A number of services are offered on site to make your experience at the APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition as successful and productive as possible.
Accessibility Services
In an effort to make the APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition accessible to the widest range of people possible, an accessibility booth will be staffed on site in the registration area at the Moscone Convention Center West (MCC West) to facilitate and manage any requests or questions pertaining to issues of Access. Learn more about Accessibility and the APHA Annual Meeting.
Activity Posting Center
The Activity Posting Center is centrally located near registration at the Moscone Convention Center West where registrants are invited to post flyers or to advertise meetings or special events. You may not post flyers or handouts on any hotel or convention center walls as APHA will be fined and will be responsible for clean-up costs. It is also requested for crowd control, safety and consideration of all attendees that no flyers or handouts be distributed directly outside of meeting rooms or exhibit halls. Please utilize the Activity Posting Center to advertise your meetings or events.
Breastfeeding Room
In response to members' requests, a breastfeeding room will be designated at the Moscone Convention Center and the Marriott Marquis to enable mothers to nurse or pump in a comfortable and private area.
Everything APHA
Everything APHA, located in the center of the Public Health Expo, is your complete source for APHA information, APHA Press, merchandise and public health career opportunities. It is the place to learn about new APHA initiatives, membership benefits, and interact with APHA staff.
Everything APHA includes:
- APHA Press - buy your official public health t-shirts, merchandise, and APHA publications here. APHA Members take advantage of discounts on books.
- Public Health CareerMart - The perfect opportunity
for employers and job seekers to meet face-to-face. Prior to the Annual Meeting, job seekers and employers can submit their resumes and job announcements online. Employers can reserve interview booths, and job seekers can sign up for a private session with a certified career coach. Please contact eutha.mitchell@apha.org for additional information and fees.
- APHA Membership-check out the online membership directory, correct your membership record and talk with APHA membership staff directly.
First Aid Station
A First Aid Station will be staffed at the Moscone Convention Center South (Outside of Hall C, near Room 106) during annual meeting hours. If you feel ill or need a place to lie down, go to the First Aid Station. In case of a medical emergency in the MCC, please dial x511 from any house/show phone or (415) 974-4090 from a cell phone.
Electronic Information Center
Networking at APHA is now even easier! APHA's electronic information centers enable registered attendees to access their email from two locations; in the Public Health Expo in Moscone Convention Center South and on the first floor of Moscone Convention Center West.
All APHA Annual Meeting registrants will be able to correspond with other registered attendees prior to the meeting, on site and following the meeting. This messaging capability can also be accessed from any personal computer connected to the Internet. Registrants will also be able to search the final program and abstracts, confirm room locations, utilize the personal scheduler and visit the Virtual Expo.
Information Desks
Do you need help navigating the Final Program -- can’t find a particular session, need directions to a room, have questions about the APHA Annual Meeting -- stop by and ask our onsite information desk clerks to help you out. APHA Information Desks will be staffed at the Moscone Convention Center South and West buildings as well as the Marriott Marquis. For members with mobility disabilities, a phone will be available at the information desks to request on-call accessible shuttle service.
CE Evaluation Center
Computers are available in the registration area during the annual meeting to complete CE Evaluations for CME, CNE, CPH and CHES credits. Evaluations can also be completed after the meeting. Access will be available until December 14, 2012.
Package Shipping and Copy Services
After a visit to the Exhibit Hall, don’t carry around those heavy packages. Take advantage of the Moscone Convention Center's Business Center to send your materials home. The Business Center is conveniently located near the Public Health Expo in Moscone South on the Lower Level, adjacent to the entrance to Hall C.
Shuttle Bus / ADA Transportation Service
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between the Moscone Convention Center West (MCC West) and the official APHA Annual Meeting hotels with the exception of the hotels within walking distance. Wheelchair accessible buses are available on every route. Shuttle routes and daily schedules will be available on site. A wheelchair accessible van can also be scheduled upon request between official APHA hotels and the MCC for attendees with disabilities. Visit the APHA Shuttle Bus Service Desk in the lobby of MCC West to make arrangements in advance. Arrangements can also be made by phone. Phone numbers will be published on shuttle signage, in the final program and in the badge mailing packet.
Speaker Ready Rooms and Audiovisual Equipment
Speaker Ready Rooms have been designated at the Moscone Convention Center South and West and the Marriott Marquis. All scientific session rooms are equipped with PC computers (with PowerPoint) and LCD projectors. This equipment is provided for presenters free of charge. Computers are available in the speaker ready rooms for previewing and practicing your presentation.
Presenters must upload their PowerPoint presentations in advance of the meeting so that they can be pre-loaded on the APHA session computers. The Speaker Ready Room at the MCC West is also equipped with a printer.
Student Connection
Located in the Public Health Expo, the Student Connection provides an opportunity for all public health students to congregate, meet other students and learn more about how to get involved in the APHA Student Assembly (booth #1000/1002).