VOICES 2013 NYC Symposium
VOICES 12th Annual
Day of Remembrance Information Forum
Promoting Resilience, Healing Families & Communities
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Marriott Downtown Hotel
85 West Street, New York City
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 VOICES hosted our 13th Annual Day of Remembrance Information Forum. This event was an insightful day featuring presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops led by accomplished clinicians, authors, and researchers. We were pleased to bring together this group of professionals with expertise in the fields of psychology, research, occupational health, and medicine.
The day-long event included the following speakers and presentations:
Round Table Conversation for Families
Round Table Conversation for Survivors and Responders
Victim Compensation Fund Update
Sheila Birnbaum
Special Master of VCF
Laurie Breyer
WTC Health Program Services Manager
Update on the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
Joe Daniels
President/CEO, National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Alice M. Greenwald
Executive Vice President for Programs, Director of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Medical Update on the WTC Health Program
Laurie Breyer
WTC Health Program Services Manager
Terry Miles
Executive Director, WTC Environmental Health Center
Sheila Smyth-Giambanco
Clinical Director, Cancer Care Coordinator
Annie Lok
Program Coordinator, Responder Program Data Center at Mt. Sinai
Meeting the Unmet Needs of Victims' Families & Survivors
Breathing and Meditation Workshop
Dr. Richard P. Brown
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons; Chairman of "Serving Those Who Serve"
"Battle For Ground Zero"
Elizabeth Greenspan
Author: Urban Anthropologists, Teaching at Harvard University
"We're Not Leaving"
Dr. Benjamin Luft
Author: Director of the Long Island Clinical Center of Excellence
September 11th Family Luncheon
PJ Clarke's On The Hudson Four World Trade Center
P.J. Clarke's on the Hudson was kind enough to offer a luncheon for 9/11 families after the Commemorative Event at the 9/11 Memorial located at Four World Financial Center.