Less than two months is left before the opening of the First Armenian International Congress on Telemedicine and eHealth "ARMTELEMED: Road to the Future", and the organizational heat is rising parallel to the summer heat in the city of Yerevan. The congress, co-organized by Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM), Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU) and Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE), will incorporate plenary and scientific sessions, panel discussions and round tables, the Seminar of the International School of Telemedicine and eHealth, and an exposition of telehealth companies.
ARMTELEMED announces the Sponsors & Supporters - the array of the organizations, institutions and companies that expressed their willingness to support the event in the form of direct co-funding or provision of other important services. The congress will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, and will be endorsed by the two principal global NGOs in the field of telemedicine and eHealth that the congress: the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). The partial funding for the meeting will be provided by the State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia; by the US Department of State through the United States Alumni Association of Armenia (USAAA); and by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) (which will co-fund the Seminar on Telemedicine and eHealth).
The privilege of being the Principal Sponsor of the Congress is announced by major telecom provider Orange Armenia (a subsidiary of FRANCE TELECOM); the Byblos Bank Armenia will be the Partner Bank of the event. Among other confirmed Sponsors and Exhibitors are: AMD Global Telemedicine (USA) - worldwide leader in telemedicine and eHealth devices and services; Medweb (USA) - prominent cloud teleradiology and telemedicine services provider; Karl Storz Endoskope (Germany) - the leading producer of high-tech medical and surgical devices; ISOC-AM - Internet Society, Armenian chapter; and LimbachLab Armenia - the local branch of a world-renowned medical lab from Germany. The partners at Apaga Technologies / OZONE Armenia will provide live Internet broadcast of the plenary sessions and webinar of the educational track, while Icon Communications is ready to offer the congress attendees free wireless connection onsite through its extensive WiMax coverage. The Yerevan State Medical University, the National Institute of Health of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia, and "Arabkir" Joint Medical Center are opening the list of Congress Supporters among educational / scientific, and healthcare institutions.
ARMTELEMED announces the international Information Partners - the leading Health ICT news portals eHealthNews.eu, International Healthcare Technologies, and Wireless Health Strategies. As at least a dozen more entities have expressed their interest in the congress, you might wish to periodically visit the Sponsors & Supporters page. And if you are still hesitating whether or not to join the above "Hall of Fame" - please explore ARMTELEMED's Sponsor / Exhibitor / Supporter offers.
No less impressive, already at this point, looks the list of confirmed Keynote Speakers, all of them - world-famous champions of Healthcare Information and Communication Technologies, such as: Professor Michael Nerlich, MD, PhD (President of the ISfTeH, Germany); Professor S. Yunkap Kwankam, PhD (Executive Director of the ISfTeH, Switzerland); Professor Maurice Mars, MD (Founding President of the South African Telemedicine Association and Chair of the Education Working Group at ISfTeH, South Africa); Professor Ronald Merrell, MD, FACS(Editor-in-Chief of "Telemedicine & e-Health", USA); Professor Rashid Bashshur, PhD (President Emeritus of the American Telemedicine Association, USA); Frank Lievens (Secretary and Treasurer of the ISfTeH, Belgium); Richard Scott, PhD (Director of the Office of Global e-Health Research and Training Program at University of Calgary, Canada); and Professor Klaus Kayser, MD, PhD(Director of the Charité Institute of Pathology, Germany). Additionally, the ATA's Chief Executive, Jonathan Linkous is planning to address the audience via videoconferencing. The industry leaders who will be speaking at plenaries are: Steven Normandin (President of AMD Global Telemedicine, USA); Patrice Cristofini (Vice-President of Orange Healthcare, France Telecom); and Peter Killcommons, MD (CEO of Medweb, USA). More experts are expecting to join later on, so stay tuned and check back frequently Speakers & Faculty page.
With such constellation of global leaders in telemedicine and eHealth, and with such lineup of powerful supporters, the event promises to be the one-of-a-kind forum. As the space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first come - first serve basis, the EARLY BIRD deadline is on September 10. Further information on the congress structure and topics, participation conditions and registration, sponsorship, exhibition and forms of support, the congress organizers, as well as tips and tricks how to make your time in Armenia as unforgettable as it can be, is available on the congress web-site at http://congress.armtelemed.org.