Keynote Presentation

Pandemics and Politics
Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding spoke about ensuring secure and time data exchange, emphasizing the greater good of putting health of the human population first, and how highly connected small-world networks are our best strategy to better detect and better respond to emerging health threats.

Education Sessions

T106 Pandemic Preparedness Practices
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Advance planning to minimize the contagion risk from a possible pandemic of avian flu is being undertaken by many corporate travel departments and suppliers of business travel. A best in class case study offered precautions proposed for both non essential business travel as well as mission-critical travel applicable for any health threat. A health consultancy to the airline industry will also share its advice and findings.
Moderator: Mark Williams, Managing Consultant., IBM Consulting
Presenter: Peggy Luebbert, Infection Control and Epidemiology Consultant, Center for Biopreparedness
Richard Martin, Managing Director, International Market Assessment Asia
Marc Luebbert, Infection and Epidemiology Consultant, Center for Biopreparedness
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

T206 Preparation Not Panic
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Several airlines, hotels, and car rental companies have already taken steps to prepare for a pandemic such as avian flu. This session allowed leading suppliers from the airline, hotel, and car rental industry describe measures they have taken and plan to take to prepare for a pandemic such as Avian Flu. This session offered a unique perspective on the proactive measures that travel suppliers are prepared to deploy to protect their own operations as well as their customers, while informing travel managers on preparations they should be seeking from other suppliers to ensure the safety of their company and its travelers.
Moderator: Bob Somers, Director, Corporate Sales, Delta Air Lines
Presenter: Marty Pfinsgraff, Chief Operating Officer, iJET Intelligent Risk System
Larry Wagy, Director of Health and Safety, Northwest Airlines