Population Council Research that makes a difference

Jul 2010

From Behind the Scenes to the Forefront: Gender Equality, Social Institutions and the Millennium Development Goals
Panel discussion sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Centre, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
United Nations Headquarters
New York, New York
1:00–2:45 pm
(more)

Annabel Erulkar, speaker

18–23 Jul

XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010)
Vienna, Austria
(more) (offsite link)

Jun 2010

Protecting Adolescent Girls: Evidence for the Global Health Initiative
The Interagency Youth Working Group 2010 Meeting
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

7–9 Jun

Women Deliver 2010 Global Conference
Washington, DC
(more) (offsite link)

Defusing the Bomb: Overcoming Pakistan's Population Challenge
Conference sponsored by the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center
Washington, DC
9:30 am–4:30 pm
(offsite link)

Zeba A. Sathar
Opening address: "Demographic doom or demographic dreams: Pakistan at the crossroads" (9:30 am)

Towards a New Research Agenda for the Middle East Youth Initiative: Reflections, Opportunities and the Way Forward Location
Damascus, Syria

Safaa El-Kogali
Presenter: "Population Council work on youth, current and future" (Session: Future Directions in Light of Emerging Priorities, 2:00–3:30 pm)

14–18 Jun

37th Annual International Conference on Global Health
Washington, DC
(more) (offsite link)

ENDO 2010: 92nd Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society
San Diego, California
(offsite link)

Patrica L. Morris
Symposia chair: "The nuts and bolts of testicular function" (6/19, 3:45–5:15 pm)

Presenter: "Selective progesterone receptor modulator ulipristal differentially regulates expression and activation of multiple signalling pathways in human breast cancer and normal human mammary epithelial cells" (6/20)
(Co-authors: KeumSil Hwang, Lyann Mitchell, Catherine Rapelje, and Régine Sitruk-Ware)

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Nadine Goodman
Speaker: "A case study: How strategic advocacy by a community-based, midwifery initiative is impacting Mexico’s national health system" (more)

30 Jun

Caring for Families and Strengthening AIDS-affected Communities: New Evidence from Uganda
Washington, DC
(more)

May 2010

Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Family Planning, Maternal Health, and Newborn Services in the Developing World
SHOPS and mHealth Alliance Hold Online Conference
(offsite link)

Ben Bellows
Presenter: "SMS platform for output-based voucher program" (Panel 2: "mHealth applications addressing different stakeholder needs")

Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality
United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) conference
Dakar, Senegal
(offsite link)

Safaa El-Kogali, Cynthia Lloyd, Jenny Robinson, Johanna Rankin, and Ali Rashed
Presenters: "Gender, displacement and education: Preliminary findings from a qualitative study in north Darfur"

19–22 May

11th Congress of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health
The Hague, The Netherlands
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Chair, Congress Session 1: "New formulations in hormonal contraception" (5/20, 10:30 am–12:00 pm)

Expert moderator, Meet the Expert session: "Future of contraception" (5/20, 12:30–1:30 pm)

Speaker, French Society of Contraception lecture: "L'anneau vaginal annuel a la nestorone" (5/20, 2:00–3:30 pm)

Speaker, Expert Group on Hormonal Contraception lecture: "Future technologies for male contraception" (5/21, 12:25–1:25 pm)

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Christopher Weiss
Speaker: "Grade retention and its effects on student performance: New evidence from the ECLS" (more)

22–25 May

16th World Congress of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Montpellier, France
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Chair (with Catherine d'Arcangues): "Contraception and the adolescent," symposium sponsored by the World Health Organization and Population Council (5/23, 9:15–10:45 am)

Symposium speaker: "New contraceptive technologies and the adolescent"

Speaker: "The progestins: All similar?" (Symposium: "Advances in oral contraception") (5/24, 11:15 am–12:45 pm)

22–25 May

International Microbicides Conference
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(more) (offsite link)

Apr 2010

14 Apr

Spermatogenesis Ringside: SUMO Wrestling
Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Patricia L. Morris, speaker

15—17 Apr

Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting
Dallas, Texas
(more) (offsite link)

20 Apr

Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention Workshop
Hanoi, Vietnam

Harriet Birungi and Chi-Chi Undie
Presenters: "Positive health, dignity, and prevention: Why undertake operations research?"

