8th National LGBT Health Equity Summit Updates

The Network along with our Summit Planning Committee is pleased to share three exciting announcements with you all.

First | Abstracts Open, Abstract Submission for the 8^th National LGBT Health Equity Summit is now open. Abstracts must be submitted by March 19^th, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. For more information and to fill out the application form online, please click HERE.

Second | Seeking Youth for Youth Planning Committee, In addition to the Summit Planning Committee the Network is seeking applications from youth age 16-24 to be a part of the Summit Youth Planning Committee. We will be accepting applications until March 9^th and we are looking to select 6-8 youth from across the country to assist with a youth presence at the summit. For more information please click HERE, and make sure you share the information below to your networks, and/or interested youth.

Third | Online Payment and Registration Options Now Available, Online Registration and Payment for the Summit is now available! Click here HERE to register online and HERE to make your payment using our secure eventbrite check out process. Not about the technology? Don’t worry you can still click HERE to download the form, and mail us in your payment and completed registration form.

If you have any question about any of the information provided please feel free to email us at lgbthealthequity@gmail.com anytime.

And, as always, If you want to be the first to receive all of the summit updates directly sign up HERE.

On behalf of the Network and The Summit Planning Committee we all look forward to seeing you at the 8^th National LGBT Health Equity Summit. More amazing details and updates soon to come.

Call for youth planning committee:
Hey all you youth activist…

Are you between the ages of 16 and 24? Do you care about health and the LGBT community? Do you worry about the toll that smoking and tobacco is taking on the lives of your friends, family and community?

Join ouryouthplanningcommitteefor the 8th National LGBT Health EquitySummit,Bridging the Gap: Promising Practices in LGBT Health and Tobacco Control in Kansas City, Missourion August 14th, 2012.

The Summit will have workshops, lectures and talks designed to leave participants with the tools and strategies to advance their movement around LGBT health and tobacco control in their local communities, along with an amazing evening event (details coming soon).

Theyouthcommitteewill work on coming up with and organizing ayouthfocused activity for the Summit. Responsibilities will include a monthly planning call (or calls as needed), and a passion to be involved in the summit. This will be a great opportunity to network and make connections with organizations and other youth activists from around the country, meet interesting people, get great planning and organizational experience, represent youth and have fun!

We will be offering a limited number of scholarships forCommitteeMembers to attend the Summit. Also please note that youth under the age of 18 will have to be accompanied by a chaperone.

To fill out the application, please click HERE! Application Deadline is Friday March 9^th at 5pm EST. So don’t waste any time get your application in today.

Source: Gustavo Torrez, Program Manager, The Network for LGBT Health Equity