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In This Issue:  7th Annual Health Information Technology Institute Board Nomination and Election Results7th Annual Health Information Technology Institute The Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS is excited to announce its 7th annual Health Information Technology Institute, which will take place on May 21, at the University of MN Carlson School of Management. This year's conference is titled "Payers, Providers, and Politics, Oh My!," and will feature keynote speeches from Johanna Berg, Chief Information officer of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Jeff David, HIMSS Senior Executive. This is an all-day event with technical, clinical, payor, and vendor breakout tracks facilitated by local experts. For full event information and online event registration, please visit the chapter website at: http://www.himss-mn.org/programs/2008Programs/May2008AnnualEventlink.htm Board Nomination and Election Results National Volunteer Week is April 27-May 3, so it is a fitting time for the chapter to announce its new board members for the upcoming 2008-2009 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS could not function without all the tremendous efforts of its volunteer board members. Thank you to the following chapter leaders for offering their time for the upcoming year. Please note, ballots were not sent out this year due to single nominations for the elected roles. EXISTING POSITIONS Past President - Pam Graves President - Dan Davenport Treasurer - Steven Due ELECTED POSITIONS President-Elect - Andy Galbus Secretary - Jennifer Boehne APPOINTED POSITIONS Program Director - Pete Palmer Program Director-Elect - Ken Stensvold Member Relations Chair - Katie O’Brien Sponsorship Co-chair - Dan Fitzgibbons Sponsorship Co-chair - John Eichten Outreach Chair - Lance Guth National Advocacy Liaison - Susan Heichert Southern Regional Director - Lonna Stork Twin Cities Regional Director - Mark Rubin Twin Cities Regional Director - Amy Lorentz Scholarship Co-chair - Tammy Winden Scholarship Co-chair - Amy Watters Communications Director - Sue Green At Large Director - Margaret Senn At Large Director - Kristin Hansen At Large Director - Diane Walizer At Large Director - Greg Staudenmaier Physician Liaison - Andrew Mellin Please make sure to thank all of your new board members for their commitment and dedication to your chapter in the upcoming year! The MN chapter has multiple opportunities for volunteers, so if you are not a board member but are interested in contributing to the chapter, please email president@himss-mn.org. |
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