Date: Tue, 31 Dec 96 11:52:28 EST From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 12/31/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS December 31, 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, 7 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Primary Provider AIDS Education Program DATE: February 5, 1997 LOCATION: Providence, RI SPONSOR(S): Brown University AIDS Program; New England AIDS Education and Training Center CONTACT: Brown University AIDS Program, Box G-S204, Providence, RI 02912, (401) 863-1725, Fax: (401) 863-1772, Internet email: brunap@brown.edu EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Epidemiology. HIV prevention. Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. TITLE: Primary Provider AIDS Education Program DATE: February 12, 1997 LOCATION: Providence, RI SPONSOR(S): Brown University AIDS Program; New England AIDS Education and Training Center CONTACT: Brown University AIDS Program, Box G-S204, Providence, RI 02912, (401) 863-1725, Fax: (401) 863-1772, Internet email: brunap@brown.edu EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Case management. Infection control. Psychological factors. Social factors. NOTES: One hour blood borne pathogen CME offered. TITLE: Update on Clinical Studies of the Measurement of HIV in Plasma and White Blood Cells DATE: February 12, 1997 LOCATION: Providence, RI SPONSOR(S): Brown University AIDS Program; New England AIDS Education and Training Center CONTACT: Brown University AIDS Program, Box G-S204, Providence, RI 02912, (401) 863-1725, Fax: (401) 863-1772, Internet email: brunap@brown.edu EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Diagnostic tools. Blood. TITLE: Bioinformatics and the Effective Use of the Internet for Rapid Drug Discovery DATE: March 3-4, 1997 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications CONTACT: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01773-1749, (508) 481-6400, Fax: (508) 481-7911, Internet email: reg@ibcusa.com, World Wide Web home page: http://www.io.org/~ib/bioinfo EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Databases. Information sources. Information dissemination. NOTES: Fee: $895; Government, university, and university- affiliated hospital employees, $495. Accommodations, (619) 291- 2900. TITLE: The Changing Faces of AIDS: Pulling It All Together DATE: February 6-7, 1997 LOCATION: San Antonio, TX SPONSOR(S): Education Resource Center, University Health System CONTACT: Lorraine T. Hester, Director, Education Resource Center, University Health System, 4502 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229-4493, (210) 358-2355, Fax: (210) 358-4705 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Treatment. Risk factors. Alternative therapies. Artists. Substance abuse. HIV prevention. Community organizations. Legal issues. Death or dying. Spirituality. Nutrition. Adolescents. NOTES: Fee: $189; University Health System employees, $155; One day rate, $99. Accommodations, (800) 460-8881. TITLE: Until There Is a Cure: Surviving HIV Through Knowledge and Self-Empowerment; 8th Annual Conference on Living with AIDS DATE: January 24-25, 1997 LOCATION: Palmetto, FL SPONSOR(S): AIDS-Manasota, Inc. CONTACT: AIDS-Manasota, Inc., Conference, 2080 Ringling Blvd., Ste. 302, Sarasota, FL 34237-7030, (941) 954-6011, Fax: (941) 951-1721 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Community organizations. Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. Sexuality. Women. Alternative therapies. Nutrition. Exercise. NOTES: Fee dependent upon HIV status, date of registration, and employment status. Scholarships available. TITLE: Biology of Sarcomas - II: Molecular, Pathologic, and Oncologic: Aspects of Mesenchymal Growth and Differentiation DATE: February 22-27, 1997 LOCATION: Copper Mountain, CO SPONSOR(S): Keystone Symposia CONTACT: Keystone Symposia, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498, (800) 253-0685, (970) 262-1230, Fax: (970) 262-1525, Internet email: keystone@symposia.com, World Wide Web home page: http://www.colorado.net/symposia EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Kaposis sarcoma (KS). NOTES: Fee: $520; Students, $300. 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.