Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!
From: Teona Shalamberidze <[email-masked]>
To: Natalie Sorkin <[email-masked]>
Cc: Tamta Kobakhidze <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:38:20 +0000

Please, if you don’t mind, we prefer a letter and we are providing the following information:

Full Name: Teona Shalamberidze

Address: 19/8 I. Petritsi street, Didi Digomi, Tbilisi, Georgia 0132

Place of Employment: Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia, USAID Health System Strengthening Project

Position: Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator

Passport Number: 10CC63361

Date of Birth: 01 Sep 1984

Country of Birth: Georgia

Country of Citizenship: Georgia

Country of Residency: Georgia

For Tamta Kobakhidze

Full Name: Tamta Kobakhidze

Address: 26/35 D.Tavdadebuli street, Didi Digomi, Tbilisi, Georgia 0132

Place of Employment: Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia, USAID Health System Strengthening Project

Position: Health Management Information System Analyst

Passport Number: 05AA71412

Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1984

Country of Birth: Georgia

Country of Citizenship: Georgia

Country of Residency: Georgia

Best Regards,

Teona Shalamberidze

Marketing and PR Coordinator
Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia
USAID Health System Strengthening Project
144, Tsereteli Avenue
Tbilisi 0119, Georgia
Tel.: (995 32) 251 00 21 (ext.: 1617)

Mob.: (995 99) 503 803

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From: Natalie Sorkin [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:26 PM
To: Teona Shalamberidze
Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Hello Teona,

Did you receive email confirmations for membership and registration. You should be able to print those from your email.

I can also create a letter of invitation for you and Tamta which might be more useful to present at the Embassy. Would you prefer a letter of invitation instead? If so, I will need the following information for both of you:

Full Name:

Address:

Place of Employment:

Position:

Passport Number:

Date of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Country of Citizenship:

Country of Residency:

Warm Regards,

Natalie

Ph: 202.777.2504 | Fax: 202.777.2530

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Annual Meeting

From: Teona Shalamberidze [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:22 AM
To: Natalie Sorkin
Cc: Tata Kobakhidze ([email-masked])
Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Natalie,

I am very sorry to bother you with my emails, but next week we are going to pass the procedures at US Embassy and as APHA membership and conference registration forms were not printer friendly, I would like to kindly ask you to provide a short document or letter for me and my colleague – Tamta Kobakhidze (which form would be convenient for you, on separate documents for each person) to prove that we really are APHA members and registered for full conference (with dates).

My membership ID is: 9959612 and Registration ID #: 411049

Tamta Kobakhidze’s membership ID is: 9959720 and Registration ID #: 411059

Thank you very much in advance!

Best Regards,

Teona Shalamberidze

Marketing and PR Coordinator
Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia
USAID Health System Strengthening Project
144, Tsereteli Avenue
Tbilisi 0119, Georgia
Tel.: (995 32) 251 00 21 (ext.: 1617)

Mob.: (995 99) 503 803

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From: Natalie Sorkin [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:45 PM
To: Teona Shalamberidze
Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Hello Teona,

I checked with my membership department and you should not have been charged the $40 fee if you opted out of having printed material. You will be refunded the $40. It usually takes about 2 weeks for the refund to be processed.

Warm Regards,

Natalie

Ph: 202.777.2504 | Fax: 202.777.2530

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From: Teona Shalamberidze [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:47 AM
To: Natalie Sorkin
Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Dear Natalie,

I became APHA member. I chose green discount option and the bill showed me $75, but somehow after providing the visa information for payment I was charged $115 instead of $95. And the system did/t notify me at any stage about the additional $40 that was indicated as being for airmail periodicals  that I didn’t want. Please, see the attached screenshot of payment details.

Is there any possibility That I will be refunded that $40 back as this amount is not for membership.

Thank you in advance!

Best Regards,

Teona Shalamberidze

Marketing and PR Coordinator
Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia
USAID Health System Strengthening Project
144, Tsereteli Avenue
Tbilisi 0119, Georgia
Tel.: (995 32) 251 00 21 (ext.: 1617)

Mob.: (995 99) 503 803

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From: Natalie Sorkin [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 5:21 PM
To: Teona Shalamberidze
Subject: RE: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Hello Teona,

Thank you for your interest in APHA. I’m glad to hear that you and many of your colleagues want to join the meeting. The fee you mention below for someone who makes less than $45,000 a year is based on their membership to APHA. You must be a member of APHA to get that discount.

You can register as a regular member with a salary less than $45,000 during the  registration process at https://show.jspargo.com/apha13/Registration/Default.aspx. Click the button that says “Become A New Member.” Then select the membership category for someone who makes less than $45,000. You can upload proof of salary directly on the website. The cost of membership is $95 and if you opt for the green discount it would only be $75.

Membership is valid for one year only and is non-refundable. After the next year you do not need to renew and we will not automatically charge your credit card.

Once you finish membership you will be taken to registration. You will automatically be offered the discounted member price of $265. The total for membership with the green discount and registration would be $340. This would be the best price option for someone who wants to attend the conference for the full meeting.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Warm Regards,

Natalie

Natalie Sorkin, CMP

Meetings Manager
American Public Health Association

800 I (Eye) Street NW | Washington, DC 20001

Ph: 202.777.2504 | Fax: 202.777.2530

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From: Teona Shalamberidze [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:01 AM
To: Yolanda Stokes
Subject: Question regarding the APHA Conference enrolment!

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing regarding the APHA Conference fees that are shown on your site http://www.apha.org/meetings/registration/reg_fees.htm

Our project is participating in the APHA conference this year and some colleagues are willing to join the conference. But we have some questions regarding the fees for enrolment: as indicated on your site the payment for a person with less than $45,000 (for the member) if paid before 26th of September is $265. You don’t have options in this category for non-members. So, please can you explain to us if this $265 include the membership fee or membership fee should be added to this $265?

If registered as members and we used Green discount as well, are we supposed to pay membership fee for every year or can we cancel the membership during the year?

The point is that, we have salary less than $45,000 a year, we are not an APHA members and we are willing to participate the full conference (not only one day). Can you suggest the best price options for us?

Another question is regarding the document showing the annual salary: should we submit the document online?

Thank you so much in advance for your consideration and support.

Sincerely,

Teona Shalamberidze

Marketing and PR Coordinator
Abt Associates Incorporated - Georgia
USAID Health System Strengthening Project
144, Tsereteli Avenue
Tbilisi 0119, Georgia
Tel.: (995 32) 251 00 21 (ext.: 1617)

Mob.: (995 99) 503 803

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