Recent and upcoming meetings.

International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases, "From Science to Action" February 27-28, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Among the priority topics of this meeting will be: mother-to-child transmission of HIV; long-term consequences of sexually transmitted infections; quality of care in STI treatment; sex and gender and their impact on STIs; and STIs and sexual coercion.

* For more information, visit the conference website http://www.womenshealthconf.org/

International Research and Action Conference Innovations in Understanding Violence against Women April 25-28, 2004 Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

The focus of this event is understanding violence against women by sharing, demonstrating and promoting innovative concepts and research methodologies from around the world.

* For more information, contact the Wellesley Centers for Women, email: [e-mail] or visit the conference web page at http://www.wcwonline.org/conference/

3rd International Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health, "Pathways to equity in health: Using research for policy and advocacy" June 10-12, 2004 Durban, South Africa

Hosted by the Health Systems Trust, a South African-based NGO, the Southern African Regional Network on Equity in Health (EQUINET) and the Global Equity Gauge Alliance (GEGA), an international consortium on health equity, this meeting will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners and others concerned with equity in health to develop an international health agenda for governments, universities and organizations all over the world.

* For more information, visit the ISEqH website http://www.iseqh.org