Calendar. (Announcements).

2003

February

1-5 February, Sat-Wed. 50 Years On--From the Double Helix to Molecular Medicine: Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium. Miami Beach, Florida. Information: MNBWS Office, PO Box 016129, M823, Miami, FL 33101-6129 USA, 305-243-3597, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.med. miami.edu/mnbws

8-14 February, Sat-Fri. Transposition and Other Genome Rearrangements. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/

9-14 February, Sun-Thu. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. Aspen, Colorado. Information: UCSF Department of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education, Laurel Heights 445, Box 0656, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA, 415-476-5208, fax: [phone], e-mail: victora@ medicine.ucsf.edu, Internet: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/ cme/2003cal/K03301.html

10-11 February, Mon-Tue. Blood Product Safety. Washington, D.C. Information: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 USA, 617-630-1300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.healthtech.com/ 2003/bss/index.htm

10-13 February, Mon-Thu. Translating Biology Using Proteomics and Functional Genomics. Denver, Colorado. Information: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-530-7010, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.faseb.org/meetings/

11-16 February, Tue-Sun. Optical Imaging: Applications to Biology and Medicine (C2). Taos, New Mexico. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/

12-13 February, Wed-Thu. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. Washington, D.C. Information: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 USA, 617-630-1300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.healthtech.com/2003/bss/index.htm

13-18 February, Thu-Tue. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. Information: SETAC North America Office, 1010 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32501-3367 USA, 850469-1500, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.setac.org/site.html

19-23 February, Wed-Sun. Mouse Models of Cancer. Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Information: American Association for Cancer Research, Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 USA, 215-440-9300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.aacr.org/4312zd.asp

24-26 February, Mon-Wed. Children's Environmental Health: Identifying and Preventing Environmental Threats to Children. Bethesda, Maryland. Information: Kevin R. Wheeler, Special Assistant to the Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233 MD B201, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-541-5125, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: https://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/cehc2003/home.htm

20-25 February, Thu-Tue. Functional Genomics: Global Analysis of Complex Biological Systems (C6). Santa Fe, New Mexico. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www. keystonesymposia.org/

26 February, Wed. PNW Pesticide Issues Conference: Agriculture Safety and Health Issues. Yakima, Washington. Information: Carol Ramsay, Department of Entomology, PO Box 646382, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6382 USA, 509-3359222, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://pep.wsu.edu/Education/issues.html

March

3-9 March, Mon-Sun. 17th International workshop on "community-Based Education incorporating PBL". Ismailia, Egypt. Information: Center for Research and Development in Medical Education and Health Services, Suez Canal University, Ismailia Egypt, 2-064-356539, fax: [phone], email: [e-mail], Internet: http://crdmed.tripod.com

6-8 March, Thu-Sat. Stem Cell Transplantation in Children. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Information: Kim Collins, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CME Department, ML-3003, 333 Burnett Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-4260, 513-636-4260 fax: [phone], email: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/About_us/Events/Confe rences/stem-cell.htm

7-11 March, Fri-Tue. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Septic Shock (D3). Tahoe City, California. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685 fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/

7-11 March, Fri-Tue. Eicosanoid Lipid Mediators: From Molecular Discovery to Clinical Application (D5). Tahoe City, California. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685 fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www. keystonesymposia.org/

7-12 March, Fri-Wed. AAAAI 60th Anniversary Meeting. Denver, Colorado. Information: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 611 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA, 414-272-6071 fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.aaaai.org/

9-13 March, Sun-Thu. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah. Information: Society of Toxicology, 1767 Business Center Drive, Suite 302, Reston, VA 20190-5332 USA, 703-438-3115, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.toxicology.org/

10-12 March, Mon-Wed. 9th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century. Crete, Greece. Information: Secretariat: Stacey Hobbs, Wesses Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: shobbs@wessex. ac.uk, Internet: http://www.gnest.org/Conference.htm

