Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 10:56:06 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 10/03/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS October 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, 6 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Fogarty International Center Advisory Board Meeting DATE: October 8, 1996 LOCATION: Bethesda, MD SPONSOR(S): John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences; National Institutes of Health CONTACT: Paula Cohen, Committee Management Officer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room B2C08, 31 Center Dr. MSC, Bethesda, MD 20892-2220, (301) 496-1491 EVENT TYPE: Meeting TOPICS: Research programs. Research needs. Federal government. TITLE: Making Decisions About Anitretroviral Therapy DATE: October 24, 1996 LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pennsylvania; Thomas Jefferson University AIDS Clinical Trials Unit CONTACT: Deb Dunbar, (215) 349-8092; Ian Frank, MD, (215) 662-2473; World Wide Web home page, http://www.med.upenn.edu/~pennactu EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. Pregnancy. Women. Perinatal transmission. NOTES: No fee. TITLE: HIV: Today and Tomorrow DATE: November 19-20, 1996 LOCATION: Springfield, IL SPONSOR(S): Illinois Department of Public Health; Illinois Statewide HIV/AIDS Network CONTACT: Teri Gorsek, (217) 524-5983 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Media. Sexuality. Substance abuse. HIV prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Behavioral factors. NOTES: Fee: Before October 30, 1996, $50; After October 30, $65. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Novel Amplification Technologies DATE: December 16-17, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications CONTACT: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-7911 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Tuberculosis (TB). Cancer. Virology. Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. NOTES: Fee: Conference only, $895; Workshop, $495; both, $1,190. Accommodations, (202) 483-3000. TITLE: International Conference on HIV and Iron DATE: March 14-15, 1997 LOCATION: Brugge, BE - Belgium SPONSOR(S): European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS); European Iron Club; International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) CONTACT: International Conference on HIV and Iron, Dr. Johan R. Boelaert, Algemeen Ziekenhuis St Jan, Ruddershove 10, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Nutrition. Immunology. Opportunistic infections. NOTES: Fee: Before November 30, 1996, $200 (U.S.); After November 30, 1996, $220 (U.S.). TITLE: Connecting the Efforts Along the Border DATE: October 23-25, 1996 LOCATION: South Padre Island, TX SPONSOR(S): University of Texas CONTACT: U.T. System TX-MS Border Health Coordination Office, 1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539-2999, (210) 381-3687, FAX: (210) 381-3688, Internet email: tmbhco@panam.edu EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Latinos / Latinas. Families. NOTES: Fee: $75; Students (must show validated school ID), $25. Continuing eduction credits available. Accommodations, FAX: (210) 761-3024. 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.