National & international calendar.September 23-24: Kentucky African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. and Hispanic Leadership 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. / AIDS, Executive Inn, Louisville, Kentucky “Louisville” redirects here. For other uses, see Louisville (disambiguation). , U.S. www.KYAALC.com. September 29-October 2: United States Conference on AIDS (USCA USCA® An abbreviation for U.S. Code Annotated. ), Hilton American, Houston, TX. Contact: conference@nmac.org. (202) 483-6622 www.nmac.org October 3-5: WORLD's 26th Retreat for HIV+ Women, Alamo, California, US. Contact: Rose Works rworks@womenhiv.org, or call (510) 986-0340. October 3-5: HIV / AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria in Africa, Durban, South Africa. Contact: Deidre Raubenheimer deidre.raubenheimer@mrc.ac.za www.mrc.ac.za/conference/edctp/index.htm October 8-12: AIDS March, Washington, DC. (September 18-October 8, caravans will cross the U.S. to Washington, DC). To join the Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA) send an email to aidsmarchsubscribe@yahoogroups.com, or go to www.aidsmarch.org to register, or call 202-408-0305. October 15: National Latino HIV / AIDS Awareness Day. Check local Latino and HIV / AIDS service organizations for information. October 15-21: POZ Cruise for Straight/Gay, Families and Friends. Call the Center for Positive Connection 888-POS-CONN (888-767-2666) or 305-891-2066. FAX: 305-891-5053. October 19-21: HIV / AIDS & Human Rights, St. Petersburg, Russia. Contact: info@smolny.nw.ru, or conference2005@smolny.org www.human.smolny.nw.ru/english/index.html October 20-22: 13th Annual HIV / AIDS Update Conference/Border Health Summit, South Padre Island, Texas South Padre Island is a resort community in Cameron County, Texas, United States [1] As of the 2000 census, the town had an official population of 2,422, although this significantly underestimates its size since many people split their time between vacation properties , U.S. Contact: crsmith.vac@tachc.org www.valleyaids.org October 25-28: Pan Pacific Regional HIV / AIDS Conference, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Contact: Daliah Frank contact@panpacific-hivaids05.net.nz www.panpacific-hivaids05.net.nz October 31-November 18: Youth Development and HIV / AIDS, CEDPA CEDPA Centre for Development and Population Activities CEDPA California Educational Data Processing Association CEDPA Center for Environment, Development, and Poverty Alleviation (China) CEDPA Consejo Evangélico del Principado de Asturias , Washington DC. Contact: Ketty Jaramillo, Senior Associate, D.C. Workshops, CEDPA, 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036-2232. Tel: 202-667-1142; Fax: 202-332-4496; Email: training@cedpa.org. www.cedpa.org/training/ydrh.html November: NATAF NATAF Northwest African Tactical Air Force (National AIDS Treatment Activist Forum), Oaxaca, Mexico. Check www.nmac.org for more information as it becomes available. November 7: Confronting the Crisis, Newark, NJ. New Jersey Women and AIDS Network (NJWAN NJWAN New Jersey Women and AIDS Network (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS) ). Conference is from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Newark Airport Marriott, Newark, NJ. Contact: (732) 846-4462 or (800) 747-1108. Email: office@njwan.org. November 14-25: Applied Health Research Course, Mahidol University, Thailand. Contact: Jenny Xia, Email: g4737916@student.mahidol.ac.th. www.sh.mahidol.ac.th/hssip November 17-20: 10th European AIDS Conference/EACS, Dublin, Ireland. www.eacs-conference2005.com December 1: World AIDS Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. . Take part in one of the many local events taking place throughout the world, or organize one yourself! December 1-2: 2005 World AIDS Day Conference, Miami, Florida, United States Conference focus will be on Women, their partners and HIV. Contact: Email: wadconf@yahoo.com December 4-9: 14th International Conference on AIDS/STIs in Africa (ICASA), Abuja, Nigeria. Conference theme is "HIV / AIDS and the family." Contact: info@icasa2005.org.ng www.icasa2005.com December 12-13: Interactions Between Poverty and HIV / AIDS, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Murray Leibbrandt mleibbra@commerce.uct.ac.za |
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