OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The Congress was organized and produced by Pro-Cultura and sponsored by George Washington University Medical Center who were responsible for Continuing Medical Education accreditation. Additional advice and support was provided by the Scientific Advisory Committees as well as co-sponsoring institutions.
A Washington DC office was provided by the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
ORGANIZERS
Anna Souza, Conference
Director
Nonie King, Outreach and Media Coordinator
both of:
Pro-Cultura, Inc.
301 Old Sleepy Hollow Rd.
Pleasantville, NY 10570 - USA
914-741-2781 (phone)
914-741-1932 (fax)
pcultura@westnet.com
Jackie Wootton, M.Ed., Scientific Coordinator
Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
5411 West Cedar Lane, Suite 205A
Bethesda, MD USA
301-581-0118 (phone)
301-581-0119 (fax)
Web Site: www.amfoundation.org
Staff Bios
Anna Souza, Congress
Coordinator, and Director of Pro-Cultura, Inc. has over
fifteen years of experience with Asian and Central Asian cultures, dealing with issues of
conservation and protection of cultural heritage. As Executive Director of Tibet House New
York, she organized and coordinated the International Year of Tibet. Anna Souza was the
Tibet House coordinator for the exhibition "Wisdom and Compassion: the Sacred Art of
Tibet" as well as several other photo-exhibitions, film festivals, publications and
performing arts presentations.
Jackie Wootton, Scientific Coordinator, President of Alternative Medicine Foundation. Inc. worked for two years designing and developing information resources for the Office of Alternative Medicine, NIH, combining expertise in alternative medicine information and electronic networking. Consultancies include directing the Informatics Project at the R & H Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons and as Associate Investigator on two NIH Clinical Center studies. Information work in the public interest continues through the newly formed Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. She is currently Executive Editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine (indexed in Medline) and has published widely on alternative medicine research information, women's health research, databases, and the Internet.
Nonie King, Outreach and Media Coordinator, Project Manager at Pro-Cultura, Inc. With a background in market research as well as in business and management, Anona will help oversee all logistics regarding management of lists, worldwide speakers, organizations and guests as well as ICTM media and press outreach.