Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 10:57:54 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 08/28/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS August 28, 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: Black Lesbians and Gays: Celebrating Our Legacy DATE: February 13-17, 1996 LOCATION: Long Beach, CA SPONSOR(S): National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum (NBLGLF) CONTACT: National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum (NBLGLF), 1219 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019, (213) 964-7820 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: African Americans. Women. Community organizations. Cultural factors. Spirituality. NOTES: Fee: $230 before October 1; $295 after October 1. TITLE: Impression from Vancouver: The XI International Conference on AIDS DATE: September 26, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; AIDS Education and Resource Center at SUNY Stony Brook CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture NOTES: No fee. TITLE: Management of Occupational Exposure to HIV: The New CDC Recommendations DATE: October 17, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; AIDS Education and Resource Center at SUNY Stony Brook CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture NOTES: No fee. TITLE: Statewide Training Conference DATE: September 4-6, 1996 LOCATION: Miami Beach, FL SPONSOR(S): State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services CONTACT: State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Tuberculosis (TB). General AIDS issues. TITLE: Viral Load: A Significant Advance in HIV Care DATE: November 14, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; AIDS Education and Resource Center at SUNY Stony Brook CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture NOTES: No fee. TITLE: Model-Based, Goal-Oriented Drug Therapy: New Advances in Population PK/PD Modeling, Individualized Antibiotic Regimens, and 'Multiple Model' Drug Dosage DATE: September 13-14, 1996 LOCATION: New Orleans, LA SPONSOR(S): Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics of the USA School of Medicine CONTACT: Roger W. Jelliffe, M.D., Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics, USC School of Medicine, CSC 134-B, 2250 Alcazar St., Los Angeles, CA 90033, (213) 342-1300, FAX: (213) 342-1302 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Pharmaceutical research. AZT. Infection prevention. Therapeutic drugs. NOTES: Fee: $275. 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.