Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 11:14:22 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Information 07/24/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS July 24, 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, 6 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Genetic Vaccines and Immunotherapeutic Strategies DATE: October 23-24, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications (IBC) CONTACT: International Business Communications (IBC) USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-7911 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Research programs. Vaccines. Clinical trials. Tuberculosis (TB). Hepatitis. NOTES: Fee: $895; Government, university employees, and university-affiliated hospital employees, $495. TITLE: Musocal Immunization: Genetic Approaches and Adjuvants DATE: October 21-22, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications (IBC) CONTACT: International Business Communications (IBC) USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-7911 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Research programs. Vaccines. Clinical trials. Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). NOTES: Fee: $895; Government, university employees, and university-affiliated hospital employees, $495. TITLE: Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs DATE: September 20, 1996 LOCATION: Paris, FR - France SPONSOR(S): French Muscular Dystrophy Association; Cystic Fibrosis Association; Ligue Contre Le Cancer and AIDS CONTACT: Dr. Marc Bouillet, Association Francaise Contre Les Myopathies (AFM), 33-1-42-76-58-58, FAX: 33-1-42-76-58-87 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Legislation or regulation. Pharmaceutical research. TITLE: Conference on Emerging Diseases DATE: July 27-28, 1996 LOCATION: Kyoto, JP - Japan SPONSOR(S): National Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); United States Department of State; American Society of Microbiology CONTACT: Secretariat, Conference on Emerging Diseases, c/o Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan, 03-5273-6844, FAX: 03-3202-7364 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Developing nations. Federal government. Research programs. Research needs. TITLE: National Leadership Forum VII DATE: November 13-16, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America CONTACT: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 901 N. Pitt St., Ste. 300, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 706-0560, (800) 542-2322, FAX: (703) 706-0565 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Substance abuse. Community organizations. Alcohol abuse. NOTES: Exhibitor spaces available. TITLE: AIDS Medicine: An Intensive Course DATE: September 30-October 1, 1996 LOCATION: Cambridge, MA SPONSOR(S): Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital CONTACT: Harvard MED-CME, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825 EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Treatment. Physician education. Therapeutic drugs. Women. Vaccines. Opportunistic infections. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Fungal infections. Wasting syndrome. Neurological diseases or disorders. Parasitic infections. Immunizations. NOTES: Fee: $395; Residents and Fellows in training, $150. Credit cards not accepted. 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.