Events: International

19-23 April 2004
"La [email protected]" Radio, New ICTs and Rural Development
Quito, Ecuador

The workshop will consider a series of proposals for promoting the effective use of ICT and rural radio for rural development. The proposals will be directed towards broadcasters and ICT for development practitioners, their national and regional networks, policy makers, and donors. The workshop seeks to improve rural people's access to information and communication by developing strategies for combining ICTs and rural radio and by facilitating collaborative networking on both national and regional levels.

For more information, please contact Bruce Girard, [email protected], or visit the website http://onda-rural.comunica.org/.

1-4 June 2004
Youth and Health: Generation on the Edge - 31st Annual Conference
Washington, DC, USA

A forum for the exchange of ideas and lessons learned regarding health-related interventions initiated for youth, and increasingly by youth.

For more information, please see the website, http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2004/2302-event.html

3-4 June 2004
Thirteenth International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Toulon, France

The Symposium is an opportunity to present original - and sometimes hitherto unpublished - work in the fields of HIV infection, plus viral hepatitis and emerging infectious diseases; the syposium hopes to increase focus on these latter aspects.

For further information, please visit the website of the symposium http://www.avps.org/2003/hiv.htm and contact the Secretariat mailto:[email protected] for further details. Abstract submission online is also available.

7-25 June 2004
Management of Community-Based Services in Reproductive Health
Nairobi, Kenya

Organised by the Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS), this course addresses the specialised management and service delivery knowledge and skills needed to design, implement, supervise, monitor and evaluate community-based programmes. It also aims at enhancing community participation in reproductive health programmes.

For further information, please consult the CAFS website http://www.cafs.org/courses_2004.html, or contact the Centre directly mailto:[email protected].

6-9 July 2004
International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infection
Chiang Mai, Thailand

In the course of this conference, special lectures will cover key topics on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and related fields, which will be followed by symposia; a series of oral and poster presentations; and a commercial exhibition of pharmaceutical, technical, and diagnostic products. The meeting will provide attendees with the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas on recent developments related to all aspects of STIs.

For further information, including registration and conference track details, please visit the Union website http://www.cottisa.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2.

11-17 July 2004
XV International AIDS Conference (IAS)
Bangkok, Thailand

For more information, please contact the IAS Headquarters, mailto:[email protected],or visit the website http://www.ias.se/aids2004/.