Treatment Conferences and Meetings, 1998

Treatment Conferences and Meetings, 1998

January

First Annual Immune Function and Surrogate Markers: Setting the Goal Line, January 9-11, Baltimore. Contact Jeffrey Meshulam, Institute of Human Virology, 410-706-8614, fax 410-706-1952, email ihvinfo@umbi.umd.edu.

Pain Management and Chemical Dependency, January 15-17, New York. Contact: Imedex USA, Inc., 770-751-7332, fax 770-751-7334, email meetings@imedex.com

NATAP Treatment Information Forum, January 17, New York. Contact: National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP), 888-26-NATAP or 212-219-0106, fax 212-219-8473.

Ninth Annual "Until There Is a Cure" Conference, January 23-24, Palmetto, Florida (near Sarasota). Contact: AIDS Manasota, 941-954-6011, fax 941-951-1721.

CPCRA (Community Program for Clinical Research on AIDS), January 25-26, Washington. Contact: Elaine Allison, CPCRA Operations Center, 301-230-9670.

T Lymphocyte Activation, Differentiation and Death, January 26 - Feb 1, Keystone, Colorado. Contact: 800-253-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, email keystone@symposia.com.


February

5th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, February 1-5, Chicago. Contact: Westover Management Group, 703-684-4876, fax 703-684-4841, email info@retroconference.org, Web www.retroconference.org.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, February 13, Atlanta. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

Molecular Aspects of Viral Immunity, February 16-22, Tamarron, Colorado. Contact: 800-253-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, email keystone@symposia.com.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, February 21, Los Angeles. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

Global Disease Eradication, February 23-25, Atlanta. Contact: Task Force for Child Survival, 404-687-5638, email conference@taskforce.org.

New Trends in Vaccine R&D: Adjuvants, Delivery Systems and Antigen Formulations, February 26-28, Paris. Contact: M.L. Drye, Institut Pasteur, fax 33-1-40-61-34-05, email ldrye@pasteur.fr.


March

Overcoming Resistance: New Strategies for Addressing the Emerging Problem of Antibacterial, Antiviral and Antifungal Resistance, March 4-6, Atlanta. Contact: NMHCC Inc., 888-446-6422 or 617-663-6000, fax 617-663-6425.

Towards an HIV Vaccine, March 5-8, Palm Springs, California. Contact: Cancer Research Institute, University of California Irvine, 714-824-5886, email nrdrisco@uci.edu.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, March 11, New York. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 54th Annual Meeting, March 13-18, Washington. Contact: AAAAI, 414-272-6071, fax 414-272-6070, email am98@aaaai.org.

HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, March 13-19, Park City, Utah. Contact: 800-253-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, email keystone@symposia.com.

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, March 15-18, Washington, D.C. Contact: Daniel C. Montoya, executive director, 202-632-1090, fax 202-632-1096.

Molecular Mechanisms of Leukocyte Trafficking, March 22-28, Incline Village, Nevada. Contact: 800-253-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, email keystone@symposia.com.

Micronutrients and HIV+/AIDS, March 22-24, Boston; co-sponsored by Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Serono Symposia USA. Contact: David Pherson, Ph.D., 800-283-8088x2372.

HIV 10th National AIDS Update Conference, March 24-27, San Francisco. Contact: KREBS Convention Management Service, 415-920-7000, fax 415-920-7001, Web http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/nauc/index.html.


April

Opportunistic Infections in AIDS, April 2-8, Keystone, Colorado. Contact: 800-253-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, email keystone@symposia.com.

11th International Conference on Antiviral Research, April 5-10, San Diego. Contact: The Conference Table, 803-577-5647, fax 803-853-9755, email judithh@awod.com.

The Second National AIDS Malignancy Conference, April 6-8, Bethesda. Contact: 301-907-3844, fax 301-907-9655, email aids-malign@tascon.com.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, April 7, San Francisco. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

11th Annual HIV/AIDS on the Front Line Conference, April 15, Costa Mesa, California. Contact: Conference information line, 714-834-8020, fax 714-456-7169, stephen@uci.edu.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, April 22, Chicago. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

Protease Inhibitors, April 23-24, Boston. Contact: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 617-630-1300 fax 617-630-1325, email chi@healthtech.com

14th Annual Clinical Virology Symposium, April 26-29, 1998, Clearwater, Florida. Contact: Dr. Steven Specter, University of South Florida College of Medicine, fax 813-974-0897, email sspecter@com1.med.usf.edu, Web www.virology.org.

8th Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium, April 30 - May 3, 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Healthcare Communications Group, 888-391-3996, fax 202-466-3826, email registration@healthcg.com


May

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, May 2, New Orleans. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

AIDS Watch 1998, May 3-5, Washington. (National lobby day.) Contact: John-Michel Brevelle, National Association of People with AIDS, 202-898-0414; or Ryan Clary, Project Inform, 415-558-8669.

Second European Conference of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, May 10-13, Hamburg, Germany. Contact: Congrex Sweden AB, Attn: ECC '98, +46 8 459 6600, fax +46 8 661 9125, email ecc@congrex.se, Web http://www.congrex.com/.

8th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, May 15-18, Boston. Contact: ISID, 617-277-0551, fax 617-731-1541, email isidbos@aol.com.

Enhancing Adherence to HIV Therapies: A Multidisciplinary Approach, May 15, New York. Contact: Elizabeth Levine or Marcelo Marer, 212-566-7333, email bodyposedu@aol.com.

Improving the Management of HIV Disease, May 16, Cleveland. Contact: International AIDS Society-USA, 415-561-6720, fax 415-561-6740, email info@iasusa.org.

