The conference proceedings can be accessed here: Menstrualhygieneday.org / resources / 2016-MHM-Virtual-Conference-Proceedings Attention it is 17 MB big


The poster presentations can be found here: highlights-5th-virtual-conference/

Dear Irene,

I know the feeling about the time zones... I can recommend this website to you which allows easy conversion of times:
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

According to that converter, the conference would start at 3 pm for you.
Might see you there in a few hours!

Elisabeth

This conference is starting what time in Nairobi.Time zoning is tricky for me.

Here is the attachment for the agenda!

Hi Elisabeth,

Thank you so much for your questions and thank you for registering for the 5th Annual Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management in WASH in Schools, Capturing Girls’ Voices: Channeling Girls’ Recommendations into Global Advocacy and National Level Change. This year’s presentations come from a range of countries, including Nepal, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, El Salvador and Kenya. For the first time, this year’s conference will include a donor panel to hear perspectives at the policy and resource level.

To answer your insightful questions, the agenda becomes available upon registration. However, I am attaching the agenda in a PDF form to this post for those who are curious. If you are interested in registering for the conference, please use the following link. We recommend copying and pasting the link into a new web browser.

tinyurl.com/virtualMHM2016

The conference will be held on 25 October 2016 from 8 AM – 4 PM EDT/New York Time. We are excited to bring you a virtual poster session this year featuring 15 submissions from around the world. The list of posters is attached to this post as well. The agenda is also currently online when you log onto the platform.

Please see below for a few equivalent time zones that indicate the starting time of the conference:

London: 1:00PM
Cairo: 2:00PM
Delhi: 5:30PM
Tokyo: 9:00PM
Sydney: 11:00PM

On the day of the conference, please use your email address to log on to the conference platform at tinyurl.com/virtualMHM2016 . The platform is not password-protected, so your email alone will give you access to the platform. The email address that you used to register is the one where you are currently receiving this email. You are not required to download any special software in order to participate in the conference. Once logged onto the system, you will be able to follow along with the presentations and submit any questions you may have to the presenters.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On behalf of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and UNICEF, we look forward to connecting with you on 25 October online and having your active participation in the conference!

All best wishes,

Danika Comey (On behalf of the 5th Virtual Conference on MHM in WinS Organizing Committee)

Dear Danika,

I have just registered for this virtual conference (my first one). I noticed that the program only becomes available AFTER registration (or is there a link for it? Maybe this link works even for non-registered people):
media.rampard.com/unicef/20161025/index.jsp

Also, could you please explain a little bit how this virtual conference will work. Which system will you use (Adobe Connect) and what is the time of the day?
Do I guess right that it starts at 8:00 New York time and finishes at 4:15 pm New York time?

My experience with webinars is that it helps people if you give them a few equivalent time zones, e.g. London, Delhi and Sydney. This makes it easier for people to orientate themselves.

Regards,
Elisabeth

Time to Register!

Capturing Girls’ Voice: Channeling Girls’ Recommendations into Global Advocacy and National Level Change!

The 5th Virtual Conference on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in WASH in Schools (WinS) will focus on the voices of girls’ captured globally to guide action and political commitments. This year’s presentations come from a range of countries, including Nepal, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan and Kenya! They will highlight examples of directly capturing girls’ voices on MHM barriers and proposed solutions, initiatives that translate girls’ expressed needs into actionable programming or strategic shifts in education, and WASH policies including indicators to capture measurable change. Participants can attend online from anywhere and participate live with comments and questions! This conference is organized by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and UNICEF.

Date: October 25th, 2016

Register now!: tinyurl.com/virtualMHM2016

Capturing Girls’ Voices: Channeling Girls’ Recommendations into Global and National Level Action

We are now accepting submissions for the 5th virtual MHM in WASH in Schools conference.
Abstracts are due by August 1st, 2016 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This year’s conference will showcase initiatives that are translating girls’ expressed needs into actionable programming or strategic shifts in education WASH programs and policies.
Please see the attached Call for Abstracts for details on requested content.

A link to register for the conference will be circulated soon!

If you have any questions, please contact the conference organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.