AHRA sets speaker deadline for 2008 conference

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) organization is accepting applications until Friday, August 24, for presentations at its 2008 annual meeting next July in Denver.

The Sudbury, Mass.-based AHRA said that interested speakers may submit proposals for 60-minute, 90-minute, or 3-hour presentations. All presentation applications must be submitted electronically.

Presentation applications may be submitted via the AHRA web site at: http://www.ahraonline.org/ConfEd/AM2008/CallForPresenters.asp.

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