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Utah Medical Association 120Th House of Delegates September 18-19, 2015 Utah Medical Association 120th House of Delegates September 18-19, 2015 Schedule of Events Grand Summit Hotel at The Canyons in Park City, Utah (Unless otherwise indicated, all events will be in the Kokopelli Grand Ballroom) Friday, September 18, 2015 7:30a UMA Registration and Continental Breakfast Please Visit Exhibits 8:30a Opening Session, UMA House of Delegates 10:00a Break Please Visit Exhibits 10:15a Reconvene General Session 11:30a Break Please Visit Exhibits 12:00n UMPAC Lunch with Guest Speaker 1:15p Break Please Visit Exhibits 1:45p Reference Committees – Sundial Pavilion and the Painted Horse Rm. 6:30p UMA Presidents’ Recognition Dinner Saturday, September 19, 2015 7:30a Continental Breakfast, Registration & Elections (delegates must sign in both FRIDAY and SATURDAY) 8:00a UMA House of Delegates Resumes 12:00n House Adjourns Utah Medical Association Political Action Committee (UMPAC) invites you to its annual PAC Member Luncheon Friday, September 19, 2015 at Noon The Canyons / Kokopelli Grand Ballroom Special Guest Speaker Zuhdi Jasser, MD Dr. Zasser is a frequent commentator on CNN and Fox News on foreign policy as it relates to Islamists and Jihadists such as ISIS. A practicing Muslim himself, Dr. Zasser has been an advocate of the separation of mosque and state, and a vocal and brave critic of those who resort to extreme or violent measures in the name of religion. Dr. Jasser practices internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been an AMA Delegate for many years, where his moderate voice has garnered the respect and admiration of UMA President B. Dee Allred and President-elect Bill Hamilton. In 2003, with a group of American Muslims, Jasser founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) based in Phoenix, Arizona, and in 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism. Utah Medical Association 120th House of Delegates September 18-19, 2015 Grand Summit Hotel at The Canyons in Park City, Utah Room Reservations: 1-888-226-9667 (option 4) / Group Code: CC2UMA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 House of Delegates Continental Breakfast ........ UMA Members.................................. n/c ___________ UMPAC Lunch .............................................. UMPAC Members.................................. n/c ___________ Non-UMPAC Members .............. per person $49 ___________ Delegates’ Dinner ........................................... Delegate & Guest.................................. n/c ___________ Additional Guests ............. per person $58 ____________ Citrus Glazed Salmon Dinner? □1 meal or □2 Pancetta Chicken Dinner? □1 meal or □2 Vegetarian Strudel Dinner? □1 meal or □2 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 House of Delegates Continental Breakfast ............. UMA Members............................ n/c ___________ NAME ____________________________________________PHONE__________________________ EMAIL_____________________________________________________________________________ q I am a UMA delegate representing ________________________________qFirst-time delegate? q I am not a delegate, but am a UMA member. q I am neither a delegate nor a UMA member (please add $200 registration fee) Please return this form with any amounts due to: Utah Medical Association 310 E 4500 S Ste 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84107.4250 Fax 801.747.3501 Email [email protected] Questions? Call Utah Medical Association at 801.747.3500 Credit Card Information Type: q Visa q MasterCard q Discover q AMEX Card #___________________________________ Expiration Date (MM/YY) _______/_______ Name on Card______________________________________________ Security Code_________ Send Receipt to:_________________________________________________________________ (email address, if different from that listed above) .
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