Major Scientific AIDS conference.Major Scientific AIDS Conference, Paris July 13-16; Reports Online The 2nd IAS See iPlanet Application Server. 1. (computer) IAS - The first modern computer. It had main registers, processing circuits, information paths within the central processing unit, and used Von Neumann's fetch-execute cycle. Conference on HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. Pathogenesis and Treatment will take place July 13-16, 2003, in Paris. This conference is organized by the International AIDS Society The International AIDS Society (IAS) is an international society for scientists, health care and public health workers, and others engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care. (IAS), which also puts on the International AIDS Conference Education, networking and the promotion of best practice are essential to enhancing the response to HIV/AIDS. IAS conferences provide opportunities to share experience, and increase the knowledge and expertise of professionals working in HIV/AIDS. , which happens in even-numbered years (the next one will be near Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2004). The Paris conference has been called "the international forum that brings together scientists and clinical researchers working on HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome from both the developed and developing world, forging alliances to jointly address the most pressing issues in the combat against this global emergency" (quote from Professor Joep Lange Joep MA Lange (MD 1981, PhD 1987) is a clinical researcher from The Netherlands, specialising in HIV therapy. He is currently (2006) Professor of Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Senior Scientific Advisor to the International Antiviral Therapy , chairman of the International AIDS Society). [Note: the International AIDS Society should not be confused with the International AIDS Society-USA, an unrelated organization.] The final program of the Paris conference was posted June 30 at http://www.ias2003.org/. The 360-page document (a 3 megabyte file) can be searched on your computer for a keyword or phrase, such as a medical term, drug name, or presenter's name. Two official Internet providers for the conference are noted on page 15 of the program: * Kaisernetwork.org will provide Webcasts of the plenary talks and some of the other major sessions. You can find them at: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/paris2003 or through the IAS Web site above. * Medscape will provide conference coverage and continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. programs based on this conference. See: http://www.medscape.com/hiv. Note: free registration is required. On June 30 Medscape said its coverage will include "daily news and expert commentary; an executive summary of the conference that will be published within one week of the conference's close; and a series of approximately 15 topical reviews, which will be available to physicians for continuing medical education credit, that will be published within 3 weeks following the meeting. Slide kits and slide-based presentations of selected conference sessions will also be published on Medscape at that time." |
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