# 2275
Just a reminder, the online pandemic conference entitled The Pandemic Threat: Preparing an Organizational Response begins in a few hours (11am EDT, 10am CDT).
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the CDC, and other speakers include Governor Tommy Thompson (former Secretary of HHS), and Dr. William Winkenwerder, Former Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
The conference will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm CST, and will be held in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
It will also be broadcast live on the Internet.
This conference is free to attend or to view online. You do have to register in advance, however.