***PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR COLLEAGUES*** JUST 7 DAYS TO ENTER TECHNOLOGY GAMES AT PREVENTION 99: ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE HEALTH INNOVATIONS IN 1999 PARTNERSHIPS FOR NETWORKED CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION will offer its unique TECHNOLOGY GAMES at Prevention 99: Scientific, Political, and Social Priorities for the 21st Century, March 18 - 21,1999, in Arlington, VA. The Partnerships TECHNOLOGY GAMES offer a premier opportunity for developers and vendors of interactive health communication applications (e.g., health web sites, CD-ROMS, kiosks) to gain wide exposure and recognition for their innovations. Experts, potential purchasers, and other attendees are invited to "test drive" applications within the context of a friendly, informal competition. This popular event is designed to encourage development of high-quality applications while being both entertaining and educational. Individuals, companies, universities, civic groups, non-profit organizations, and Federal agencies are invited to enter. At PREVENTION 99, TECHNOLOGY GAMES participants will reach an expected 1,000 preventive medicine professionals with diverse backgrounds in academia, clinical settings, industry, the military, managed care, and federal, state, and local agencies. This conference will focus on establishing priorities to meet the health care and health education challenges of the 21st Century. TECHNOLOGY GAMES will help participants explore how communication technology can support consumers and patients in a partner-based health system. WHEN AND WHERE: PREVENTION 99, March 18-21, 1999, at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel in Arlington, VA. TECHNOLOGY GAMES open March 18th at 6:30 p.m. and close March 20th at 10:45 a.m. TECHNOLOGY GAMES ENTRIES: Applications directly related to preventive medicine and public health are encouraged. REGISTER ONLINE: -Register for the TECHNOLOGY GAMES by FEBRUARY 5, 1999. -Please visit the PREVENTION 99 web site, and fill out the Technology Games exhibitor form: http://www.prevention-meeting.org/gamesreg.htm. -A 250-word description of your application is required and will be featured, with your logo, on the PARTNERSHIPS '99 web site. Please e-mail logo to: [log in to unmask] FEES (including TWO full conference registrations): -Commercial/Scientific Staffed Booth: $ 800* (US) -Non-profit Organizations Staffed Booth (include proof of status): $ 500* (US) *Includes additional $100 entry fee for Technology Games. REGISTER NOW-SPACE IS LIMITED!!!!!! To learn how the TECHNOLOGY GAMES are "played" and to register for upcoming events, visit the PARTNERSHIPS '99 website: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/confrnce/partnr99/ or e-mail: [log in to unmask] *************************DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 5, 1999*****************************