National Events

Saturday, July 10, 2010 - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
2010 Ovarian Cancer National Alliance's Power is Teal Conference
Washington, DC

The 13th annual conference of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance was held in Washington DC from July 10-13. Laura Dickson Bernards, Diane O'Connor, Donna Blankenship, and Pamela Phillips all participated in Lobby Day for the state of Washington and Oregon. More information on the conference can be found here: 2010 Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Conference.

July 7-10, 2009: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance conference
Washington, DC

Diane O'Connor, Becky Coulson, and Amy Miller, of Vancouver; Cheryl Jackson, Laura Bernards, and Terri Noyes of Portland; and Donna Blankenship of Bend attended the conference together. In addition, we participated in Capitol Hill Day where we met with our legislators and health legislative aides to advocate for more funding for ovarian cancer.

May 2, 2009: STS Training
Honolulu, HI

Diane O'Connor and Diane Elizondo trained 7 ovarian cancer survivors in Honolulu to speak with 3rd year medical students at the University of Hawaii about ovarian cancer. This is the newest STS (Survivors Teaching Students) program in the country. We are very proud that we could assist in making this program a reality! Currently there are over 60 STS programs throughout the nation. STS is a signature program of the Ovarian Cancer National Allliance.

July 8 - 10, 2008: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance conference, Washington, DC

Diane O'Connor and Becky Coulson of Vancouver, Cindy Allen of Portland, and Donna Blankenship of Bend attended the conference together. In addition, we participated in Capitol Hill Day where we met with our legislators and health legislative aides to advocate for more funding for ovarian cancer.

Friday, September 7, 2007: "Teal Time" Day

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Wear teal on September 7th, and spread the word on ovarian cancer!

July 11, 2007: Capitol Hill Day at the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Conference, Washington DC.

Karla Theer of Battle Ground and Diane O'Connor of Vancouver meet with Washington State Congressman Brian Baird to advocate for $9 million for Johanna's Law; The Gynecologic Cancer Awareness and Education Act; $20 million for the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program; $6.5 million for the Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative in CDC (Center for Disease Control); and a 6.7% increase for NIH/NCI budget to support research, including clinical trials, early detection and treatment methods.

July 10-13, 2007: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Annual Conference, Washington DC.

The 10th annual OCNA conference was held in Washington DC from July 10-13.

Sept. 6-9, 2006: Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Annual Conference, Washington DC

OCNA sponsored its 9th annual conference. This popular and powerful event brought together survivors, families, activists, and health professionals from all over the country to learn from top experts in the ovarian cancer field. This was the 5th year some of us have attended this outstanding conference.