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.
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 San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) to facilitate and manage any requests or questions pertaining to issues of Access. Learn more about Accessibility and the APHA Annual Meeting
The Activity Posting Center is centrally located in the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) 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.
BAGS - Baggage and Flight Check-in
A partnership wtih Baggage Airline Guest Services (BAGS) offers convenient onsite flight check-in services at the San Diego Convention Center. Meeting attendees can check their luggage and obtain an airline-issued boarding pass right inside the lobby of the Convention Center. Safe and secure, luggage is processed adn undergoes the same transporation Security Administration (TSA) screening process as baggage checked by passengers at airline ticketing counters. The program serves Alaska, American, Continental, Delta, jetBlue, and United Airlines. There is a fee for this program.
In response to members requests, a room will be designated at the San Diego Convention Center as a breastfeeding lounge to enable new mothers to nurse or pump in a comfortable and private area. Check the Final Annual Meeting Program for exact location.
Children’s Activity Center
Enjoy APHA and San Diego with your family! Accent on Children’s Arrangements, a national childcare organization provides Camp APHA exclusively for APHA meeting attendees from Sunday, October 26, through Wednesday, October 29. Space is limited and advance registration is required. For children with special needs, advance written notice (prior to September 22) is required. For registration and costs, contact Accent on Children’s Arrangements at 615 Baronne Street, Suite 303, New Orleans, LA 70113 or call them at (504) 524-0188, or via e-mail at accentoca@accentoca.com. Please use the Camp APHA Registration Form (PDF) to sign up today.
Everything APHA, located in the center of the Public Health Expo, is your complete source for APHA information, publications, 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:
- PubMart - buy your official public health t-shirts, mugs and APHA publications here. APHA Members take advantage of discounts on books.
- Public Health Career Mart - offers job seekers and employers the opportunity to meet face to face to interview about prospective jobs.
- 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 San Diego Convention Center 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 San Diego Convention Center, please dail 5490 from any white courtesy telephone.
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 San Diego Convention Center, the Mix & Mingle Lounge and the Public Health Expo.
All APHA Annual Meeting registrants will be to correspond with other registered attendees prior to the meeting, on site and for one month 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.
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 San Diego Convention Center as well as the meeting hotels. For members with mobility disabilities, a phone will be available at the information desks to request on-call accessible shuttle service.
Visit the Mix & Mingle Lounge, a quiet, comfortable, & relaxing environment to meet friends, colleagues, and potential business associates conveniently located directly at the San Diego Convention Center.
CE Evaluation Center - Computers are available in the Mix & Mingle Lounge during the annual meeting to complete CE evaluations for CME, CNE and CHES credits. Evaluation can also be completed from any computer by going to www.apha.org and logging on to 2008 CE Evlauation banner after the meeting. Access will be available until December 5, 2008.
After a visit to the Exhibit Hall, don’t carry around those heavy packages. Take advantage of the San Diego Convention Center Business Center to send your materials home. They can manage packages up to 150 pounds. Please note that most hotel properties also have their own business centers which will be glad to mail your materials for you.
Let APHA Public Health CareerMart host your Career Day at the Annual Meeting. This is the perfect opportunity for employers and job seekers to meet face-to-face. Prior to the Annual Meeting, job seekers and employers may submit their resumes and job announcements online. Interview booths can be reserved in advance as well as on site at the Public Health CareerMart in the exhibit hall anytime during the Hall hours. Experienced and certified career coaches will also be available on site. Please contact ashell.alston@apha.org for additional information and booth fees.
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) and the official APHA Annual Meeting hotels. Wheelchair accessible buses are available on every route. Shuttle routes and daily schedules will be available on site. Wheelchair accessible vans can also be scheduled upon request between official APHA hotels and the SDCC for attendees with disabilities. Visit the APHA Shuttle Bus Service Desk located near the shuttle drop off area in the SDCC 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 have been designated at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC), as well as the APHA meeting hotels for APHA Session Presenters. All scientific session rooms are equipped with PC computers (with PowerPoint installed) 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. The Speaker Ready Room at the SDCC is also equipped with a printer.
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.
Virtual Expo
Visit the APHA Virtual Expo to view the Exhibit Hall floor plan and browse for specific exhibitors by name, booth number or description.