2003 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance: science-prevention -control. (News & Notes).Hyatt Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. Bethesda Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from June 23-25, 2003 The 2003 Conference on Antimicrobial antimicrobial /an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al/ (-mi-kro´be-al) 1. killing microorganisms or suppressing their multiplication or growth. 2. an agent with such effects. Resistance will be held June 23-25, 2003, in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition to exploring the science, prevention, and control of antimicrobial resistance, participants will define issues and potential solutions to this problem. The conference is sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. (NFID NFID National Foundation for Infectious Diseases ) in collaboration with nine agencies, institutes, and organizations involved in conducting or promoting research, prevention, and control of antimicrobial resistance. The deadline for online submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations is April 1, 2003. Registration fee is $350 until May 16. After that date, the fee will be $400. For additional information, contact NFID, 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20814-5278; telephone: 301-656-0003, extension 12; fax: 301-907-0878; email: resistance@nfid.org. Program announcements and forms for abstract submission, registration, and hotel reservations are also available at http://www.nfid.org/conferences/resistance03/ |
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