June 11, 2007

• A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS
• B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
• C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS

1. There are no seminars scheduled at this time.

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Peer Review
   06/21/07, 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   NOTE: Materials for peer review must be submitted one week in advance of the peer review meeting. If you would like to have a manuscript reviewed, please contact Liz Eocaci-Tucker (elizabeth.eocaci-tucker@yale.edu). If you would like to have a proposal reviewed as part of the process of affiliating your research project with CIRA, please contact Kim Blankenship (kim.blankenship@yale.edu). We encourage you to have your proposal reviewed early in its development. The purpose of peer review is to enhance the quality of proposals and publications from CIRA scientists by allowing them to benefit from the Center's expertise. The spirit of CIRA's peer review program is one of collegiality and respect; it is meant to be constructive rather than evaluative. Investigators use the feedback they receive as they see fit.
2. NEW! Executive Committe Meeting
   07/12/07, 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
3. NEW! Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core Meeting
   07/13/07, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! The Hartford HIV Forum - "HIV, Substance Abuse and Pain Management"
   06/12/07, 12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Doug Bruce, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine AIDS Program; Medical Director, South Central Rehabilitation Center
   Sponsor(s): The Institute for Community Research (ICR) and The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC)
   Location: Institute for Community Research, 2 Hartford Square West, Suite 100, 146 Wyllys St., Hartford, CT 06106. Free parking on Wyllys St.
   Contact: Please RSVP to: (860) 278-2044. For additional information, visit their Web site at: www.incommunityresearch.org.
   
2. NEW! CT Microbicides NOW! Giving Women Power Over AIDS Exhibit Sitings in Connecticut
   June 11-15: City of Hartford Health and Human Services Department (Burgdorf Clinic), 131 Coventry Street, Hartford, CT 06101
   June 18-20: Windham Regional Community Council (Exhibit Viewing; Presentation being held on June 20),. 872 Main Street Willimantic, CT 06226
   June 22: Community Health and Awareness Day (Human Resource Agency of New Britain/MLK Center), 11 A.M.-3 P.M., 336 Arch Street (Parking Lot), New Britain, CT 06051
   Contact: If you have any questions, would like to volunteer, or host the exhibit, please contact: Shanta L. Evans at shanta.evans@ppct.org or call (203) 752-2853.
   
3. NEW! THIS WEEK! New Haven HIV/AIDS Clinical Series: "HIV and Crystal Meth"
   6/14/07 Noon – 1:00 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker: Antonio Urbina, M.D., Medical Director of HIV/AIDS Education and Training at the St. Vincent's Comprehensive HIV Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center of Manhattan
   Sponsors: The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC)
   Location: The Greek Olive, 402 Sargent Dr., New Haven, CT, Free Parking
   Contact: Please RSVP by 6/12 to be assured lunch: CAETC@yale.edu or (203) 737-2312
   
4. "HIV/AIDS and the Native American Community: An Update"
   06/20/07, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
   Sponsor(s): This conference is sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in collaboration with the New England AIDS Education & Training Centers of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
   Location: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT 06338-3180
   Contact: CAETC, 203-737-2312 or caetc@yale.edu
   
5. NEW! "The Discovery and Development of HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors: Current Strategies and Future directions"
   6/21/07 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Lunch will be provided by Merck & Co., Inc.)
   Sponsor(s): The Yale AIDS Program
   Spearker(s): Daria Hazuda, Ph.D, Vice President, HIV/Infectious Disease External Medical & Scientific Affairs, U.S. Human. Health, Worldwide Antiviral Franchise Basic Research Head, MRL Merck & Co, Inc.,West Point, PA
   Location: 3rd Floor Large Conference Room, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: caetc@yale.edu
   
6. "A New Approach to HIV Medication Adherence: Learning How to take HIV Medications for a Lifetime...and Succeed!"
   06/23/07, 8:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
   Preference will be given to people living with HIV/AIDS, however HIV/AIDS providers are welcome. You must register by 6/15/07.
   Sponsor(s): CAETC, CT Department of Public Health, Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer
   Location: Holiday Inn Hotel, 1070 Main St., Bridgeport CT 06604
   Contact: Karina Danvers 203-737-2312 or caetc@yale.edu
   
