Description:
The 11th Consumer Issues Conference will be held on October 5 to 7, 2011 with the theme of Pills, Potions and Profits. The location will be the Wyoming Union on the campus of the University of Wyoming. The conference features speakers on business/legal, health and criminal aspects of drugs and consumers. There will also be a documentary film on the drug industry, a panel discussion on medical marijuana, and a panel of legislators focusing on policy issues raised during the conference. Why This Theme? The marketing of drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, is becoming more pervasive but raises some special issues for consumers, including prescription drug advertising, advertising of dietary supplements and other over-the-counter remedies, Internet and cross-border drug sales, drug patenting and pricing issues, alternative medicine, the culture of drugs in American society, drugs and the elderly, medical marijuana, and even criminal issues. This conference will bring to the forefront many business, health and legal issues associated with consumer drugs in ways that can be used by consumers, businesses, attorneys, educators and policymakers. Call for Posters Posters profiling project or academic research are welcome. Please submit an abstract (up to 250 words) on the poster content. With the submission, provide your contact information (name, title, affiliation, e-mail and phone number) and whether your poster is research or project oriented. The posters are to be available during the conference in the conference venue (the Wyoming Union on the campus of the University of Wyoming) by 8:15 am on 6 October 2011 and should remain up until noon on 7 October. During the midmorning break on the 6th (9:55 and 10:30am) the authors should be next to their posters to discuss their work and answer questions. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 15 July. Submission guidelines and presentation tips are available on the conference website homepage. Call for Exhibitors Exhibitors are welcome to reserve a table at the conference to display information of use to participants. To request exhibit space, please complete the "Call for Conference Exhibitors" form by September 30. The specific theme of the Consumer Issues Conference changes each year but consumer education exhibits on topics broader than the conference theme are welcome. There is no fee to be an exhibitor, but the conference planning committee will screen applications in order to ensure that that focus will be preserved. Continuing education credits pending for attorneys, educators, health professionals, family and consumer sciences professionals, and possibly pharmacists. Follow us on Facebook – share us with your network! For more information, contact Virginia Vincenti, vincenti@uwyo.edu, 307-766-4079 or Dee Pridgen, pridgen@uwyo.edu, 307-766-5262. uwyo.edu/consumerconference/