing advocacy efforts on healthy public policy.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
OPHA Awards Lunch
Outstanding individuals in public health will be awarded one of the following:
- OPHA Life Membership, which recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual to the Association.
- OPHA Sheela Basrur Scholarship, an annual award of $1000 available to current staff in public health who are returning to a post secondary institution for further education, or students planning to enter the public health workforce or currently enrolled in a public health focussed field of study at the undergraduate or graduate level.
- PHRED Student Award, which recognizes the work of an undergraduate or graduate student in applied public health research and evaluation.
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Presidents’ Reception
We invite you to join alPHa, OPHA and NRPH. Refreshments will be served as you network with other delegates while enjoying music performed by Chorus Niagara Children's Choir.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
OPHA Post-Conference Workshop and Lunch
‘Knowledge Translation Forum: Early Child Development Interventions in Public Health’
Note: Registration for this event is separate from the Summit registration and the form below must be completed and sent to the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools.
The purpose of this 4 hour workshop is to apply evidence-informed decisions to program planning and revision related to early child development interventions. The objectives include:
- To understand evidence-informed decision making in public health
- To know where to find high quality relevant research for early child development interventions
- To practice integrating the research evidence with other important factors that contribute to public health decisions (e.g., resources/costs; political will; community acceptability, etc.)
The target audience is public health practitioners, program managers, and staff responsible for the program planning and delivery for public health early child development initiatives. The workshop format will include large-group presentations, small-group discussion and application of evidence to a practice scenario. The workshop resource people are Dr. Donna Ciliska of the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (affiliated with McMaster University) and Lesley Poirier and Claire Betker from the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (affiliated with St. Francis Xavier University). The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health are funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada via Contribution Agreements with the host institutions.
Complete the registration form and fax to: 905-529-4184 or mail to:
ATTN: Lindsay Stephan
NCCMT
Suite 302-1685 Main St., W.,
Hamilton, ON
L9S 1G5
Social and Physical Activities
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Niagara Falls International Marathon
Marathon – 10:00 a.m.
Half-Marathon Run – 10:00 a.m.
Half-Marathon Walk – 10:00 a.m.
10km Run – 8:30 a.m. (starts at Marathon Finish Line)
5km Run – 9:30 a.m. (starts at Marathon Finish Line)
For additional information on registration and training plans please go to; www.niagarafallsmarathon.com
Celebrity Winery Tour (1:00 – 5:00 p.m.)
1:00 p.m. Your tour guide will pick you up and escort you to beautiful Niagara Wine Country!
1:30 p.m. FLAT ROCK CELLARS *wine tour & wine tasting
2:30 p.m. CREEKSIDE WINERY (Mike Weir’s) *private wine tasting
3:30 p.m. WAYNE GRETZKY ESTATES *private wine tasting
4:30 p.m. LAKEVIEW CELLARS (Dan Aykroyd’s)
5:00 p.m. Departure back to Hotel
Unlimited registration. Please check off the box on the online registration form.
Golf
Legends on the Niagara
For those delegates arriving early on Sunday; we invite you to join us for a leisurely round of golf at one of Niagara premier golf courses. Those interested in golfing should indicate interest on the registration form. However, payment for golf is to be paid at the golf course. A reduced rate has been negotiated with the golf course. Participants will be responsible for their own transportation to the golf course. Spaces limited to 18 people.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Running & Walking Groups
Early morning running and walking groups will be held daily. Groups will meet in the hotel lobby at 7:15 a.m. All levels welcome. Appropriate dress required due to mist from the falls.
Running/Walking Map
Monday October 27, 2008 – 9:00 p.m. (SOLD OUT)
Haunted Walking Tour
Take the tour and hear life stories of some of the prominent figures of Niagara Falls buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, as portrayed by local actors. Stepping back in time to the early 1900’s and embarking from the Battle Ground Hotel Museum, you are led on a tour of the cemetery by William Dalton, the Superintendent of Drummond Hill Cemetery through the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. This historic cemetery, opened in the late 1790’s and still in use today, is in the area of the fiercest fighting of the Battle of Lundy’s Lane.
Registration is free for this event but limited to 25 people. Please sign up for this event on the online registration form.
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