Heavily sponsored by Cautious Patient, the Patient Participation Conference will offer:
- An unconference: content generated as much by attendees as conference organizers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
- Low cost: preferably under $200 for the average attendee, we want real patients and caregivers to be able to attend out-of-pocket. That means we also need to low-glitz; you might get a t-shirt as a handout, but no ipod.
- Scholarship some anchor and keynote speakers: we would like to find sponsors (and are willing to sponsor ourselves) attendees who would be important speakers, leaders in the e-patient community. We cannot afford to pay everyone, but we want to do what we can.
- Everything video recorded, and published for free in near real time. This makes the conference for everyone, not just those who can afford to pay to attend
- Small, short and intimate.
The conference will be held in Houston, T.X. between November 30th to December 1st, 2010.
If you are another non-profit and would like to help with the conference, please contact Fred Trotter.