Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MICRONUTRIENT FORUM 5TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE CONNECTED WORKSTREAM REPRESENTED THE SINGLE LARGEST EXPENSE IN 2019. THIS CONFERENCE IS THE PREEMINENT GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENING FOCUSED ON HUMAN MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITION IN A GLOBAL HEALTH CONTEXT AND REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST-KNOWN PRODUCT. PLANNING FOR THE CONFERENCE REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL LEAD TIME TO DEVELOP THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM, REGISTER DELEGATES, AND MANAGE ALL RELATED LOGISTICS. FOR THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN 2020, THE ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR 2019 WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON LOGISTICS AND DEVELOPING A ROBUST SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS SPENDING HUNDREDS OF HOURS DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND REVIEWING POSTER PRESENTATIONS. THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY TRANSITIONED INTO A VIRTUAL EVENT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, HAD 96 SESSIONS AND OVER 350 POSTERS ON DISPLAY, AND OVER 3,000 REGISTERED DELEGATES.
THE TRANSITION WORKSTREAM REPRESENTED THE EFFORT TO, IN ADDITION TO OTHER TASKS, ESTABLISH THE FORUM AS THE GO-TO KNOWLEDGE BROKER AND TECHNICAL RESOURCE FOCUSING ON MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITION. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THE FORUM SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME LIAISING WITH PARTNERS AND MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM, AND DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT NOT ONLY COMMUNICATED THE POSITIONING AND WORK OF THE FORUM BUT ALSO IDENTIFIED AND SHARED TRENDS IN THE SPACE, AND THE WORK OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
THE MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WORKSTREAM INCLUDED THE FORUMS LEADERSHIP OF THE HEALTHY MOTHERS HEALTHY BABIES (HMHB) GOALKEEPERS ACCELERATOR PROJECT. THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION GOALKEEPERS INITIATIVE CREATES ACCELERATOR PROJECTS TO CATALYZE PARTNERSHIP AND ACTION, AND THE FORUM SERVED AS THE TENTPOLE PARTNER FOR THE HMHB ACCELERATOR. THE PROGRAM BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY $50 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION AND SCALE-UP OF MMS TO REACH MORE THAN 17.5 MILLION PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR NEWBORNS BY THE END OF 2022.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Emorn Udomkesmalee | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Solomon | Secretary | 15 | $0 |
| Saskia Osendarp | President | 40 | $0 |
| Lynnette Neufeld | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Roland Kupka | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Katharine Kreis | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Klaus Kraemer | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Ken Brown | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Howdy Bouis | Trustee | 15 | $0 |
| Maria Andrade | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Clayton Ajello | Treasurer | 15 | $0 |
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