19-21 March, Wed-Fri. AMERICANA 2003: Information Exchange and Solutions to Current Environmental Issues. Montreal, Canada. Information: RESEAU Environment, 911, Jean Talon East, Suite 220, Montreal, Quebec H2R 1V5, Canada, 514-270-7110, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

19-24 March, Wed-Mon. Molecular Targets for Cancer Therapy (E1). Banff, Canada. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/

23-27 March, Sun-Thu. 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. Information: American Chemical Society Meetings, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-4899 USA, 202-872-4396, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

25-30 March, Tue-Sun. Proteomics: Technologies and Applications (E2). Keystone, Colorado. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place, #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 1-800-253-0685, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/

31 March-4 April, Mon-Fri. American Association for Aerosol Research PM Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Information: AAAR, 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 USA, 856-439-9080, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.aaar.org/

31 March-4 April, Mon-Fri. Atmospheric Sciences, Exposure, and the 4th Colloquium on PM and Human Health 2003. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Information: 2003 AAAR PM Meeting, c/o Marathon Multimedia, 1201 West Division Street, Faribault, MN 55021 USA, 507-334-5212, fax: [phone], e-mail: support@ marathonmultimedia.com, Internet: http://www.aaar.org/

April

5-8 April, Sat-Tue. Second International Conference on New Biomedical Materials. Cardiff, Wales, UK. Information: Dr P.I. Earls, School of Molecular Sciences, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LEI 9BH, United Kingdom, 44-116-250-6306 fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.appsci.dmu.ac.uk/biomat

5-9 April, Sat-Wed. American Association for Cancer Research. Toronto, Canada. Information: Donna Rosenstock, SLACK Incorporated, 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086 USA, 856-848-1000, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

9-12 April, Wed-Sat. World Foundation for Medical Studies in Female Health--Annual Clinical Conference. Kansas City, Missouri. Information: World Foundation for Medical Studies in Female Health, 405 Main Street, Suite 8, Port Washington, NY 11050, 516-944-3192, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.wffh.org

11-15, Fri-Tue. Experimental Biology 2003 Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. Information: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998 USA, 301-530-7010, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.faseb.org/meetings/

27 April-1 May, Sun-Thu. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Hamburg, Germany. Information: SETAC, Europe Office, Ay. de la Toison d'Or 67, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.setac.org/site.html

May

2-9 May, Fri-Fri. American Occupational Health Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. Information: SLACK Incorporated, 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086 USA, 856-848-1000, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

10-14 May, Sat-Wed. Environmental Mutagen Society 34th Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, Florida. Information: Environmental Mutagen Society, 1767 Business Center Drive, Suite 302, Reston, VA 20190-5332, USA, 703-438-8220, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: www.ems-us.org

14-15 May, Wed-Thu. Metabolic Profiling: Application to Toxicology and Risk Reduction. An International Conference. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Information: Brenda Weis, DERT, NIEHS, PO Box 12233 MD EC 23, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-541-4964, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/metabol.htm

12-16 May, Mon-Fri. 22nd International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies. Orlando, Florida. Information: University of Maryland, Conferences and Visitor Services, 0101 Annapolis Hall, College Park, MD 20742 USA, 301-314-7884, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.it3.umd.edu/web2003/22nd_Annual_ International_Conference.htm

14-15 May, Wed-Thu. Recombinant Antibodies. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Information: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 USA, 617-630-1300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.healthtech.com/2003/rab/index.asp

15-16 May, Thu-Fri. Genomic and Proteomic Sample Preparation. Boston, Massachusetts. Information: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 USA, 617-630-1300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.healthtech.com/2003/smp/index.asp

26-28 May, Mon-Wed. 2nd International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Characterization, Evolution, Mitigation/Restoration, Monitoring, and Performance. Quebec City, Canada. Information: SETAC Office, 1010 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32501-3367 USA, 850-469-1500, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.setac.org/ about.html

