Title: 2005 APHA Annual Meeting: Dates, Place, and Meeting Theme

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Section/SPIG: Environment

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The APHA 133rd Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans from Nov. 5-9, 2005. The theme is “Evidence-Based (Public Health) Policy and Practice.” Abstracts for proposed sessions are due between by the end of January. Abstracts should be 250 words or less, and must include learning objectives. Abstracts must be submitted online through the abstract submission form found at <http://www.apha.org/meetings> or <http://apha.confex.com/apha/133am/oasys.epl>. Authors must provide complete and accurate contact information to be notified of abstract status. One does not have to be a member of APHA to submit an abstract. However, authors accepted to present at the Annual Meeting must become an APHA member as well as register for the Annual Meeting. The deadline for submission of abstracts ranges from Feb. 7-11, 2005, depending on the Section, SPIG or Caucus to which you wish to submit the abstract. For more details, please see <http://www.apha.org> and the current issue of The Nation’s Health, as well as the Environment Section information below.