EVENTS Please note that this page is no longer updated in real time. Information on the past events will be entered on a quarterly basis. December 2-5, 2003 Olafactory Bioresponse III Dresden, Germany The meeting is supported by the European Chemoreception Research Organisation. Its focus is on human olfaction. Deadline for abstract submission is the November 1, 2003. More Information: http://www.tu-dresden.de/medkhno/riechen_schmecken/bioresponse_3.htm CFS/MCS Annual Meeting Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2003 Pheonix, Arizona The meeting is sponsored by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine Aa full description of the meeting's agenda is available at: http://www.aaem.com/schedule.htm Inaugural meeting of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) Sept. 29, 2003 Bethesda, Maryland May 12, 2003 CFIDS Awareness Day The CFIDS Association sent out a "2003 CFIDS Awareness Day packet" for various activists to use as a tool to further public awareness and media coverage. The packet included: *Guidelines for May 12 activities, including guidelines for developing a proclamation and a sample proclamation *Advocacy information, including a sample advocacy letter, CFIDS message points and facts about the Government's response to CFIDS. *Media information, including a sample media letter, message points and suggestions for public awareness activities. *Lobby Day 2003 information, including registration forms April 21, 2003 The Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel held a closed meeting on Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia to review and evaluate grant applications. Meeting Sponsor: Health and Human Services Department (HHS), National Institutes of Health Address: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Md. Contact: Terrell Hoffeld, 301-435-1781, th88q@nih.gov February 24 - 26, 2003 Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland Children's Environmental Health: Identifying and Preventing Environmental Threats to Children Symposium Topics: * Respiratory Disease & Air Quality * Neurological Impairments * Childhood Cancer * Birth Defects * Endocrine Disruption More information Contact: the Conference Coordinator at cehc@niehs.nih.gov Children's Centers http://www.niehs.nih.gov/translat/children/children.htm January 31 - February 2, 2003 Chantilly, VA 6th International Research and Clinical Conference American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome For more information, contact: American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (AACFS) 515 Minor Avenue, Suite 18 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-781-3544 E-mail: info@aacfs.org Web site: http://www.aacfs.org/ December 10, 2002 Health and Human Services Department (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) holds a closed meeting of the Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia Syndrome Review Panel, to review and evaluate grant applications. Address: River Inn, 924 25th Street NW, Washington Contact: Terrell Hoffeld, 301-435-1781 BACK TO THE TOP