CUPID’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE THIS FRIDAY!!! |

Time: 1-8pm (TBC)
Place: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 1501

Each spring, the Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID) holds a conference at Columbia University based on a relevant international development issue. The conference gathers a multidisciplinary panel of scholars and practitioners to present and discuss their perspectives on specific issues in international development. The year’s half-day event will evaluate and discuss pertinent issues surrounding the developing world’s access to health. In particular, the conference will consist of a keynote presentation, a panel on micro-insurance, student presentations where masters and doctoral students will showcase their research, and finally an expert debate on HIV/AIDS spending. The conference will serve to cultivate greater awareness of the social and economic impacts of healthcare access in developing countries.

1-1:30 Welcome and Introductions
1:30-2:30        Keynote Address, Emi MacLean, US Director of the Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, Doctors without Borders
2:30-2:45         Break
2:45- 4:15   Microinsurance: The Key to Improving Health in Developing Countries?
4:30- 5:45 Speed Presentation Session
5:45-6:00 Break
6:00-7:00 Debate: Is the World Spending too much on HIV/AIDS?
7:00-8:00 Wine and Cheese Reception