Retroviruses Conference: Major Deadlines November 16, 2001

The important 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections will take place February 24-28, 2002, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. This conference has always been full, and this year will be limited to 3,800. Registration is also limited to certain categories of people. Important deadlines for "community" participation, as well as international scholarships, are November 16. Researchers and clinicians have other deadlines.

These applications must be received by November 16:

• Community scholarships -- Applicants must meet certain conditions, and provide an appropriate letter of support. See complete information on the conference Web site, below.

• Community press -- AIDS newsletters, etc. must register by November 16. See information on the conference Web site as to how to do so. It may be difficult to be accepted if one's publication is not already known to the conference.
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• International scholarships -- "Researchers and clinicians from developing countries working in the area of AIDS research who, without financial support, would be unable to participate in the conference" must apply for these scholarships by November 16.

After being accepted applicants must meet other deadlines to register for the conference and for housing.

If you want to go to the conference, be sure to check the Web to confirm this information and to learn how to apply. The conference Web site is: http://www.retroconference.org/2002/.

The Retrovirus Conference Secretariat is: Westover Management Group, Inc., 115 South Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-535-6862, fax 703-535-6899, email info@retroconference.org.

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Copyright 2001 by John S. James. Permission granted for noncommercial reproduction, provided that our address and phone number are included if more than short quotations are used.

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