Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 15:18:47 -0500 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 11/12/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS November 12, 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, 11 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: NIH Panel to Define Principles of Therapy of HIV Infection DATE: November 13-14, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Office of AIDS Research (OAR); National Institutes of Health (NIH) CONTACT: Johnna McDonough, Social and Scientific Systems, 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 986-4870, FAX: (301) 913-0351, Internet email: jpm@s-3.com EVENT TYPE: Public meeting TOPICS: Research programs. Treatment. NOTES: Open to public, but limited by room space. TITLE: Facing the Future: Innovations for the Long Haul; Fourth Annual National AIDS Fundraising Conference DATE: April 24-26, 1997 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): National AIDS Fundraising Conference; HPM, Inc. CONTACT: National AIDS Fundraising Conference c/o HPM, Inc., 521 5th Ave., 35th Fl., New York, NY 10175 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Fundraising. Funding sources. NOTES: Fee: Before January 31, 1997, $325; After January 31, $375; After April 8, 1997, $425; Three or more individuals from the same organization, $295. TITLE: Gay and Lesbian Business and Consumer Exposition; Fourth National DATE: April 5-6, 1997 LOCATION: New York, NY SPONSOR(S): American Express; IBM, The Prudential; American Airlines; Art and Understanding; 1010 WINS Radio; Voice CONTACT: RDP Group, 30 Tower Land, Avon, CT 06001, (800) 243-9774, (860) 677-0094, FAX: (860) 677-6869, Internet email: rdpsteven@aol.com EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Business or corporation roles. NOTES: Exhibition and sponsorships available. TITLE: Women and HIV Disease DATE: December 5, 1996 LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health CONTACT: Sylvia Moyer, (717) 761-7628 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Women. Perinatal transmission. HIV prevention. Minorities. Psychological factors. TITLE: HIV/AIDS: An Update for Mental Health Professionals DATE: February 12, 1997 LOCATION: St. Mary's, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health CONTACT: (800) 400-2437 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Psychological issues. Mental health. Mental health services. TITLE: HIV Update for Health Care Professionals DATE: March 19, 1997 LOCATION: Dubois, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health CONTACT: (800) 400-2437 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Hospices. Death or dying. TITLE: Physicians and Nurses Clinical Update DATE: May 13, 1997 LOCATION: State College, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health CONTACT: Pennsylvania AIDS Education and Training Center, University of Pittsburgh Office, (412) 624-1895 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Health professional education. General AIDS issues. TITLE: HIV Update for Pharmacists DATE: June 5, 1997 LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA SPONSOR(S): University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health CONTACT: Pennsylvania AIDS Education and Training Center, University of Pittsburgh Office, (412) 624-1895 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Therapeutic drugs. Treatment. Counselor education. TITLE: National Advisory Research Resources Council Meeting DATE: February 6-7, 1997 LOCATION: Bethesda, MD SPONSOR(S): National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CONTACT: Denise Manouelian, (301) 435-1827 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Cancer. Research programs. TITLE: A.D. 2000: Advances in AIDS Care: European Conference for Nurses in AIDS Care; 8th Annual DATE: September 18-21, 1996 LOCATION: Jersey, FR - France SPONSOR(S): Royal College of Nursing CONTACT: Shirley Nichols, Conference Oragniser, Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London, W1M OAB EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: HIV prevention. Health professional education. Families. Epidemiology. TITLE: Joint Meeting of the Nonprescription Drugs, Reproductive Health drugs, Anti-Infective Drugs and Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committees DATE: November 20-22, 1996 LOCATION: Gaithersburg, MD SPONSOR(S): Center for Drug Evaluation and Research CONTACT: Kenneth Chapman, (301) 443-5455 EVENT TYPE: Meeting TOPICS: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). HIV prevention. Nonoxynol 9. TITLE: Notification of Plasma Product Withdrawals and Recalls DATE: November 19, 1996 LOCATION: Bethesda, MD SPONSOR(S): Food and Drug Administration (FDA); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CONTACT: Joseph Wilczek, Office of Blood Research and Review (HFM- 350), Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 827-3512, FAX: (301) 827-2843 EVENT TYPE: Meeting TOPICS: Blood. Federal government. NOTES: Public meeting. 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.