AIDS TREATMENT NEWS - September 29, 2006

Summary: Community Educator application deadline October 12; abstract deadline (for doctors and scientists) October 3; Community Press application deadline December 8; others deadlines.

The 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, one of the most important scientific meetings on AIDS, will take place February 25-28, 2007, in Los Angeles. Not everyone can get into this meeting; for more information see http://www.retroconference.org.

• Online abstract submission opened September 11; the deadline for abstracts (except late breakers) is October 3 (5:30 p.m. EDT). This year, researchers can edit their abstracts online until then.
• October 12 is the deadline for Community Educator Program applications, and also for International Scholarship applications.
• General registration opens November 28. Registration and housing close January 25, 2007 -- or earlier, if the limit of 3,800 registrations is reached. Early registration is advised.
• The Community Press deadline is December 8. The "consumer press" (mainstream press) deadline is January 19.
• Late Breaker online abstract submission is December 15 - January 12 (5:30 p.m. EST).
• The Pocket Program will be distributed online on February 9.

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