On dates of Medicine X | Ed 2015

There has been some recent discussion in the Medicine X community about the dates of Medicine X | Ed, which falls on Sept 23-24, 2015. At Stanford Medicine X we respect and seek to accommodate the needs of all of our delegates.

There are many factors that we had to take into account when selecting the dates of Medicine X | Ed, such as: venue availability, budget constraints, and avoiding conflict with other existing conferences. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to avoid conflicting the first day of Medicine X | Ed with Yom Kippur. On behalf of Stanford Medicine X, please accept our apologies.

At the end of the day, we needed to decide if we should cancel the event or proceed even though the first day conflicts with a Jewish high holy day. After extensive discussions with our conference staff and advisors, we concluded there would be a greater benefit to the Medicine X community in holding the event compared with the alternative which would be to cancel the event altogether.

If there are local members of the Jewish community who would like to attend the workshop day only on Sept 24, 2015, please do contact my staff directly and we can offer discounted registrations for that event. We also invite members of the Jewish community to view our video livestream of the plenary event on Sept 23, 2015, which will be broadcast globally free of charge.

Thanks so much for your understanding in this matter. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.