The sixth annual Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, August 24–28 2008 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in downtown Atlanta. The theme this year is Public Health Informatics: Collaboration at the Crossroads, and the conference is slated to bring together the best of the informatics community in one place to build the future of PHIN. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will co-sponsor this event.

This year, HIMSS and IHE will present the Interoperability Showcase, featuring healthcare vendors and systems communicating using IHE profiles and demonstrating interoperability scenarios in public health.