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458-5231.
INTERNATIONAL
Conf ID: 5439 - Title: 4th World Congress of the World Society for Pediat=
ric Infectious Diseases =20
Conf ID: 5441 - Title: Living With HIV Partnership: 12th International Co=
nference for People Living with HIV/AIDS & the 7th International Conferen=
ce on Home and Community Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS =20
NATIONAL
Conf ID: 5437 - Title: Tuberculosis Control Strategies Poster Session: Am=
erican Thoracic Society 2005 International Conference =20
Conf ID: 5438 - Title: 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agen=
ts and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)=20
REGIONAL
Conf ID: 5435 - Title: Florida AIDS Walk: Have a Heart, Walk for AIDS=20
Conf ID: 5436 - Title: Save AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): Boot Cam=
p/Constituent Visits=20
Conf ID: 5440 - Title: International Summer School STOP AIDS (ISSSA)
Conf ID: 5442 - Title: 3rd European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop=20
CORRECTIONS:
Conf ID: 5265 - Title: 14th Annual HIV Conference of the Florida/Caribbea=
n AIDS education and Training Center
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INTERNATIONAL
Conf ID: 5439 =20
Title: 4th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious D=
iseases =20
Dates: 09/01/2005 - 09/04/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Children; Diseases or Disorders; Infection Control; Infections; =
Postexposure Prophylaxis =20
Sponsor: World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID).=20
Contact: For additional information contact 4th World Congress of Pediatr=
ic Infectious Diseases - WSPID 2005, Kenes International, 17 Rue du Cendr=
ier, PO Box 1726, CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland, by phone: +41 22 908 048=
8; by fax: +41 22 732 2850; by e-mail: wspid2005@kenes.com or access the =
Web site: www.kenes.com/wspid2005 =20
City: Warsaw=20
Country: Poland=20
Notes: Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: April 24, 2005. Access the W=
eb site for instructions and abstract form: http://www.kenes.com/wspid200=
5/abstracts.asp
Full Registration fees: Until June 8, 2005: 350 euros; From June 9-August=
24, 2005: 500 euros; From August 24 to Onsite: 600 euros. For more infor=
mation on registration fees and/or to download the registration form, acc=
ess the Web site: http://www.kenes.com/wspid2005/gen.asp
Description: The World Congress brings pediatric infectious disease speci=
alists together and permits them to meet each other and to exchange scien=
ce and knowledge. This may contribute to improvement in prophylaxis and t=
reatment of infectious diseases of children throughout the world. =20
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Conf ID: 5441 =20
Title: Living With HIV Partnership: 12th International Conference for Peo=
ple Living with HIV/AIDS & the 7th International Conference on Home and C=
ommunity Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS =20
Dates: 10/09/2005 - 10/14/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Community Health Services; Health Care Delivery; Persons with HI=
V/AIDS =20
Sponsor: The Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+). =20
Contact: Further information regarding the combined conference event will=
be posted regularly. Please direct all queries to: Rick Stephen Conferen=
ce Co-ordinator (GNP+)by e-mail: jazman1@worldonline.co.za or access the =
Web site: http://www.gnpplus.net/conferences.html =20
City: Lima=20
Country: Peru=20
Description: 'Living With HIV Partnership' is a combined conference event=
of the '12th International Conference for People Living with HIV/AIDS' &=
the '7th International Conference on Home and Community Care for People =
Living with HIV/AIDS'.
The International Conference on Home and Community Care for People Living=
with HIV/AIDS focuses on long neglected issues regarding community and h=
ome-based care, and they bring together people working at community and g=
rassroots levels who would perhaps otherwise have little opportunity to s=
hare and learn beyond their borders. The International Conferences on Hom=
e and Community Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS are key platforms fo=
r studying and debating biomedical and operational research findings, as =
well as for learning how to implement and scale-up new interventions.=20
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NATIONAL
Conf ID: 5437 =20
Title: Tuberculosis Control Strategies Poster Session: American Thoracic =
Society 2005 International Conference =20
Dates: 05/22/2005 - 05/22/2005=20
Event Type: Special Event =20
Subject: Information Dissemination; Information Resources; TB Prevention =
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Sponsor: American Thoracic Society (ATC).=20
Contact: For instructions for abstract submission, related forms, and oth=
er questions, contact Dr. Zachary Taylor by e-mail: ztaylor@cdc.gov or ph=
one: 404-639-5337. =20
City: San Diego=20
State: CA =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Abstracts for poster presentations on significant or innovative as=
pects of TB control programs are due by February 15, 2005. Poster abstrac=
ts should be submitted electronically. =20
Description: The American Thoracic Society 2005 conference to be held May=
20-25 will feature a program of special interest to the TB control commu=
nity titled 'Tuberculosis Control Strategies', developed by the Centers f=
or Disease Control and Prevention.=20
This two-hour public health poster forum will focus on innovative techniq=
ues that are helping to meet the challenges of TB prevention, control, an=
d elimination.=20
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Conf ID: 5438 =20
Title: 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemother=
apy (ICAAC)=20
Dates: 09/21/2005 - 09/24/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Diseases or Disorders; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Infectio=
n Control; Infections; Research =20
Sponsor: American Society for Microbiology (ASM).=20
Contact: For additional information contact the American Society for Micr=
obiology, 1752 N St, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2904 USA; by phone: 202-942=
-9248; by e-mail: icaac@asmusa.org; or by accessing the Web site: http://=
www.icaac.org/.=20
City: New Orleans=20
State: LA =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Deadline for Abstract Submission: Friday, May 6, 2005. Online vers=
ion of the Call for Abstracts available on the Web site as a guide for th=
e abstract preparation and submission process.