26-30, May, Mon-Fri. Pediatrics Infectious Diseases. Sarasota, Florida. Information: American Medical Seminars, PO Box 6129, Sarasota, FL 34278 USA, 866-267-4263, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.ams4cme.com/www/brochure/pid.html

June

2-5 June, Mon-Thu. 7th International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation. Orlando, Florida. Information: The Conference Group, 1580 Fishinger Road, Columbus OH 43221 USA, 1-800-783-6338 or 614-488-2030, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.battelle.org/biosymp/

4-5 June, Wed-Thu. The 2003 Business and Sustainability Conference. New York, New York. Information: The Conference Board, Inc., PO Box 4026 Church Street Station, New York, NY10261-4026, 212-339-0345, fax: [phone], e-mail: , Internet: www.conference-board.org/bus&sustain.htm

4-7 June, Wed-Sat. Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference, 46th Annual Meeting. Aspen, Colorado. Information: Jeanne Cleary, Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East 9th Avenue, Box C272, Denver, Colorado 80262, 303-752-2681, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: www.aspenlungconference.org

9-13 June, Mon-Fri. 48th Annual Institute in Water Pollution Control. Water Quality Modeling. Riverdale, New York. Information: Ms. Nafeeza Altar, Program Coordinator, Manhattan College, Environmental Engineering Department, Riverdale, NY 10471, 718-862-7276, fax: [phone], e-mail: nafeeza.altaf@ manhattan.edu, Internet: http://www.engineering. manhattan.edu/environmental/index.htm

9-13 June, Mon-Fri. 48th Annual Institute in Water Pollution Control. Treatment of Contaminated Waters. Riverdale, New York. Information: Ms. Nafeeza Altaf, Program Coordinator, Manhattan College, Environmental Engineering Department, Riverdale, NY 10471, 718-862-7276, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www. engineering.manhattan.edu/environmental/index.htm

11-14 June, Wed-Sat. Effects of Air Contaminants on the Respiratory Tract: Interpretations from Molecules to Meta Analysis. Hannover, Germany. Information: Uwe Heinrich, 9th International Symposium, Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Drug Research and Clinical Inhalation, Nikolai-Fuchs-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.ita.fhg.de/

16-19 June, Mon-Thu. Beyond Genome. San Diego, California. Information: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 USA, 617-630-1300, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www. beyondgenome.com/

19-21 June, Sun-Tue. National Conference on Asthma 2003. Washington, D.C. Information: Asthma 2003, PO Box 32862, Baltimore, MD 21282, 202-973-8679, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.asthma2003.net/

July

9-12 July, Wed-Sat. 1st World Congress on Work-Related and Environmental Allergy (WOREAL). Helsinki, Finland. Information: Kirsi Saarelma, Congress Manager, Pyykk/5 & Saarelma Ltd, Limingantie 8, FIN00550 Helsinki, Finland, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.woreal.org/

27 July-1 August, Sun-Fri. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. New London, Connecticut. Information: Conference Registration, Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: [phone], e-mail: app@ grcmail.grc.uri.edu, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/ programs/2003/evolecol.htm

August

3-8 August, Sun-Fri. Human Genetics & Genomics. Waterville, Maine. Information: Conference Registration, Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2003/evolecol.htm

3-8 August, Sun-Fri. Evoluntionary and Ecological Functional Genomics. New London, New Hampshire. Information: Conference Registration, Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/ programs/2003/evolecol.htm

10-15 August, Sat-Thu. 39th IUPAC Congress & 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry. Ottawa, Canada. Information: SETAC Europe Office, Ay. de la Toison d'Or 67, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium, [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: setac@ setaceu.org, Internet: http://enviroinfo.isep.at

24-29 August, Sun-Fri. Bioinformatics: From Inference to Predictive Models. Charlotte, North Carolina. Information: Conference Registration, Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/ 03sched.htm

September

7-10 September, Sun-Wed. American Chemical Society National Meeting. New York, New York. Information: American Chemical Society Meetings, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-4899 USA, 202-872-4396, fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail], Internet: http://chemistry.org/

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