Agenda – Women Deliver

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The Women Deliver 2010 conference was held from 7-9 June 2010 in Washington, DC. The theme of this conference was “Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women.”

June 6    
  9:00 am-4:00 pm Youth Workshop
  2:00 pm-6:00 pm Early Registration
  4:30 pm-6:30 pm Networking Reception: Ice Cream Social
June 7    
  8:30 am-10:30 am Welcome Address and Opening Plenary: Celebrate Progress and Sustain Momentum
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Concurrent breakout sessions
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Chairman's Session: Integration: Is It the Holy Grail?
  12:45 pm-1:15 pm A Lunch Conversation with Melinda Gates
  1:30 pm-3:00 pm Chairman's Session: Women and Power
  1:30 pm-4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
  3:15 pm-4:15 pm Chairman's Session: Analyzing Progress: A Closer Look at the New Statistics on Maternal Mortality
  4:30 pm-6:00 pm Plenary: Next Steps in Getting to MDG 5  
  6:00 pm-7:00 pm International Supper
  7:00 pm-8:30 pm Cultural Night: Music, Poetry, Readings, and Film
June 8   Symposium: Technology As A Catalyst for Social Transformation
  8:30 am-10:30 am Plenary: Modern Contraception Comes of Age
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Chairman's Session: What’s On the Horizon?
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
  12:45 pm-1:15 pm Lunch with Dr. Michel Sidibe
  1:30 pm-3:00 pm Chairman's Session: Strategies to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections
  1:30 pm-4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
  3:15 pm-4:15 pm Chairman's Session: Challenges in Meeting the Unmet Need for Contraception
  4:30 pm-6:00 pm Plenary: Contraception’s Promise: A Better Life for the World’s Women
  6:00 pm-8:00 pm Gala Reception
June 9    
  8:30 am-10:30 am Plenary: Girls Speak: Exploring the Girl Effect
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Chairman's Session: Words Matter: Language That Reflects Our Values and Speaks to Diverse Experiences
  11:00 am-12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
  12:45 pm-1:15 pm Lunch with Honourable Beverly J. Oda and Dr. Tore Godal
  1:30 pm-3:00 pm Chairman's Session: Summing It Up: What Did We Learn and Where Are We Going?
  1:30 pm-3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
  3:15 pm-4:45 pm Plenary: Women Need a World that Delivers
  4:45 pm-5:00 pm The Last Word

Meetings and Events Sponsored by Other Organizations

June 5-6   Symposium on Strengthening Midwifery
June 6   PAC Consortium
June 6   DFID Consultation on Measuring Maternal Mortality
June 7 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm Film Screening hosted by Save the Children and the Maternal Health Task Force
June 8 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event hosted by Pathfinder International
June 8   Countdown to 2015
June 8 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Latina Lunch

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