August 6, 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. NEW! THIS WEEK! Law, Policy and Ethics (LPE) Core Meeting
   08/07/07, 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
2. THIS WEEK! Clinical & Health Services Research (CHSR) Core Meeting
   08/08/07, 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
3. THIS WEEK! Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core Meeting
   08/10/07, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
4. NEW! Clinical & Health Services Research (CHSR) Core Meeting
   08/22/07, 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
5. NEW! Clinical & Health Services Research (CHSR) Core Meeting
   09/06/07, 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
6. NEW! Executive Committee Meeting
   09/13/07, 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
7. NEW! Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core Meeting
   09/14/07, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
8. NEW! Community Research (CR) Core Meeting
   09/14/07, 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Online Coverage of the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention began Sunday, July 22, 2007.
   
   http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ias2007
   
   In partnership with the International AIDS Society, kaisernetwork.org, is the official webcaster of the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2007), providing daily online conference coverage. The conference, which began July 22 and will run through Wednesday, July 25, brings researchers and clinicians together to address current issues in HIV research, prevention and treatment. All of the coverage will be archived and available for viewing at any time during or after the conference.
   
   Kaisernetwork.org will issue a free Daily Update email, sent during the week of the conference, which will include direct access to each day's online coverage. You can sign up to receive the email at www.kaisernetwork.org/ias2007. (Note: Emails will only be sent July 22 through July 25, 2007.)
   
   Daily conference coverage includes:
   
   
   • Webcasts of the opening and closing sessions, all plenary sessions, and select other sessions and press conferences;
   • Podcasts and expedited transcriptions of all webcast sessions;
   • Slide presentations from select conference sessions;
   • News summaries from international media featured in the Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report; and
   • Interviews with newsmakers on the ground in Sydney to summarize conference developments.
2. Request for Information (RFI): NIH System to Support Biomedical and Behavioral Research and Peer Review
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-074.html
   Response Date: August 17, 2007 at 5:00 PM EST
   Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
   The NIH is seeking comments regarding NIH's support of the biomedical and behavioral research, including peer review, with the goal of examining the current system to optimize its efficiency and effectiveness. The NIH is especially interested in creative suggestions, even if they involve radical changes to the current approach.