ASICON 2005 deadlines extended

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AIDS SOCIETY of INDIA (ASI)

1st National Conference of AIDS Society of India (ASICON 2005)

As the concerned people already know that the 1st National Conference of AIDS

Society of India (ASICON 2005) is scheduled to be held at Hotel Ashok in New

Delhi from April 2-4, 2005.

World-renowned faculty in HIV medicine and researchers from around the globe and

India will share the state-of-the-art knowledge, their insights, experience and

vision both in plenary and interactive sessions that will be useful in enhancing

our capacity to offer quality care to HIV infected individuals in India.

On popular demand the Conference Organising Committee has decided to extend the

deadline for Abstracts Submssion, Scholarship application and Early Bird

Registration to 17th March 2005.

Abstracts: Abstracts are invited in Clinical and Biomedical field of HIV/AIDS

using the format: Background and Objectives; Methodology; Results and

Conclusions. Participants are encouraged to submit Abstracts online, however a

hard copy must follow. Revised Last date for Abstract Submission: March 17,

2005.

Registration Fees: Early Bird Rs. 2500 (India, Nepal and Bhutan);

For ASI Life members are eligible to get 20% Discount

Post-Graduate Students: Rs. 1500/- (for first 100 only)

Registrations are limited to 1000 delegates only, on first come first served

basis.

REVISED IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

- Registration (Early Bird): March 17, 2005

- Abstract submission: March 17, 2005

- Scholarship applications: March 17, 2005

Special Request: As this is the first conference of ASI and the time at our

disposal is limited, ASICON 2005 Organising Committee requests all the concerned

persons to circulate this information among their colleagues/well-wishers who

would be interested in attending such a conference.

Co-chairs, ASICON-2005

Dr. Suniti , Chennai / Dr.Ishwar S.Gilada, Mumbai

Conference Secretariat:

Unison Medicare & Research Centre; Maharukh Mansion, Alibhai Premji Marg,

Mumbai - 400 007; E-mail: asicon@... ; ihoaids@...; Tel.

+91-(22) 23061616; Fax: -23864433 and 23000016;

Conference Website: www.india-aids.org

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Sponsors: ASICON 2005 is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Health & Family

Welfare, GOI; Dept. of Science and Technology, NACO; ICMR; YRG-Care and PHO from

India and US Dept.of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health

(NIH); UNAIDS; International AIDS Society; USAID; Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation and Intl. AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).

Faculty: Eminent world-renowned international and national faculty shall

participate in this conference. The International faculty includes Bartlett

(s Hopkins University, USA); Seth Berkley (IAVI, USA); Carpenter

(Brown Medical School, USA); Suzanne Crowe (Mcfarlane Burnett Institute,

Australia); Mark Dybul (US Global AIDS Coordinator); Gallant (s Hopkins

University, USA); Katzenstein (Stanford University,USA); Mayer

(Brown University, USA); Paolo Miotti (s Hopkins,USA); Bharat Parekh, (CDC,

USA); Steve Safren (Harvard University/Fenway, USA); Siliciano (s

Hopkins University, USA); Mark Wainberg (McGill University, Canada), Dr. Fleury

(France).

Topics/Issues: Following key issues will be discussed in the conference;

Epidemiology of HIV infection; Role of Donors in response to Global HIV/AIDS

epidemic; Immuno-pathogenesis of HIV disease, Issues in HIV diagnosis, Incidence

assays, Monitoring HIV-infected persons, Quality Assurance for laboratories;

Opportunistic infections and Malignancies in HIV/AIDS; Antiretroviral Therapy

(ART); ARV resistance; Women and Children & Pediatric HIV Management;

Prevention, Behavioral, Social and Challenges; HIV in special populations;

Principles of HIV vaccines, challenges in development and HIV vaccine trials in

India; Linking prevention with care; Nursing care in HIV/AIDS.

Who Should Attend? Practicing Doctors/Clinicians with experience and/or interest

in HIV/AIDS, Clinical Epidemiologists, Researchers, representatives of

organizations/ institutions involved in HIV care and funding agencies

Official Event Manager (For logistics):

Neumech Events- Ms Minakshi Bindra Mahajan; neumech@...