Student Volunteers

Student Volunteer Registration is now closed.

Benefits:

Networking with more than 25,000 industry professionals
Conference education sessions**
Exhibition hall featuring 900+ healthcare IT companies**
2 HIMSS shirts
All scheduled meals throughout the conference, including a daily morning breakfast briefing, lunch and various student/staff dinner and party functions
Complimentary shared housing
Daily transportation to/from the convention center
Post-conference cash incentive

** Your badge will allow access to both the educational sessions and the trade show floor. Free time varies by assignments.

Prerequisites:

To become a student volunteer at HIMSS 2009, you must be:

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Currently a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in a related field*.
Available from the dates of April 3 – April 8, 2009
Age 21 years or older.

* A copy of your schedule or a letter from your institution is acceptable form of proof – a copy of your student ID will not be accepted.

Your Commitment:

Air transportation to/from Chicago
Ground transportation to/from Chicago airport to your hotel
Incidental charges, i.e. hotel incidentals and meals outside of scheduled meals
A commitment to HIMSS to be available for the entire conference. April 3 (Mandatory student orientation/conference set-up begins promptly at noon) through April 8 (Final day of conference until 3pm – optional evening wrap-up party)

Application deadline is January 16, 2009. Students will be notified of acceptance by January 30, 2009. If you have any questions, contact Andrew Fliege at 312-915-9562 or afliege@himss.org.