This event will not be available by telephone or webcast.  Media who wish to attend must RSVP.*

Who:

Margaret Chan, MD, MPH; Director-General, World Health Organization

What:

2010 Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Leadership in Public Health Lecture

When:

Wednesday, March 24, 2010; 10-11 a.m. EDT.

Where: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19) Auditorium B

For directions to CDC, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/about/resources/visitGuide.htm#direction.

Parking is available in parking deck of Building 19 located on CDC Parkway.  Media should arrive at the CDC no later than 9:15 a.m. and must present photo ID for access.

Background:

The Jeffrey P. Koplan Lecture on Global Leadership in Public Health was established in 2002 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Lecture series honors Dr. Koplan’s lifelong commitment to the development of public health leaders around the world.   For more information about CDC global health programs, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth.

*Special Note – Members of the news media who wish to attend the lecture must RSVP to Joseph Quimby of CDC’s Division of Media Relations (jquimby@cdc.gov) by COB on Monday March 22nd.  This is due to security requirements and space limitations.  Only reporters who RSVP will be guaranteed attendance.