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

Register Today

Please make plans to join us on March 25. You may RSVP by completing the online registration form by March 11. For general event information, please contact Mary Rennekamp at 206.256.7120 or at passport@seattlebiomed.org.

• Corporate sponsorship levels start at $2,500.
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• Individual tables start at $1,500.
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• Single tickets are available starting at $250.
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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.

Previous Passport Celebration Speakers

2009: Paul Farmer, founder of Partners In Health
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