Title: Some Items of General Interest to Members & Colleagues
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Section/SPIG: Aging & Public Health
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- The 18th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology will be held in Rio de Janeiro, in June 2005. The call for abstracts is available at <www.gerontology2005.org.br/english/index.htm>. The deadline is Dec. 31, 2004.
- Promoting international research in gerontology, two Busse Research Awards will be given at the XVIII World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 26-30, 2005. Two gerontologists (junior or mid-career) will be selected. One award will recognize a scientist from the social/behavioral sciences; the other from the biomedical sciences. Awards are $3,500 each, with up to $3,000 travel/living expenses. Awardees must present a lecture based on their research at the conference. Deadline for receipt of applications: Sept. 30, 2004.
For information and application forms, visit:
<www.geri.duke.edu/busse/busse.html> or contact:
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, Jury Chair
Busse Research Awards
Center for Aging, Box 3003
Duke University Medical Center
Durham NC 27710 USA
TEL: (919) 660-7502
FAX: (919) 684-8569
E-mail: <betty.ray@duke.edu>
- Each year, the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP) honors 10 outstanding individuals who overcome daunting odds to expand access to health care and social services to underserved and isolated populations in communities across the United States. Each is awarded $120,000: $105,000 for program support and $15,000 as a personal stipend.
"We welcome nominations from consumers, community leaders, health professionals, government officials and others who have been personally inspired by people providing essential community health services. We regret that nominations from development and public relations departments or professional grant writers cannot be accepted.
"Our nomination process begins with a Letter of Intent (LOI). The LOI can be sent to the Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP) at any time during the year but is due no later than Sept. 22.
"Nominators of selected candidates will receive full nomination packages. Completed nominations are due in our office by Nov. 10."
<www.communityhealthleaders.org/index1.cfm>