Registration 

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About Event

Objectives

• Opportunity for subject matter experts to collaborate and improve their knowledge of OpenHIE

• Countries share HIE experiences and user stories

• Learn from each other about approaches to designing interoperable solutions

• Learn about governance frameworks that have been applied for health system information exchange

• Collaboration by attendees to solve common HIE issues 

• Propose new priorities for OpenHIE community

Who Should Attend & Why

• Ministry of Health and ICT Leaders who want to learn more about the governance structures around information exchange, architectures and data standards
• Experienced OpenHIE community members and ICT implementers who want to share their experiences and learn from others
• Developers of related health and healthcare application software who want to learn more about standards and system interoperability
• Anyone new to the OpenHIE community who wants to connect with others interested in health information exchange
• Anyone interested in learning about the community, health information architecture, deployment and maintenance of OpenHIE solutions

Conference Schedule

Day 1 - <THEME>

Slides

*Please post presentation slides here prior to your session

Ideas for plenary sessions? (Leaders would explain public health challenges and how HIE and data exchange could help.)

What is "unconference"?

The OpenHIE Community meeting agenda will have some preset sessions, much like you see at other conferences.  But the agenda also has some “Unconference” sessions in which participants determine the agenda.  At the OpenHIE Community Meeting, we want to be sure Community Members get what they need from the conference, so the flexible agenda will enable time and space for important discussions to occur. This innovative approach of “Unconferencing” has been applied at conferences in the technology sector (e.g. Google) and has been very well received as an approach to customize a conference to meet the peer-to-peer learning goals of participants.

Early on we will have an interactive session at the OpenHIE meeting where participants can propose sessions they would like to see added to the agenda. Couple of principles behind unconference...

• Whoever comes is the right person.  You should go to whatever topic is of interest to you and if you start out in one room and move to another that is fine. 
• Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.  Its the moment that surprise us that we grow so embrace the unexpected.
• Whenever it starts is the right time.  Make sure people have made it into the room as creativity doesn't have a clock so whenever it really "starts" will be the right time.
• When it's over, it's over.  Just because a session is scheduled for 30-60 min doesn't mean that we need to take the entire time, especially if we are done talking about what we came to talk about. 
• When it's not over, it's not over. If a conversation isn't finished thats fine. There will be other opportunities to connect at the meeting and after the fact during community calls.

During the interactive session, we’ll compile a list of all the sessions proposed and participants will vote on their top choices.  Those with the most votes will be added to the “Unconference” sessions in the agenda of the meeting before the end of the day. Please check https://https://ohie.org/ohie20 for updates to the agenda.

Resource - Adhoc note taking

Academy

Hackonnect-a-thon

Scholarship

Travel

Visa

Please find the latest information around Malawi's visa policy.  We recommend that those traveling to Malawi for the meeting get a *** visa. Also note that Malawi launched an e-Visa application system in November of 2019 so some policies or requirements for visas may have changed since your last visit.

Vaccinations

Recommended and required vaccinations can be found on the CDC website.

Transport

Accommodations

On the grounds of Umodzi Park The President Walmont Hotel is the first and only 5-star hotel in Malawi. It has a large reception area, beautiful lobby bar, relaxing lounge and is home to the elegant Wild Orchid Restaurant, which serves local and international delicacies and a superb selection of wines. The President Walmont Hotel houses a gym, spa and the Afroma Terrace Bar where sundowners are served in the bar or at the outdoor lounge that overlooks the entire precinct. Please do not attempt to book your accommodation through the hotel site. Please follow the instructions here:

Nestled in the capital across the street from Umodzi Park and conveniently located close to government headquarters, most diplomatic missions and corporate headquarters, Sunbird Capital is an elegant 4-star hotel that balances executive facilities with a friendly atmosphere and magnificent service. The magnificent Sunbird Capital makes the perfect base for the business traveler, offering conferencing facilities with a total capacity of up to 400 people, a business center, executive check-in and proximity to the capital’s city center. Nested in the hotel are also two restaurants, two bars, gym facilities, a squash court, swimming pool and a massage therapy center. Please do not attempt to book your accommodation through the hotel site. Please follow the instructions here:

Note that both hotels are able to take a credit card to secure the room and then charge payment when you check in. Please be advised that payment can be through bank transfer or credit card guarantee and rooms without deposit will be cancelled.

Event Sponsorship

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