Travel Grants available.=20
Description: The Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chem=
otherapy (ICAAC) is the world's premier meeting on infectious diseases an=
d antimicrobial agents, organized by the American Society for Microbiolog=
y. ICAAC attendees include physicians and researchers from the public and=
private sectors; individuals who work in the areas of HIV/AIDS, pediatri=
c infectious diseases, nosocomial infections, anthrax, smallpox, SARS, an=
d other viruses and infections. Nearly 50% of the attendees to this confe=
rence are internationally based and represent 100 different countries. =20
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REGIONAL
Conf ID: 5435 =20
Title: Florida AIDS Walk: Have a Heart, Walk for AIDS=20
Dates: 02/12/2005 - 02/12/2005=20
Event Type: Fundraiser =20
Subject: Advocacy; Community Awareness; HIV/AIDS Activism; Outreach; Publ=
ic Awareness; Public Awareness Campaigns =20
Sponsor: The AIDS Institute (TAI).=20
Contact: For sponsorship information, and to form a Florida AIDS Walk tea=
m, contact TAI at 813-974-4892, or via email at Mgreen@theaidsinstitute.o=
rg =20
City: Tampa=20
State: FL =20
Country: United States=20
Description: The Florida AIDS Walk is designed to raise awareness about H=
IV/AIDS while providing The AIDS Institute (TAI) the resources needed to =
continue to promote action for social change through public policy resear=
ch, advocacy and community education. =20
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Conf ID: 5436 =20
Title: Save AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): Boot Camp/Constituent Vi=
sits=20
Dates: 03/13/2005 - 03/16/2005=20
Event Type: Special Event; Training Program =20
Subject: HIV/AIDS Activism; Networking; Program Development; State Health=
Programs; Training Programs =20
Sponsor: The Save ADAP Committee of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalitio=
n (ATAC). =20
Contact: Contact Lei Chou at the AIDS Treatment Data Network by phone: 21=
2-260-8868, ext. 21 for additional information or access the Web site at:=
www.atac-usa.org and click on Save ADAP.=20
City: Washington=20
State: DC =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Sixty full Scholarships are available. The scholarship will cover =
travel, hotel, and a per diem. Deadline for scholarship applications: Jan=
uary 28, 2005.=20
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the following Save ADAP Scholarship =
Application Questionnaire: Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: E-mail: =
Race/Gender: Are you an ADAP client? Y/N Have you ever been on an ADAP wa=
iting list? Y/N Are you an HIV service provider? Y/N If yes, what is your=
job? Are you a member of a statewide AIDS advocacy network? Please list =
and describe. Please tell us a little about your involvement in AIDS and/=
or other related advocacy. Return the application via e-mail to TheAccess=
Project@aol.com=20
Description: The agenda for the four-day leadership training/networking e=
vent will be: Session I - Building and Maintaining a Statewide Activist N=
etwork: A panel will discuss how to build, maintain, and work with a stat=
ewide activists network. Save ADAP members from four states will talk abo=
ut how they got started, what resources are available in their states, th=
e inadequacies of existing networks, and successful practices. Followed b=
y audience Q & A. Session II =96 The Making of a National Grassroots Netw=
ork - How to Become a Save ADAP Coordinator. Why do we need a national ne=
twork? What are the tools for federal and state level ADAP advocacy? How =
much work does it take to be a state coordinator? This is a skills buildi=
ng session to help become a successful Save ADAP state coordinator. Vario=
us tools to use for engaging in the federal appropriations process will b=
e discussed.=20
The importance of state level advocacy and how to organize around state b=
udget timelines will also be presented. Session III. Working with State H=
ealth Department/AIDS Directors. Presenters will describe encounters and =
adventures in two states, also, the dos and don=92ts on working with stat=
e employees and effective collaborations and strategies will be discussed=
.. Session IV. Developing Effective Statewide Advocacy campaigns: The sess=
ion is designed to help new advocates understand the true nature of their=
power as PWAs when visiting elected officials; a concept that everyone a=
grees on but no one bothers to explore in any depth. A train-the-trainers=
session on effective advocacy will also be presented.
