Title: HIV Immunobiology: From Infection to Immune Control
City: Keystone
State: CO
Country: United States
Dates: 03/22/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: HIV; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Immune System; Vaccine Development Research
Description: This meeting will highlight the latest breakthroughs in basic HIV research, ranging from the molecular bases of HIV replication to the host genetic determinants influencing viral spread and disease susceptibility; and from the intricacy of the interaction between HIV and the immune system to the most promising progress in therapeutic development. The meeting will identify new levels of possible intervention to control the progression of HIV-induced disease and, more generally, deepen the understanding of the intimate interaction between retroelements and human hosts. Concise, up-to-date talks will be given, and there will be ample room allotted to speakers chosen from the abstracts. Close coordination will be maintained with the concurrent meeting on "Prevention of HIV/AIDS." Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be significantly enhanced by the concurrent meeting, which will share a keynote address and three plenary sessions with this meeting.
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Contact: For more information, contact Kellie McConnell:
e-mail info@keystonesymposia.org; phone: +1 (800) 253-0685 or +1 (970) 262-1230; or access the Web site: www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/viewMeetings.cfm? MeetingID=991&subTab=program.
Notes: Scholarships are available for students and post-docs. Minority scholarships are available. Registration fee: on or before January 22, 2009 - $645.00; after January 22, 2009 - $745.00. Student registration fee: on and before January 22, 2009 - $420.00; After January 22, 2009 - $520.00. Continuing education credits are available.

Title: Prevention of HIV/AIDS
City: Keystone
State: CO
Country: United States
Dates: 03/22/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Alternative Therapy; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Immune System; Vaccines
Description: The goals of the meeting are to focus on the most recent key advances in the understanding of (1) how HIV can be controlled at entry and after infection in three joint sessions with the concurrent "HIV Immunobiology" meeting, (2) how T cell-based or antibody-based HIV vaccines can be improved, and (3) what are the results of the current vaccine trials and those of alternative methods of HIV or AIDS prevention and how can they help at re-orientating vaccine researches. Two workshops will provide key information on the definition of immune correlates of protection and their analysis in clinical trials.
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Contact: For more information, visit the meeting Web site: www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=990.
Notes: Online registration deadline: March 22, 2009. Registration fee: $645.00/Non-student by January 22, 2009; $745.00/Non-student after January 22, 2009; $420.00/Student by January 22, 2009; $520.00/Student after January 22, 2009. To qualify for the Student Discount, the student must complete the Student Verification section of the Registration Form. Continuing education credits are available.

Title: The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/25/2009 - 03/28/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Adolescents; Health Professional Education; International Health
Description: At SAM's Annual Meeting innovative research, clinical workshops, and discussion forums are presented for attendees of diverse disciplines and from around the world. SAM members also help to plan and coordinate professional adolescent health education programs in all regions of the United States and across the globe. These programs are directed at specialists in the field as well as other interested health profesionals aiming to acquire skills to meet the important needs of adolescents.
Sponsor: The Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM).
Contact: For more information contact the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1916 Copper Oaks Circle, Blue Springs, MO 64015; E-mail: sam@adolescenthealth.org; Phone: 816-224-8010; Fax: 816-224-8009; or access the Web site: www.adolescenthealth.org/meetings.htm.

Title: 4th SA AIDS Conference: Scaling Up for Success
City: Durban
Country: South Africa
Dates: 03/31/2009 - 04/03/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Epidemiology; Ethical Issues; HIV/AIDS Prevention; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Human Rights; Socioeconomic Factors
Description: The theme of this conference "Scaling up for success" recognises that there is an urgency to take stock of best practices in treatment and prevention and to scale these up sufficiently to begin to roll back the onslaught in numbers and impact that the epidemic is currently waging in Southern Africa. Abstracts submission are invited and will be reviewed according to the following tracks: Track 1: Basic Sciences; Track 2: Clinical Sciences; Track 3: Epidemiology, Prevention and Public Health; Track 4: Social and Economical Sciences, Human rights and Ethics; Track 5: Best Practices & Programs; and Track 6: Community Exchange Encounters.
Sponsor: Foundation for Professional Development.
Contact: For more information contact Neo Sithole, e-mail: neon@foundation.co.za; or access the Web site: www.saaids.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.
Notes: Abstract submissions deadline: October 31, 2008. Early registration deadline: October 31, 2008.

Many of these conferences come from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network's conference database.