American Society for Microbiology 98th General Meeting, May 17-21, Atlanta. Contact: American Society for Microbiology, Meetings Department, 202-942-9248, fax 202-942-9340, email mailto:meetingsinfo@asmusa.org, Web http://www.asm.org.

First Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, May 30 - June 1, Washington. Contact: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 301-656-0003, fax 301-907-0878, email kkantelo@aol.com, Web http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo.


June

8th International Meeting on Neuroscience of HIV Infection: Basic Research and Clinical Frontiers, June 3-6, Chicago. Contact: Continuing Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School, 312-503-8533, fax 312-503-0146, email p-puntenney@nwu.edu.

AIDS, Medicine, & Miracles, June 4-7, near San Francisco. Contact: 800-875-8770 or 303-447-8777, fax 303-447-3902, email amm@csd.net

12th Annual AIDS Update for Primary Care--The Science of HIV Medicine: The Art of Delivering Care, June 5, Oakland, California. Contact: Alta Bates Medical Center, 510-204-3884, fax 510-204-1221.

CPCRA (Community Program for Clinical Research on AIDS), June 11-12, Tyson's Corner, Virginia (near Washington). Contact: Elaine Allison, CPCRA Operations Center, 301-230-9670.

Bio '98 International Biotechnology Meeting & Exhibition, June 14-18, New York City. Contact: 202-857-0244, Web http://www.bio.org.

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, June 15-18, Washington, D.C. Contact: Daniel C. Montoya, executive director, 202-632-1090, fax 202-632-1096.

2nd Annual Antisense Therapeutics, June 22-23, San Francisco. (Not AIDS specific.) Contact: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 617-630-1300 fax 617-630-1325, email chi@healthtech.com

12th World AIDS Conference, June 28 - July 3, Geneva. Registration contact: Congrex Sweden AB, +46 8 459 6600, fax +46 8 661 8155, email aids98registration@congrex.se or aids98@congrex.se.


July

17th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, July 11-15, Vancouver. Contact: Secretariat, American Society for Virology, 414-456-8104, fax 414-456-6566.

20th National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference / 16th National AIDS/HIV Forum, July 25-29, San Francisco. Contact: National Lesbian and Gay Health Association, 202-939-7880, fax 202-234-1467, email nlgha@aol.com


August

AIDS Clinical Trials Group, August 1-5, Washington. Contact: Social & Scientific Systems, 301-986-4870, fax 301-913-0351, email jm4@s-3.com Web http://aactg.s-3.com.

Clinical Care of the AIDS Patient, Summer Symposium, August 6-11, Sun Valley, Idaho. Contact: University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, 415-476-5028, fax 415-476-3542, email emens@medicine.ucsf.edu, Web https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/index.aspx?Display=Date.

5th International Congress of the International Society of Neuroimmunology, August 23-27, Montreal. Contact: Conference Office, McGill University, 514-398-3770, fax 514-398-4854, email neuroi@ums1.lan.mgill.ca.

AIDS, Medicine, & Miracles, August 27-30, Phoenicia, New York. Contact: 800-875-8770 or 303-447-8777, fax 303-447-3902, email amm@csd.net


September


Third National HIV/AIDS Housing Conference, September 16-20, Atlanta. Contact: AIDS Housing of Washington, 206/448-5242, fax 206/441-9485 email info@aidshousing.org, Web www.aidshousing.org.

38th ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy), September 24-27, San Diego. Contact: American Society for Microbiology, Meetings Department, 202-942-9248, fax 202-942-9340, email meetingsinfo@asmusa.org, Web http://www.asm.org.


October

4th Annual International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Therapies, October 2-4, Arlington, Virginia. (Not AIDS specific.) Contact: 1-800-BIOCON, or 914-834-3100x652.

National Hemophilia Foundation 50th Annual Meeting, October 22-24, Orlando, Florida. Contact: NHF, 888-info-nhf or 212-219-8180.

CPCRA (Community Program for Clinical Research on AIDS), October 29-30, Alexandria, Virginia (near Washington). Contact: Elaine Allison, CPCRA Operations Center, 301-230-9670.

2nd United States Conference on AIDS, October 29 - November 1, Dallas. Contact: National Minority AIDS Council, 202-483-1124, fax 202-483-1127, Web www.nmac.org.


November

4th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, November 8-12, Glasgow, Scotland. Contact: Gardiner-Caldwell Communications Ltd., +44-1625-664000, fax +44-1625-610260.

Infectious Diseases Society of America 36th Annual Meeting, November 12-15, Denver. Contact: IDSA, 703-299-0200, fax 703-299-0204.

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, November 16-19, Washington, D.C. Contact: Daniel C. Montoya, executive director, 202-632-1090, fax 202-632-1096.

AIDS, Medicine, & Miracles, November 19-22, Dallas. Contact: 800-875-8770 or 303-447-8777, fax 303-447-3902, email amm@csd.net


December


National AIDS Treatment Advocates Forum, December (dates not yet set as this issue went to press), Philadelphia. Contact: National Minority AIDS Council, 202-483-6622.

AIDS Clinical Trials Group, December 5-9, Washington. Contact: Social & Scientific Systems, 301-986-4870, fax 301-913-0351, email jm4@s-3.com Web aactg.s-3.com.

AIDS-Associated Malignancies; Biology and Clinical Management, December 9, San Francisco. Contact: University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, 415-476-5028, fax 415-476-3542, email emens@medicine.ucsf.edu, Web https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/index.aspx?Display=Date. (Also see listing below.)

Clinical Care of the AIDS Patient, December 10-12, San Francisco. Contact: University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, 415-476-5028, fax 415-476-3542, email emens@medicine.ucsf.edu, Web https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/index.aspx?Display=Date.