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2025 Implementers Conference

2025 Implementers Conference

OMRS25 Hosts

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Ministry of Health Uganda

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METS Uganda

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OMRS25 - Uganda

Uganda welcomes you to this years' OpenMRS implementers' annual meeting!

This year's theme is:

“Transforming digital health through open innovation and collaboration”

 

This is the 16th in-person OpenMRS Implementers’ conference, the 10th in Africa and the 2nd to be held in Uganda at the Speke Resort, Munyonyo.

This year Uganda is looking into bringing all the community members together to share and demonstrate how OpenMRS implementations can be used to accelerate Universal Health Coverage. The conference will explore topics on collaboration, standards and interoperability and delivering comprehensive care.

The conference will also aim to highlight all the different initiatives that are taking place in the community such the O3 developments and the series of hackathons that have taken place over the course of this year. 

The 2025 Conference Program will kick off with a hackathon which will be followed by the official opening of the conference. There will also be “unconferencing” session, panel discussion(Fish bowl), lighting talks and site visits.

Objectives

  1. To explore the integration of emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and mobile health within OpenMRS to enhance its functionality and impact.

  2. To strengthen collaboration and networking among implementers, developers, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders within the OpenMRS community.

  3. To showcase the transformative impact of OpenMRS in strengthening digital health systems across the Globe.

  4. To accelerate the adoption and effective implementation of OpenMRS through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and the dissemination of best practices.

  5. To promote community-driven development and contribution.

Who Should Attend and Why

  • People new to OpenMRS who want to connect to others using the platform around the world

  • eHealth Leaders and Public Health or ICT decision-makers who want to learn more about OpenMRS

  • OpenMRS Implementers who want to share their experiences and learn from others. Share your best practices from implementations.

  • OpenMRS Developers – anyone building systems to integrate with or extend OpenMRS. Collaborate and improve your technical skills in OpenMRS.

  • Health practitioners - healthcare staff are why we're here! Propose and prioritize your top features for future releases of the software.

  • Health researchers and publishers - connect with other researchers from around the globe

  • Funders in the eHealth space who want to learn more about the Community's work and meet the world-wide community!

  • People working on related health software, such as other Global Goods

  • You!

Registration

Early Bird Registration is now open!! ⏱️

To fully register for the conference the following is required:

  1. Register via our Conference website here.

  2. Secure your ticket using any of the payment options on the conference website.

In case you run into any problems, reach out via events@openmrs.org. 

Please note: The information collected will be mainly used in the planning of this conference, such as scholarship applications, logistical arrangements and hackathon attendance. Please ensure if travelling as a group or being sponsored by an organisation, each individual needs to register using the registration form.

 

The conference registration packages are as follows:-

 

Package

Opening Dates

Rate

Status

Package

Opening Dates

Rate

Status

Early Bird

May 2025 to 15th June 2025.

USD$ 400

Open.

Regular 

16th June  2025 to 15th Aug 2025.

USD $ 450

Open.

Late & On-Site

16th Aug 2025 to 15th Sep 2025.

USD $ 500

Open.

 

Registration Fees

Purchase your tickets within the specified window if you want to take advantage of the discounted rates. For those of you that are being sponsored by your organization and aren't personally paying for your own tickets, we understand and will accommodate any challenges in payment delays.

Payment Options 

PayPal

PayPal email: accounting@openmrs.org

Payment link: Pay using this link

Wire Transfers

Invoices: Send an email to accounting@openmrs.org and copy events@openmrs.org to get an invoice with the payment details.

The following information should be provided to help us generate the invoice for your team: 

  1. To whom should the invoice be addressed to.

  2. The number and names of the participants.

  3. Which ticket type(early, regular, late) you are paying for.

Wire transfers take a period of 2 weeks to reflect into our accounts. Thus once payment is done, we kindly request you to share the remittance advise as proof of payment and easy of follow up.

Wire transfers close on August 30, 2025.

Inquiries: Send an email to accounting@openmrs.org and copy events@openmrs.org

Schedule

A draft of the  Conference Schedule will be shared in due course.

What to Expect

Details to come!

The conference schedule has not yet been set, but usually entails the following major activities:

  • Conference Assembly / Official Launch

  • Conference Sessions

  • Unconference Sessions

  • Lightning Talks

  • Demonstrations

  • Hackathon

  • Site Visits

  • Evening Gala Dinner

  • Unconference Sessions: The conference will be structured in a semi-unconference format - each conference date will comprise with a number of pre-determined sessions/events, followed by open slots for the audience to propose sessions of their choice.

Hackathon

The Hackathon is 1 and 1/2 days. It will commence on 15th Sep 2025 and come to close on 16th Sep 2025  at 1:00 pm to pave way to the official opening of the conference on the same day. 