7. NEW! 13th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health: "Does Racism Make Us Sick"
   06/25/07, 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
   You can register to view this Web cast from your office - see contact below - or join us at CIRA, where a group of us will participate in our conference room (135 College Street, New Haven, CT, Suite 200). Please RSVP to Elizabeth Eocaci-Tucker at 203-764-4333 or elizabeth.eocaci-tucker@yale.edu if you'd like to join us so that we can plan accordingly. Coffee and cookies will be available. This interactive session will be broadcast with a live audience in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at UNC Chapel Hill. Remote participants can ask questions by email and toll-free telephone.
   Moderator: Stephanie L. Crayton, Media Relations Manager, UNC Health Care
   Sponsor(s): UNC School of Public Health Minority Health Project and the UNC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Inquiries to: oce@unc.edu, 919-966-4032 or see the Frequently Asked Questions at www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2007/faq.cfm. To register for the Internet broadcast: www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2007/webcast/
   
8. NEW! The Northeast Community HIV Forum - "Understanding Resistance: Are My HIV Medications Working?"
   06/25/07 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Michelle Lopez, New York, NY
   Sponsor(s): The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC) and the Northeast Community HIV Forum
   Location: WRCC, 872 Main St., Willimantic, CT
   Contact: RSVP to Belinda Clarke, 860-423-4534, x327
   
9. NEW! "IRB Reform: Changing Policy and Practice to Protect Communities"
   Registration is open for the final call in the Educational Conference Call Series on Institutional Review Boards and Ethical Issues in Research
   6/25/07 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
   This call will cover findings from recent studies of IRBs and community-based participatory research. Do IRB policies and practices adequately protect communities? How should they be changed? Ideas and recommendations for how IRBs could better protect communities
   Moderator: Kristine Wong, Program Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
   Contact: For more information on the call series, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/irbcalls.html To register: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33264.
10. The Bridgeport Community HIV Forum - "Keys to Success"
    06/27/07, 12:30 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
    Speaker(s) Michelle Lopez, New York, NY
    Sponsor(s): The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC) and the Evergreen Network
    Location: First Baptist Church, Brown Room, 126 Washington Ave., Bridgeport, CT
    Contact: You must RSVP to be assured lunch: CAETC@yale.edu or (203) 737-2312 or to the Evergreen Network at 203-576-0677
    
11. NEW! Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
    07/30/07 – 8/01/07 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Rensselaer at Hartford
    The Grant Institute's Grants 101 course is an intensive and detailed introduction to the process, structure, and skill of professional proposal writing. This course is characterized by its ability to act as a thorough overview, introduction, and refresher at the same time. In this course, participants will learn the entire proposal writing process and complete the course with a solid understanding of not only the ideal proposal structure, but a holistic understanding of the essential factors, which determine whether or not a program gets funded. Through the completion of interactive exercises and activities, participants will complement expert lectures by putting proven techniques into practice. This course is designed for both the beginner looking for a thorough introduction and the intermediate looking for a refresher course that will strengthen their grant acquisition skills In three active and informative days, students will be exposed to the art of successful grant writing practices, and led on a journey that ends with a masterful grant proposal. All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute.
    Moderator: The Grant Institute
    Location: Rensselaer at Hartford
    Contact: For more information call (888) 824-4424 or visit The Grant Institute at www.thegrantinstitute.com
12. NEW! The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication
    8/20/07 – 8/24/07 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    This is a five-day intensive and interactive experience in which participants will be led through the program development, grant writing, and funding acquisition processes through the completion of four courses. The Grant Institute is not a seminar. Participants will actively engage in exercises and activities designed to strengthen their mastery of grant acquisition. Through the completion of varying assignments, students will leave The Grant Institute with a real grant proposal outline complete with quality research, solid content, and expert review. All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute, as well as 3.5 CEU units.
    Moderator: The Grant Institute
    Location: Harvard Medical School
    Contact: For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or visit The Grant Institute at www.thegrantinstitute.com.