"Building Bridges: Public Health and Private Sectors Responding to Pandemic Influenza"
June 19 - June 21, 2007

The CIDER SIP 2007 is a 3-day conference entitled, "Building Bridges: Public Health and Private Sectors Responding to Pandemic Influenza". Our partners include the California Department of Health Services, ORC Western Occupational Safety and Health Group, and members of the public and private industries.

A widespread public health emergency, such as pandemic influenza, will involve all sectors of society. Small and large businesses, public health departments, and community-based organizations will need to work together to execute a containment strategy, minimize employee morbidity and mortality, and implement continuity of operations. The program will feature keynote speakers on the State of the State regarding Pandemic Influenza, Model Practices, Business Continuity, and Employee Health, interactive tabletop exercises and roundtable discussions.

Participants will gain the latest information about how to prepare their business for a public health emergency such as the pandemic flu outbreak, who are the collaborative partners in response on the local, statewide and national levels, and what are some models of best practices for collaboration and networking, communication, employee health communication, and strategies for stockpiling and equipment. Presentations and discussions from conference will be compiled into a handbook that will be distributed to all participants.

For a more indepth description of the CIDER Summer Intensive Program 2007 please click here for an informational brochure. The brochure gives a detailed agenda and a list of invited speakers.

UPDATES

Click here for an updated Agenda.

Click here for more information about the Table Top Exercises.

Click here for a list of the Planning Committee that made CIDER SIP 2007 possible.

Click here for a list of companies partcipating in CIDER SIP 2007.

Registration

Registration will begin April 13, 2007. To register for 2007 Summer CIDER , please visit www.regonline.com/2007CIDER.

Full Registration $450.00

Full Registration allows you to register for the 3-day intensive program on or after June 2, 2007 at the standard rate of $450.00. Full Registration includes daily continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack and conference materials during the three-day program.

*If you have any problems or concerns registering, please contact us at cidp@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4939.

Accommodations for CIDER 2007

CIDER will be held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel San Francisco Airport in Burlingame. The Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Airport is a four-diamond hotel centrally located to nearby San Francisco, Silicon Valley, East Bay and Peninsula Counties. Accommodations at the Sheraton Gateway include a beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay and the greater Bay Area. Along with their convenient location, the hotel also provides excellent features and exceptional amenities.

Accommodations
A limited room block has been reserved for the 2007 Summer CIDER, giving CIDER conference attendees the option of staying at the conference hotel at the discounted rate of $139.00 per night, which is subject to 10% hotel city tax and $3.00 per day tourist tax. To reserve on a first come, first serve basis, please contact the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Burlingame at (650) 340-8500 and ask for group rate under "UC Berkeley Summer CIDER 2007". CIDP is not responsible for making your hotel/room reservations. Please call the Sheraton Gateway Hotel directly at (650) 640-8500.

Sheraton Gateway Hotel San Francisco International Airport

600 Airport Boulevard

Burlingame, California 94010
Phone: (650) 340-8500

Fax: (650) 343-1546

Transportation & Parking

The Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Burlingame will offer discounted parking at $3.00 per car, per day for attendees the duration of the conference. The hotel also has a 24-hour shuttle that goes to and from the SFO airport and is accessible by both the attendees coming from the SFO airport and the SFO BART station.

Payment

Please be sure that checks and P.O.'s are made payable to "UC Regents." Payment should be sent to:

     CIDER SIP 2007 PAYMENT
     Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness
     1918 University Ave., 4th Fl., MC# 7350
     Berkeley, CA 94704-7350

*Please note that your registration will not be completed until we receive your payment.

Questions?

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us at cidp@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4939.

"Building Bridges: Public Health and Private Sectors Responding to Pandemic Influenza" June 19 - June 21, 2007