New Call for Abstracts and Registration [International Conference on AIDS (8th: 1992: Amsterdam, Netherlands)]

tion presented. Since the posters will be
up for the entire Conference, these sessions will be scheduled throughout the
week.
A Forum for Increasing General
Knowledge and Understanding
Each day, the Conference will include
State-of-the-Art presentations to provide
a broad and timely summary of advances
in various areas of each track. These presentations will be designed to be simultaneously of maximum use to delegates
concentrating in the particular discipline
and accessible to delegates from other
disciplines.
Other scheduled sessions will also address key areas of ongoing great interest
and/or controversy, using case presentations as the basis for discussion by selected panelists.
In addition, mini-courses will be organized combining both didactic and interactive methods, to allow comprehensive
coverage of specific problems or issues.
Each mini-course will consist of a twoto-three day series of lectures, followed
by a case discussion and dialogue.
A Forum for Solidarity
On each day of the Conference, leading
experts will analyze a pressing problem
from scientific, medical, social, policy,
and personal perspectives, with the aim
of generating practical, realistic approaches to these complex issues. These
sessions are designed to express the Conference theme, "A World United Against
AIDS," demonstrating how diverse approaches contribute to understanding
and can lead to effective action.
Official Language
The official language of the Conference
is English. The opening and closing ceremonies and major Conference sessions
will be simultaneously interpreted into

French and Spanish. The Conference organizers are seeking additional resources
to enable simultaneous interpretation of
more sessions.

Abstract Information
Address and Deadline for
Abstract Submission
Postal Address
VIII International Conference on AIDS/
III STD World Congress
Abstract and Registration
Administration
CONGREX Holland BV
P.O. Box 302
1000 AH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: [phone]
Overnight Mail Delivery Address
VIII International Conference on AIDS/
III STD World Congress
Abstract and Registration
Administration
CONGREX Holland BV
Keizersgracht 782
1017 EC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Abstract Deadline
Abstract Forms must be received no later
than 2 March 1992. Please check your
abstract very carefully before submission. Revised abstracts will not be considered. Please note that abstracts will be
considered only from presenting authors
who have paid the registration fee for the
Conference. In the case of presenting authors from countries with currency restrictions or presenting authors applying
for reduced rate, sponsorship, or scholarship registration programs, this rule will
be waived.
Please note: Abstracts must be submitted in the orange envelope provided.
Abstract Categories
Each of the four tracks contains several
categories. Each abstract must be designated for a particular track and category.
*Track A, Basic Science, covers basic
research topics in virology, immunol
ogy, and oncology.

* Track B, Clinical Science and Care, includes organ system manifestations of
HIV/AIDS and STDs, clinical variability among different patient groups, and
clinical trials.
* Track C, Epidemiology, addresses
distributions and determinants of HIV,
AIDS, and STDs in defined populations.
* Track D, Social Impact and Response,
addresses societal impacts of HIV/
AIDS and responses to the pandemic
at individual, family, community,
national, and international levels.
In each track, the impact and significance of research and programs will be
emphasized. Some issues, such as prevention, including the development and
evaluation of interventions, are integral
to several tracks and will be covered in
each of them. Please see the following
list, "Categories for Abstract Submission," to determine which category best
corresponds to your abstract.
Track A: Basic Science
HIV and Lentiviruses
Al. Entry and tropism
A2. Reverse transcription and
integration
A3. Gene expression/regulatory
gene function
A4. Assembly/maturation
A5. Virus isolation, detection and
characterization, new methods
A6. Cofactors other than STDs
A7. Viral pathogenesis
A8. Antivirals
A9. Vaccines
AlO. Oncogenesis
All. Animal models
Al 2. Humoral immunity: host
abnormalities
A13. Cellular immunity: host abnormalities
A14. Virus-specific humoral

immunity
A15. Virus-specific cellular
immunity

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