"Rosling, a doctor and global health professor, has become famous for his energetic lectures, in which he narrates mind-blowing statistics on development and public health. His quest to use numbers to shatter stereotypes of rich and poor countries has brought him global prominence."

Foreign Policy Magazine, which named Rosling as one of the world's "100 most" important global thinkers of 2009.

Passport to Global Health Celebration
Thursday, March 25, 2010
5:30-8:30 p.m.
The Westin Seattle

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Register Today
Please make plans to join us on March 25. You may RSVP by completing the on-line registration form by March 11. For general event information, please contact Mary Rennekamp at 206-256-7120 or at passport@sbri.org.



Keynote Address by Hans Rosling
The Passport Celebration will feature a keynote address by doctor, researcher and global health data visionary Hans Rosling. During his visually dynamic presentations of world health statistics,  Rosling will dramatically change the way you look at social and economic development and give you a new, better understanding of the so-called developing world. By exploring world trends with his Gapminder data bubble software, Rosling will demystify global health.

“You’ve never seen data presented like this….In Rosling’s hands, data sings. Trends come to life, and the big picture—usually hazy at best—snaps into sharp focus.”
—TED conference attendee

Watch Rosling's energetic TED presentation "The Seemingly Impossible is Possible" to get an idea of what you'll learn during the Passport to Global Health Celebration.

About the Passport to Global Heath Celebration
Each spring, SBRI hosts a large-scale community event aimed at increasing public awareness of and support for global health, while raising funds for innovative infectious disease research. Throughout the event's five year history, more than 3,000 people have joined SBRI to raise awareness of the need to improve health for underserved populations.

Previous Passport Celebration Speakers
SBRI has welcomed world-renowned authors, economists and doctors to share their vision for a healthier world:

2009: Paul Farmer, founder of Partners In Health. Watch Dr. Farmer's keynote address.
2008: Melinda Gates, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2007: Julie Gerberding, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006: Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University
2005: Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer of bestselling global health books