Upcoming Events/Conferences and Workshops 2008
February
1st Annual New York State LGBT People of Color Health Summit
Description: This inaugural summit is designed to provide a forum for the articulation of issues and recommendations related to overall health and human services for LGBT people of color. CBO program representatives, scholars, CBO administrators, activists, and students are invited to share their knowledge and skills with the hope that this interchange will result in a compendium of future strategies designed to address the needs of LGBT people of color.
http://www.2008nyslgbtpocsummit.com/
Location: Albany, New York United States
Dates: 2/21/2008 - 2/24/2008
Sponsor: New York State Black Gay Network (NYSBGN).
Microbicides 2008
Description: The conference intends to provide updates on the current state of art and the likely future scenario about the ongoing research and development efforts in the area of microbicides, in different parts of the world. In addition to basic researches and innovative product development of novel microbicid...
http://www.microbicides2008.com
Location: New Delhi, India
Dates: 2/24/2008 - 2/27/2008
Sponsor: Indian Council of Medical Research.
The 2008 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS
Description: The goal of this activity is to update the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of health providers who care for patients with HIV/AIDS. This activity is also designed for healthcare media, federal and state legislators, AIDS service organization officers, social workers, pharmacists, nurses, peer couns...
http://www.minority-healthcare.com/ncaa_2008/index.html
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Dates: 2/25/2008 - 2/26/2008
Sponsor: The Minority Health Care Communications Inc.
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March
2008 AMCHP Annual Conference
Description: This conference program will cover topics applicable to professionals throughout the maternal and child health field, with a special focus on Social Justice.
http://www.amchp.org/Conference/2008/index.html
Location: Alexandria, Virginia United States
Dates: 3/1/2008 - 3/5/2008
Sponsor: The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).
2008 National STD Prevention Conference
Description: This conference will bring together STD prevention program, research and policy communities, creating a forum to confront current challenges in STD prevention as well as barriers to application of solutions to these challenges.
http://www.cdc.gov/stdconference/default.htm
Location: Chicago, Illinois United States
Dates: 3/10/2008 - 3/13/2008
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP). American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA). National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD). American Social Health Association (ASHA).
Strengthening Connections between Parents and Children Affected by Substance Abuse, HIV and Incarceration
Description: Parents who struggle with drug addiction, HIV and/or incarceration face many personal and institutional barriers to developing and maintaining healthy relationships with their children. The primary purpose of this national conference is to promote practices that help to strengthen these relationships and minimize trauma and attachment disorders among infants and young children.
http://aia.berkeley.edu/strengthening_connections/index.html
Location: San Francisco, California United States
Dates: 3/12/2008 - 3/14/2008
Sponsor: National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center,
University of California, Berkeley.
HIV Congress 2008
Description: The Organizing Committee of HIV Congress 2008 invites one and all for this grand annual event. The theme of the Congress is sharing the advanced knowledge in the field of HIV Medicine.
http://www.hivcongress2008.com/
Location: Mumbai, India
Dates: 3/21/2008 - 3/23/2008
Sponsor: International AIDS Society (IAS). American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM). Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM). AIDS Society of India ( ASI ).
The National African HIV Conference 2008 - Under the Baobab Tree
Description: The African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) is an alliance of African community-based organizations and their supporters working for fair policies for people living with HIV/AIDS in the UK.
http://www.nahip.org.uk/conferences/index.php?page_id=170
Location: London, United Kingdom
Dates: 3/27/2008 - 3/28/2008
Sponsor: African HIV Policy Network (AHPN)
Women, Action, and the Media Annual Conference
Description: At Women, Action & the Media (WAM!) 2008, we’ll share facts and ideas, develop skills, build collaborations, and create action plans to amplify progressive women’s public voices in society. We’re bringing together more than 400 participants to exchange observations, ideas, experiences, opinions, and tools for change—and plan together for action.
http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam/
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts5, United States
Dates: 3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008
Sponsor: MIT
17th Annual HIV Conference of the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center
Description: This conference is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of HIV healthcare providers. Lectures and interactive case presentations will be supplemented by take-home materials including chart forms and treatment protocols.
http://www.faetc.org/Conference/
Location: Orlando, Florida United States
Dates: 3/28/2008 - 3/29/2008
Sponsor: Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (FAETC).
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