Plans are well under way for the 134th APHA Annual Meeting to be held in Boston, Nov. 4 – 8, 2006. The meeting will be held in the new Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, which will allow all scientific sessions to be housed under the same roof! The theme for this year’s meeting is “Public Health and Human Rights.” Please make plans now to attend this year’s meeting.


Abstracts

Abstract submissions are now being accepted online (http://apha.org/meetings). Our Section’s abstract submission deadline is midnight Feb. 17, 2006.

Do you have an abstract that might be considered “technology dependent”? This would go above and beyond the need for an LCD projector to include such things as:
• Showing a film, video, DVD requiring special equipment.
• Having a special application that requires demonstrating something interactively such as a database or GIS system or special software application (e.g., a nutrition program that helps people determine their daily intake of fat, calories, etc.).
• Demonstrating a Web site where the speaker needs to go online to demonstrate it.

If you do have a “technology dependent” abstract, you will still submit your abstract to our Section; however, you must indicate so during your abstract submission. For more information on this innovative use of technology at the meeting, click here:
<http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techno.htm>.

Calling all reviewers

To provide a quality program, we need reviewers to help select the best abstracts for the program. Due to our large volume of submissions, our Section needs approximately 100 reviewers – please consider volunteering your time for this worthwhile endeavor. Abstracts will be available for review around March 1, 2006, at which time you will have two to three weeks to complete your reviews. If you can help, please e-mail me at <apha_epi@yahoo.com> and indicate your area(s) of expertise so we can more closely match abstracts to your areas. Thank you!