Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts: Fifth AMANET Biennial Conference
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26 February 2007 to 01 March 2007
Zanzibar Beach Resort, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Deadline for abstract submission: 10 December 2006
Deadline for attendance confirmation: 20 January 2007
http://www.amanet-trust.org/fbc
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to release a Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the Fifth AMANET Biennial Conference to be held on 26 February 2007 to 01 March 2007. Please note changes in the deadlines for abstract submission (10 December 2006) and attendance confirmation (20 January 2007).
The theme for the Fifth AMANET Biennial Conference is "Results from Clinical Development and Trials of Malaria Interventions” and the sub-themes are:
1. Candidate Antimalarial Drugs in Pre-Clinical Development;
2. Candidate Malaria Vaccines in Pre-Clinical Development;
3. African Experiences on Site Characterization for Malaria Intervention Trials;
4. Capacity Strengthening for Development of Malaria Interventions;
5. Clinical Trials of Antimalarial Drugs; 6. Clinical Trials of Malaria Candidate Vaccines;
7. Developments in Intermittent Preventive Treatment Initiatives;
8. Developments in ITNs and other Vector Control Tools;
9. Trial Site Development; and
10. Who is Who in Malaria Intervention Trials in Africa
Visit the Conference homepage at http://www.amanet-trust.org/fbc to download the Conference registration and/or abstract form. The form is in MS Word format, fill it and submit electronically to abstracts@amanet-trust.org. As said above, the deadline for abstract submission is 10 December 2006.
Participation to the conference is open to all interested individuals and organizations, and there are no registration fees. However, pre-registration is necessary for participants requiring special arrangements to be made for them and for timely estimation of the conference requirements.
There is limited funding for sponsorship of deserving participants from resource constrained regions. Priority will be given to members of AMANET governance bodies, some institutional representatives, and needy participants whose papers are accepted for presentation.
Let us know if you need an invitation letter.
In the meantime, visit the Tanzania Immigration homepage and check Tanzania entry visa requirements for your country:
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/immigrationf.html
Regards
Charles L. Wanga
Communications Officer
African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET)
Third Floor, Commission for Science and Technology Building,
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd,
PO Box 33207,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700018
Mobile: +255 78 4337232
Fax: +255 22 2700380
http://www.amanet-trust.org/fbc
mailto:clwanga@amanet-trust.org