The different teams will have time throughout the conference to continue working on their solutions and will make a presentation of their achievements to the community. See suggested challenges on the OMRS25 Hackathon Wiki Page.

You can propose your hackathon ideas/topics/issue here on Talk.

Propose Session Ideas

  • Unconference Sessions - One-hour group discussions on a topic of interest to the group. Have a suggestion for something that should be discussed in one of these sessions? Submit your session idea(s) on our Unconference Session - Talk Thread (coming soon)

 

  • Lightning Talks - An hour-long session where a dozen presenters each get no more than 5 minutes to stand up a present to the group. We get introduced to some of the great work the community  is doing in the lightning talk session. These are a great way to introduce work or ideas to the community to spark greater interest. If you have something you'd like to share, make sure you can fit your ideas within the strictly enforced 5-minute limit and propose your lightning talk on our Lightning Talks - Talk Thread

 

  • Demonstrations - The demonstrations session is an opportunity for people to set up a "booth" (e.g., a laptop ± any materials) in a room and demonstrate their ideas/work to small groups visiting each demonstration. You would end up giving a brief presentation multiple times to small groups of attendees with the opportunity to answer their questions and discover new collaborative opportunities. If you want to demonstrate your work, register your interest on our Demonstration - Talk Thread (coming soon)

Social Networking

If you are attending OMRS25 or wish you could but cannot and want to keep in touch with people at the conference:

Talk

Twitter

Email Update List

  • Sign up for our email update list!

TRAVELLING TO Uganda

Invitation Letters & Visas

Air travel.

Entebbe International Airport services direct connections from a number of international destinations including major air hubs in Africa, Europe and UAE. 

Invitation Letters

OpenMRS will be providing invitation letters to those who might need them. Kindly provide details for the invitation letters in the registration form.

You can also email us at events@openmrs.org and copy beryl@openmrs.org. 

Visas

All visitors including infants and children who intend to travel to the Republic of Uganda must have an approved Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) before the start of their journey.

To apply: Uganda Visa is only available online through https://visas.immigration.go.ug/#/

As an attendee to this conference and not residing in Uganda, kindly consider the visa information provided  "HERE" to guide your travelling plans.

Immigration Services Contacts

Visa inquiries

Vaccinations

For more information on vaccines and medication required when travelling to Uganda, please review this link "HERE".

Accommodation

Speke Resort, Munyonyo.

Accommodation is not part of the registration fees. 

The Conference Center is located within Speke Resort which is the recommended accommodation option for this years conference.

All conference attendees have a negotiated rate of $165 per night on Bed and Breakfast for a standard room.

Bookings

To make your accommodation bookings, use the details below:

  1. Contact Person: Flavia Nzaaro, Sales Account Manager

  2. Email: spekeresort@spekeresort.com or call: +256 757 705 038 /+256 200 415 000

NOTE: Indicate that you are part of the OpenMRS conference to get the negotiated rate. These rates are not same as the ones on the official booking site, therefore, send an email for booking.

Available rooms are ‘Superior’ rooms.

Incase of any questions, send an email to events@opemrs.org 

Proof of Accommodation Letters

For those applying for visas/Electronic Travel Authorisation and need proof of accommodation, the hotel provides the letters. Let them know you will need that in the booking email.


Accommodation Alternatives

In addition to the Speke Resort Munyonyo, there are other accommodation alternatives that are near the Conference Center.

These include:

 

SPONSORSHIP

Event Sponsorship

Sponsorship benefits begin at $5,000.00 and can be customized based on the goals and available budget of the sponsoring organization. Please see the sponsorship packages available here or contact events@openmrs.org for more information.

Sponsorship packages can include the following:

  • Complimentary conference registrations 

  • Sponsor ribbon 

  • Prominent sign recognition in conference registration area 

  • Name or logo on screen before plenary sessions

  • Named sponsor for lightning talk or cultural entertainment event 

  • Named sponsor for coffee and tea breaks

  • Recognition during keynote talks

  • Organization listed on "conference sponsor" section on website including logo and 

  • website link 

  • Logo on conference t-shirt or lanyard 

Sponsorship packages: A comprehensive tier and benefits list can be seen "HERE"

Business Sponsorship

Business sponsorship is available to those registering four participants without additional cost. If your organization is only sponsoring 3 participants, the cost will be an additional $200 USD to be a business sponsor; if only 2 participants, there is an additional cost of $300 USD; for one participant, there is an additional cost of $400. As part of your business sponsorship,  there will be an area to have a display to share information at a designated location and time during the meeting. If you are interested in this option, please contact events@OpenMRS.org.

 

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