Invitation to Participate
First International Conference on Alcohol and HIV in
August 3-4, 2009
Pre-conference training workshop: August 1-2, 2009
The International Institute for Population Sciences (
The conference aims to examine the role that alcohol plays in contributing to sexuality and sexual risk related to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV by highlighting the work of current Indian and U.S.-Indian partnership research on these topics. The outcome is an agenda for continued research in
South Asian researchers and international researchers working in
The conference pre-training workshop will provide doctoral students and more advanced researchers with an orientation to the field of alcohol and HIV research, both in
The conference venue will accommodate a total of 150 – 160 participants including all keynote speakers, poster and panel presenters and attendees. Up to 70 conference attendees who are non-presenters are invited to register at the conference.
The deadline for all applications is April 30, 2009. Notification of acceptance, May 31, 2009.
Conference registration costs: Indian residents and nationals, Rs. 3000; international attendees, $200. Conference materials will be available upon registering. All meals will be provided to every registrant during the conference.
For further updates about the First International Conference on Alcohol and HIV in
Dr. F. Ram*, Dr.. Jean. J. Schensul**, Dr. S. Lahiri*, Dr. Kamala Gupta*, Dr. Kendall J. Bryant***, and Dr. S.K. Singh* (Organizing Committee)
Email: info@alchivconf2009.in
*International Institute for Population Sciences (http://www.iipsindia.org/); **Institute for Community Research (www.incommunityresearch.org), ***National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/).
International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW)
Phone: (91)-11-24654216
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