Title: Making the Most of Your APHA Conference Experience

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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Let’s face it, going to a conference these days has become a bit of a chore. Increased security at airports causes lengthy delays; airline companies could dissolve into bankruptcy at any moment, ruining your travel plans and increasing your fares; travel money in our organizations has dried up, making it difficult to know if you’ll get funding to travel; finding a reasonably-priced hotel in any of the large cities is a struggle, and then you have to worry about all the details involved in getting ready to travel. This article, divided into before, during and after the conference, provides good advice given by seasoned public health travelers to help make your preparations and stay at a conference like APHA a complete success. More...