Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 14:43:08 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listings, 05/24/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS May 24, 1995 The Clearinghouse's Conference Calendar Database contains information about upcoming conferences related to HIV and AIDS. NAC ONLINE users can search this database by selecting "Clearinghouse Databases" from the NAC ONLINE main menu. When asked to enter a database name, specify "CONF" to search the Calendar. To access the NAC ONLINE BBS, set your communications software to dial (800) 851-7245, and set the options for 8 data bits, N parity, 1 stop bit, full duplex, and complete a new user questionnaire. Only non-profit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and health departments are given full access to NAC ONLINE and the NAC databases. Overnight, 5 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Northwestern Indian AIDS Conference DATE: June 28-30, 1995 LOCATION: Polson, MT SPONSOR(S): Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board HIV Prevention Project CONTACT: HIV Prevention Project, (503) 528-4185 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Native Americans. HIV prevention. Rural environment or population. Community organizations. Activism. Educator education. NOTES: Fee: $25. For accommodation information, (800) 882-6363. TITLE: Antibiotic Discovery: Exploiting New Understanding of Mechanisms of Action DATE: June 26-27, 1995 LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications CONTACT: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-6400 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Therapeutic drugs. Antibody drugs. Antiviral drugs. Research needs. Clinical trials. NOTES: A post-conference workshop will be held on June 27, 1995, focusing on Antiviral Discovery: Response to the Viral Drug Resistence Epidemic. Fee: $795 for conference only; $495 for workshop only; $1,090 for both. Full-time government employees, universities, and university-affiliated hospitals: $495 for conference only; $295 for workshop only; $690 for both. For accommodation information, (215) 563-1600, FAX: (215) 567-2822. For travel accommodations, contact Thomas Book at (800) 457-2323 or (617) 237-6744. TITLE: Clinical Trials: Re-Engineering Clinical Research to Maxamize Economic Efficiencies DATE: July 19-21, 1995 LOCATION: Boston, MA SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications CONTACT: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-6400 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Clinical trials. Vaccines. Therapeutic drugs. Federal government. Women. Financial issues. Pharmaceutical research. Developing nations. Case studies. NOTES: In addition to the conference, three half day summits are also offered at the conclusion of the conference. Fee: Conference only, $1,295; each summit, $495; conference and one summit, $1,790; conference and two summits, $1,985; conference and three summits, $2,380. Accommodations information, (617) 267-5300, FAX: (617) 267-7668. TITLE: Preventing Infection, Preventing Disease: Fifth Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research DATE: June 8-11, 1995 LOCATION: Winnipeg, CA - Canada SPONSOR(S): Canadian Association for HIV Research CONTACT: Registration: Ms. Randy Schwartz, Chair, Registration Committee, Section of Infectious Diseases, Room A1105 St. Boniface General Hospital, 409 Tache Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6, Canada, (204) 237-2948, FAX: (204) 233-7125. For additional information: Julie Knight, Conference Coordinator, (204) 789- 3376, FAX: (204) 789-3489, Internet email: knight@bldghsc.lan1.umanitoba.ca. (exclude final period from address) EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Epidemiology. Clinical trials. Antiviral drugs. Perinatal transmission. Injection drug users with HIV/AIDS. Funding sources. Immune modulators. Risk factors. Opportunistic infections. Health professional education. Research needs. Activism. Cultural factors. NOTES: Fee: CAHR members, $50; Associate members, $25; Non- members, $100; Persons with HIV/AIDS, $25. TITLE: American Conference on the Dental Management of HIV Disease DATE: June 16-18, 1995 LOCATION: Chicago, IL SPONSOR(S): University of the Pacific School of Dentistry; American Dental Association CONTACT: Marcia Greenburg, American Dental Association, (800) 621- 8099 ext. 2535, (312) 440-2535 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Dental care services. Dental education. Dentistry. Dentists. Health professional education. Treatment. Opportunistic infections. Diagnostic tests. Occupational safety. Occupational exposure. Case management. Epidemiology. Tuberculosis (TB). Hepatitis. HIV transmission. Nutrition. Legal issues. Information sources. Saliva. Pediatrics. Therapeutic drugs. Information about additional conferences is welcome. Please send E-Mail to Flynn McLean (GHMCLEAF through NAC ONLINE, fmclean@cdcnac.aspensys.com via the Internet) at the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse; include the title, dates, site, sponsoring agency, contact information, registration fee, and topics to be discussed at the conference.