Third MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference
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18-22 November 2002
Arusha, Tanzania
REMINDER: Abstracts Submission Deadline May 1, 2002
The Secretariat of the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) in-
vites you to attend the Third MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, to
be held November 18-22, 2002, in Arusha, Tanzania. The MIM Pan-
African Conference will focus on scientific progress and potential in
malaria research with the aim of promoting the exchange of scientific
ideas. The diversity of participants will provide a global perspec-
tive on scientific solutions for effectively preventing malaria and
reducing its burden. The scientific program of the Conference is ar-
ranged around the following five central themes:
1. Drugs and Drug Resistance
2. Pathogenesis of Malaria and its Clinical Implications
3. Vaccine Development
4. Vector Control
5. Cross-Cutting Issues
The Conference is being organized by the MIM Secretariat, led by the
Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the U.S. National Institutes of
Health, on behalf of the MIM partners and in close collaboration with
Tanzania's National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
The deadline for abstract submission is fast approaching and I would
like to encourage you to submit your abstracts soon. Abstracts, sub-
mitted in English or in French, must be text only, limited to 250
words, and only submitted once. No charts, graphs, or other figures
should be included in the abstract. Abstracts should be submitted in
Times New Roman 11. Abstracts should be appropriate for one of the
following 5 scientific themes:
* Drugs and Drugs Resistance,
* Pathogenesis of Malaria and its Clinical Implications,
* Vaccine Development,
* Vector Control, or
* Cross-Cutting Issues.
If you will not be able to submit your abstract online then please
contact:
MIM Malaria Conference
2025 M Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036, USA
Tel: +1-202-331-2000
Fax: +1-202-331-0111
mailto:malariaconference@courtesyassoc.com
MIM will sponsor the participation of half of the Conference atten-
dees from malaria-endemic countries based on a critique of submitted
abstracts. Priority will be given to scientists from Africa, and ma-
laria-endemic countries in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. A
sponsored participant must be a presenting author of an accepted ab-
stract (oral or poster). If you plan to apply for sponsorship or make
oral or poster presentation at the conference you must submit your
abstract by May 1, 2002. Sponsored participants will be contacted be-
tween June 1 and August 1, 2002, to begin all travel and logistical
arrangements. DO NOT register or submit a registration fee prior to
August 1 if you are applying for sponsorship.
We have also sent out the Call for Abstracts booklet with more infor-
mation on the Conference. The Call for Abstracts booklet is also
available on the MIM web site in the Conference section.
For more information go to the updated conference section of the MIM
web site:
http://mim.nih.gov
We look forward to seeing you in Arusha!
Martin Sarikiael Alilio, PhD
Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive MSC 2220
Building 31, Room B2C39
Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Fax: +1-301-402-2056
Tel: +1-301-402-6212
mailto:Aliliom@mail.nih.gov
Andrea Egan, PhD
Coordinator
Multilateral Initiative on Malaria
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive MSC 2220
Building 31, Room B2C39
Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Tel: +1-301-402-6680
Fax: +1-301-594-1211
mailto:egana@mail.nih.gov
http://mim.nih.gov
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