Meetings Calendar for May 1997

National AIDS Cancer Conference, April 28-30, Bethesda, Maryland. Sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute. To register, call 301/907-3844.

National Conference on Women & HIV -- Innovation for Care, Policy and Prevention, May 4-7, Los Angeles. "The National Conference on Women & HIV provides an interdisciplinary forum on the HIV epidemic among women. More than 1,500 scientists, community providers, women with HIV infection and policy makers will explore the latest developments in scientific research, HIV prevention, and clinical care." Press contact: Jason Levine, 212/679-5959. Registration: Marge Risinger, 310/397-6338.

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial & Mobilization, May 4, in cities throughout the world. Contact: Loras Ojeda, Mobilization Against AIDS, 415/863-4676, fax 415/863-4740.

HIV Update: Contemporary Issues in Management, May 9-10, Boston. "The objective of this course is to update physicians caring for HIV patients. The overall emphasis will be the current recommendations for managing HIV infected patients in the ambulatory setting." Contact: Professional Meeting Planners, 617/279-9887 or 800/378-6857, fax 617/279-9875, email PMPMeeting@aol.com.

Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA), May 11-12, Reston, Virginia. Contact: Elaine Allison, CPCRA Operations Office, 301/230-9670, fax 301/230-7190, email eallison@opsctr.S-3.com.

NIH Conference on AIDS Wasting, May 20-21, National Institutes of Health campus, Bethesda, Maryland. Contact for program information: Dr. Fulvia Veronese, Office of AIDS Research, NIH, 301/496-3677, fax 301/496-4843. Contact for logistical or accessibility questions: Ms. Ann Borlo, Social & Scientific Systems, 301/986-4870, fax 301/913-0351, email acb@S-3.com.

Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Secondary Wasting and Cachexia: Selection of Appropriate Endpoints, May 22-23, National Institutes of Health campus, Bethesda, Maryland. Sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "This forum will focus on a multidisciplinary approach to the examination of advances achieved to date and the development of improved clinical trials to study potential interventions. In particular, the workshop format will emphasize study design issues including the selection of endpoints clinically appropriate for the condition being studied, e.g., cancer, HIV infection, etc." Contact: Life Sciences Research Office, 301/530-7030, email ckitaguchi@lsro.faseb.org.

3rd International Conference on Home and Community Care for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, May 21-24, Amsterdam. Contact: phone +31-20-5664801, fax +31-20-6963228, email F.Wolters@inter.nl.net.

Clinical Care Options for HIV, May 29 - June 1, Laguna Niguel, California. "This meeting is designed for and limited to 400 experienced front-line primary HIV care physicians, clinical researchers, and other advanced front-line clinicians actively treating HIV+ patients, to discuss state-of-the-art treatment strategies with leading experts and colleagues, in a setting that is conducive to formal learning experience and informal networking." Contact: Registration coordinator, 1-888-448-1199, fax 508/478-7905..