Subj: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 ARMED FORCES OPERATIONAL MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM (IDC CONFERENCE)

1. The Navy Independent Duty Corpsman and Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician Associations would like to cordially invite all Navy and
Coast Guard Independent Duty Corpsmen, Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, Preventive Medicine Technicians, Medical Service Officers of
Military Sealift Command, Medical Service Corps Officers, Nurse Practioners, Physician Assistant and any United States Army equivalent to the 3rd Annual
Joint Armed Forces Operational Medicine Symposium (AFOMS).

2. The symposium is the premier military operational medicine event that brings together officers, enlisted and civilian healthcare professional from various services and communities for an exchange of continuing medical education and experiences.

3. The symposium will be held at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, New Orleans, LA from 14-19 June 2009. 1,519 rooms have been reserved at
$116 per night to accommodate attendees. To make reservations on-line, right click on the hotel link provided and select open hyperlink, IDC/IDMT
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/idc1 . You can also copy the link and paste to web browser. If choose to make reservation by phone (888-627-7033)
you must identify yourself as attending the IDC/IDMT symposium when you make the reservation.

4. On-line registration to attend the symposium will be available. Early on-line registration fee will be $100. Early on-line registration will stop on 15 May 2009. On-line registration after 15 May will be $150. On-line registration will close on 07 June 2009. However, there will be an on-site registration. Fee for on-site registration will be $175.

5. To register on-line: Log onto, http://www.hjf.org/events/2009-idcidmt.html .
This is the Henry Jackson Foundation website for the Advancement of Military Medicine.

6. Uniform will be: Air Force = BDU/Flight Unit; Navy= Khakis/working white; Coast Guard = Service or Duty Uniform, MSO = Uniform equivalent to Navy/civilian attire and U.S. Army = any uniform equivalent to other branch services.

7. POC for questions or concerns is HMCM Tommie Thompson, Comm :(202)762-3472, e-mail: tommie [dot] thompsonIII [at] med [dot] navy [dot] mil and HMCM Keith Boyce,
Comm: (202)762-3471, e-mail: keith [dot] boyce [at] med [dot] navy [dot] mil.