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Welcome to the 2004 AFR HPN State-of-the-Art Course and Field Staff Meeting web-site.

The SOTA is scheduled for June 9-12, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This meeting will follow the Global AIDS Coordinator Emergency Plan meeting from June 6-8 in the same location.

The HPN SOTA is held every two years in Africa. Given the high profile, development activities, partners and expectations such as the Global Fund, MAP, PEPFAR, etc., it is extremely critical for USAID HPN staff to be on top of issues dealing with the changing landscape in the health area. The SOTA is one of the only opportunities for HPN teams to obtain critical technical, programmatic, and other updates. It also provides a forum for everyone to exchange information and ideas with colleagues in other missions and USAID/W, as well as discuss issues that are pertinent to the AFR region.

We encourage all HPN staff including, direct hires, FSNS, PSCS, TAACS And fellows, to attend and hope to see you there!!!

This site provides details on SOTA invitees, agenda, dates and schedule, location and hotel accommodations, registration and check-in, airport transfers, and per diem.
 
Objectives
Objectives for AFR SOTA 2004

1. Participants will have increased applicable knowledge on critical scientific and programmatic developments in population and health and capture new, state-of-the-art practices in the AFR region.

2. Participants will exchange ideas and information about program experiences between missions using innovative learning platforms and forge relationships between missions for ongoing dialogue.

3. Shifting priorities in Agency policies, strategies and programs relevant to USAID HPN officers in the Africa region will be clarified.

4. Participants will have conveyed priority issues of concern and needs of support to USAID/W and other field missions.
Announcement
06.02.04 - Latest Agenda has been posted.
05.28.04 - Registration Update for the AFR 2004 SOTA has closed May 28th.
05.21.04 - Registration for the AFR 2004 SOTA has closed May 21th at 12:00pm EST.
05.19.04 - SOTA Mini-University Users Guide has been added to the Guildlines page. Also Open Space description and Agenda has been updated.







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