Scheduled meetings will be set up with U.S. Senators and Representatives =
the following day.=20
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Conf ID: 5440 =20
Title: International Summer School STOP AIDS (ISSSA) =20
Dates: 08/05/2005 - 08/13/2005=20
Event Type: education Program =20
Subject: HIV/AIDS Prevention; Peer Education; Peer Educators; Schools =20
Sponsor: Yugoslav Youth Association against AIDS - The Youth of JAZAS. =20
Contact: For additional information contact Mr. M. Janjic, International =
Summer School Stop AIDS, Youth of JAZAS, 27 Marta 35, 11000, Belgrade, Se=
rbia and Montenegro by phone: +381-11-33-02-000 or e-mail: isssa@jazas.or=
g or access the Web site: www.jazas.org.yu/isssa=20
City: Mt. Kopaonik=20
Country: Yugoslavia=20
Notes: To register on line or to download a registration form, access the=
Web site: http://www.jazas.org.yu/isssa/onlineapplication.php=20
Description: This school is intended for the representatives of nongovern=
mental and other organizations with basic knowledge on reproductive healt=
h, including the knowledge on HIV/AIDS. It is desirable for participants =
to be youth leaders with ambitions and possibilities to initiate a peer e=
ducation program in their own settings, and to improve existing programs =
by introducing new facts and methods. =20
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Conf ID: 5442 =20
Title: 3rd European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop=20
Dates: 03/30/2005 - 04/01/2005=20
Event Type: Workshop =20
Subject: Clinical Research; Drug Resistance; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therap=
ies; Research; Viral Infections; Coinfections =20
Sponsor: Virology Education.=20
Contact: For additional information contact Virology Education, Maliebaan=
24-26, 3581 CP Utrecht, The Netherlands, by phone: +31 30 230 7140; fax:=
+31 30 230 7148; or email: info@virology-education.com or access the Web=
site: http://www.virology-education.com/index2.html =20
City: Athens =20
Country: Greece=20
Notes: For registration fee information or to register on line access the=
Web site: http://regist.virology-education.co...ist/registrati=
on/registrationform. html
Deadline for abstract submission: January 31, 2005.=20
Description: This workshop provides an opportunity for European researche=
rs and clinicians working in the field of HIV treatment to share the late=
st scientific developments in the field of HIV drug resistance and to tra=
nslate the latest science to daily clinical practice. Topics include: mec=
hanisms of drug resistance, viral fitness, transmission of drug resistanc=
e, subtypes, HIV-HCV co-infection, resistance to other viruses, interpret=
ation systems, guidelines, drug resistance in Africa, therapeutic drug mo=
nitoring, etc. =20
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CORRECTIONS
***changed information
Conf ID: 5265
Title: 14th Annual HIV Conference of the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education=
and Training Center
Dates: 04/08/2005 - 04/09/2005=20
City: Orlando=20
State: FL =20
Country: United States
***Sponsor: Florida/Caribbean AIDS education and Training Center (FAETC).
American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM).=20
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC).=20
***Contact: For more information or to register access the Web site at: h=
ttp://www.FAETC.org/Conference or contact FAETC by phone: (813) 974-4430 =
or toll free (866) 352-2382.=20
***Notes: Description of conference tracks: (1)Fundamentals of HIV Care: =
Designed for clinicians who would like an overview of the major topics re=
levant to the management of HIV. Included will be reviews of antiretrovir=
al therapy, drug interactions, comorbid conditions, and complications of =
HIV disease and therapeutic interventions. (2) Specialty Care for Advance=
d HIV Clinicians: This track is planned for experienced HIV clinicians an=
d will focus on varied current and emerging clinical topics. The goal is =
for practitioners to leave with new knowledge and skills applicable to th=
eir practices.=20
(3) Nursing Issues in HIV Care: This track is focused on developing evalu=
ation and diagnostic skills of the nursing professionals working in the f=
ield of HIV. Participants will leave with the tools necessary to incorpor=
ate their new knowledge into the clinic setting in which they work. (4) P=
ediatric/Adolescent Medicine Experienced leaders in the field will provid=
e a comprehensive review of the current standards of care for treatment o=
f HIV-infected children and adolescents. Management of complications and =
comorbidities as well as psychosocial issues and interventions will be co=
vered. =20
***Description: This year's conference will specifically focus on clinica=
l care. Sessions are designed to build skills for practitioners who work =
in the front-line of HIV/AIDS care, including physicians, physician assis=
tants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists. Between 400 and 500 =
participants are expected to attend.=20
Conference tracks include: (1) Fundamentals of HIV Care, (2) Specialty Ca=
re for Advanced HIV Clinicians, (3) Nursing Issues in HIV Care, and (4) P=
ediatric/Adolescent Medicine.=20
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