Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 11:15:37 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listing 01/03/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS January 3, 1996 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, 4 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Resource Link IV: Change and Challenge for the Woman of the 21st Century DATE: July 14-16, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): National Women's Resource Center CONTACT: Angie Callaghan, National Women's Resource Center, 515 King St., Ste. 410, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 836-8761, FAX: (703) 684-6048 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Information sources. Community organizations. Community health planning. Policy development. Substance abuse. Mental health services. NOTES: Deadline for receipt of presentation applications: February 9, 1996. TITLE: HIV / STD in Rural Areas: Prevention Issues DATE: March 21, 1996 LOCATION: West Lafayette, IN SPONSOR(S): Rural Center for the Study and Promotion of HIV / STD Prevention; Indiana University; Purdue University CONTACT: Nona Schaler, Division of Conferences, Stewart Center, Rm. 125, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (317) 494-2756 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: HIV prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Incarcerated persons. Rural environment or population. Adolescents. Women. Children. Financial issues. TITLE: Family Youth and Services Bureau National Grantees Meeting DATE: January 8-10, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) CONTACT: Anne Marie Finn, Laurel Consulting, (800) 531-1702, FAX: (301) 490-7260 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Adolescents. Families. Financial issues. Federal government. Funding sources. Substance abuse. Homeless persons. HIV prevention. TITLE: Management of the HIV-Infected Patient: A Practical Approach for the Primary Care Practitioner DATE: February 16-18, 1996 LOCATION: New York, NY SPONSOR(S): Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc. (CBC); American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) CONTACT: Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc. (CBC), 80 W. Madison Ave., Dumont, NJ 07628, (201) 385-8080 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Treatment. Case management. Therapies. Opportunistic infections. HIV prevention. Epidemiology. Tuberculosis (TB). Gastrointestinal diseases or disorders. Neurological diseases or disorders. Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Syphilis. Kaposis sarcoma. Herpes virus group. Wasting syndrome. Mental health. Vaccines. Alternative therapies. NOTES: Early registration deadline is January 5, 1996. One day registrations, $195 per day. Travel, (800) 231-0396. Continuing education credits available. Information about additional conferences is welcome. Please send E-Mail to Flynn McLean (through NAC ONLINE, or 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.