Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 14:40:07 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listings 10/25/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS October 25, 1995 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, 10 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Winning Grants for Non-Profit AIDS and Health/Human Service Programs; Beginning DATE: November 14, 1995 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): Community AIDS Response to Increase Grants (CARING) CONTACT: Leng Loh, Program Assistant, CARING, P.O. Box 85524, P502E, San Diego, CA 92186-5524, (619) 291-2853 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Fundraising. Funding sources. Financial issues. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $35 TITLE: Winning Grants for Non-Profit AIDS and Health/Human Service Programs; Advanced DATE: November 28, 1995 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): Community AIDS Response to Increase Grants (CARING) CONTACT: Leng Loh, Program Assistant, Community AIDS Response to Increase Grants (CARING), P.O. Box 85524, P502E, San Diego, CA 92186-5524, (619) 291-2853 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Fundraising. Funding sources. Financial issues. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $35 TITLE: Women and HIV Conference; Fourth Annual DATE: November 18, 1995 LOCATION: Irvine, CA SPONSOR(S): HIV Women's Voices; AIDS Services Foundation Orange County CONTACT: HIV Women's Voices, (714) 253-1512 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Treatment. NOTES: Continuing education credits available. Childcare available. TITLE: Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers: The Challenge of HIV/AIDS DATE: December 12, 1995 LOCATION: Woodbury, NY SPONSOR(S): New York State Office of Minority Health (OMH); New York/Virgin Islands AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC); Long Island Association for AIDS Care (LIAAC) CONTACT: Dr. Felice Schulman-Marcus, (516) 292-0976 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Risk reduction. HIV prevention. Counseling. Antibody tests. Confidentiality. Case management. NOTES: Fee: $15. CAC and CSAC credit pending. TITLE: World AIDS Day Conference DATE: December 1-2, 1995 LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN SPONSOR(S): NAMES Project Indianapolis; Support Through AIDS Resource (STAR) Network; Indiana Cares; Indiana Community AIDS Action Network (ICAAN); Indiana State Department of Health; Ryan White Foundation; Higher Education for AIDS Resources and Training (HEART) CONTACT: Indiana State Department of Health, 1330 W. Michigan St., P.O. Box 1964, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1964 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Education sources. Education dissemination. Education. Risk factors. Research programs. Clinical trials. Women. Substance abuse. Nutrition. Cultural factors. Minorities. Schools. Alternative therapies. NOTES: No fee. Display space available. TITLE: Controversies in Women's Health DATE: November 30-December 1, 1995 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SPONSOR(S): Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine CONTACT: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Registration Office, UCSF Box 0742, MCB 630, San Francisco, CA 94110, (415) 476-5808 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Screening. Cancer. Counseling. Pregnancy. Lesbians. Blacks / African Americans. Contraception. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Prevention. Health care delivery. Health care accessibility. NOTES: Fee: Physicians, $325; Allied health professionals, medical house staff officers, interns, and residents (must submit letter of verification), $185. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (415) 296-7465. Travel, (800) 247-5735. TITLE: 12th Parent Annual Training Conference DATE: December 2-5, 1995 LOCATION: Cleveland, OH SPONSOR(S): National Head Start Association (NHSA) CONTACT: NHSA 12th Parents Annual Training Conference, 201 N. Union St., Ste. 320, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 739-0875, FAX: (703) 739-0878 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Children. Children with HIV/AIDS. Schools. Cultural factors. Substance abuse. Legislation or regulation. Parent roles. NOTES: Accommodations contact: National Head Start Association, 12th Parent Annual Training Conference Housing, Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, 50 Pubic Square Ste. 3100, Cleveland, OH 44113-2290, FAX: (216) 623-4495. TITLE: National Women HIV and AIDS Summit; Second Annual DATE: January 17-19, 1996 LOCATION: New Orleans, LA SPONSOR(S): National Women and HIV/AIDS Project (NWAP) CONTACT: National Women and HIV/AIDS Project (NWAP), P.O. Box 53141, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 547-1155, FAX: (202) 547-5080 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Minorities. NOTES: Fee: $75. Scholarships available. Travel, (800) 544-4316. TITLE: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice DATE: January 28-February 2, 1996 LOCATION: Vail, CO SPONSOR(S): University of California San Francisco, Postgraduate Programs, Department of Medicine CONTACT: University of California San Francisco, Postgraduate Programs, Department of Medicine, 1383 9th Ave. UCSF Box 0656, San Francisco, CA 94143-0656, (415) 476-5808 EVENT TYPE: Course TOPICS: Case studies. Tuberculosis (TB). Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Antiviral drugs. Hepatitis. Pregnancy. Therapeutic drugs. NOTES: Fee: $300. Accommodations and travel, (800) 886-1882. Child care available. TITLE: Until There is a Cure; 7th Annual DATE: January 26-27, 1996 LOCATION: Palmetto, FL SPONSOR(S): AIDS Manasota 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: Treatment. Theapeutic drugs. Vaccines. Community organizations. Policies. NOTES: Fee: Before January 5, $80; After January 5, $105. 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.