26–28 Apr

Adolescent Girls: Cornerstone of Society—
Building Evidence and Policies for Inclusive Societies
UNICEF-GPIA International Conference
New York, New York
(offsite link)

Sajeda Amin
Moderator, Panel 1: "Using evidence and data to make adolescent girls visible and actionable" (4/26, 2:15–5:15 pm)

Martha Brady
Panelist: "Girls' assessment of their own safety" (Panel 1)

Annabel Erulkar and Judith Bruce
Panelists: "Supporting domestic workers and other marginalized girls in Ethiopia" (Panel 2: "Lessons learned—How to keep girls at the center," 4/27, 3:15–5:30 pm)

Helping Girls Attain Self-Worth and Self-Sufficiency
Population Reference Bureau's Discuss Online
1:00 pm EDT
(offsite link)

Wendy Baldwin, speaker

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Seminar Series
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Washington, DC
12:00–1:00 pm

Katie Schenk
Presenter: "Child's play? Challenges to conducting HIV field research among children"

Mar 2010

1 Mar

CEDAW as a Tool to Promote Gender Equality in Physical Activity and Sport
UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) parallel event
Church Centre for the United Nations
New York, New York
6:00–7:30 pm

Johanna Adriannse, Martha Brady, and Carole Oglesby
Featured speakers

1–5 Mar

54th Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference
Chicago, Illinois
(offsite link)

Cynthia B. Lloyd
Discussant, panel session: “Reaching the marginalized” (3/4, 1:30–3:00 pm)

4–7 Mar

14th World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology
Florence, Italy
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "Are all progestins created equal?" (International Menopause Society symposium: "Unanswered questions on HRT") (3/6, 8:30–10:00 am)

Speaker: "Vascular effects of progestins" (Session: "Progesterone and progestins: Their targets") (3/6, 3:10–5:10 pm)

5 Mar

Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology Seminar Series
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

John Bongaarts
Speaker: “Has the HIV/AIDS epidemic peaked?” (12:30–1:30 pm)

9 Mar

Prevention Now! Expanding Access to Female and Male Condoms
through Advocacy and Programming
Panel discussion co-sponsored by the Population Council
at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
New York, New York
12:00–1:30 pm
(PDF)

Martha Brady, panelist

9 Mar

Marginalization and the Adolescent Experience
in Poor Urban Areas of Ethiopia
Dissemination event organized by the Population Council, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(PDF)

16 Mar

Launch of the Developmental Bible Manual by His Holiness Abune Paulos, Patriarch, Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Mr. Bunmi Makinwa, Director UNFPA Africa Region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(PDF)

18 Mar

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Francesco J. DeMayo
Speaker: "Molecular signaling regulating endometrial function in
mice and women" (more)

20–24 Mar

Capacity Building Workshop to Enhance Research and Programs
on Youth Reproductive Health in Egypt
Sponsored by the Population Council
Cairo, Egypt
(more)

Deadline for applications: 10 February 2010

22–24 Mar

Women and Youth in Arab Development
Arab Planning Institute's 9th International Conference
Cairo, Egypt
(offsite link)

Asmaa Elbadawy
Presenter: "Impact of international male migration on women's status: The case of Egypt" (co-author: Rania Roushdy)

25 Mar

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Simeen Mahmud
Speaker: "Researching women’s empowerment and citizenship in Bangladesh: Challenges and prospects for influence" (more)

31 Mar

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Live Audio Conference

Karen Rodland
Speaker: "Winning more grants! Learn best tactics for use on new NIH short form" (more)

Feb 2010

4 Feb

4th International Symposium on the Genetics of Male Infertility
Park City, Utah
(offsite link)

Patricia L. Morris
Speaker: "Tales of male fertility: Modeling ART from man to fly"

8–20 Feb

Interventions to Accelerate the Abandonment of FGM: Lessons Learned
An online discussion forum
(more)

9–12 Feb

4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(offsite link)

Annabel Erulkar and Abebaw Ferede
Presenters: "Social exclusion and early, unwanted sexual initiation in poor urban settings in Ethiopia"

Chi-Chi Undie
"The realities of 'choice' in Africa: Implications for sexuality, vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS," plenary address and panel discussion on "Choice, sexuality, vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS" (2/9, 11:00 am-1:00 pm) (PDF)

Harriet Birungi
Panelist: "Sexuality and living with HIV: Experiences of young people in East Africa" (co-author: Francis Obare) (2/10, 3:30 pm)

13 Feb

Redeemed Christian Church of God HIV Awareness Seminar
Nairobi, Kenya

Chi-Chi Undie
Presenter: “The sexuality of young people perinatally infected with HIV in East Africa” (co-author: Harriet Birungi) (2:30-3:00 pm)

24 Feb

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Monica Das Gupta
Speaker: "Son preference in China, South Korea, and India: Underlying causes and some consequences" (more)

5 Jan

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Asmita Basu
Speaker: "Legislating on domestic violence" (more)

16–18 Jan

11th Annual Global Development Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
(offsite link)

Asmaa Elbadawy
Presenter: "Impact of international migration and remittances on child schooling and child work: The case of Egypt" (co-author: Rania Roushdy) (Session: "International migration: Crossing borders, changing lives?") (1/16, 4:30–6:30 pm)

NOTE: This paper was awarded second prize in the conference's competition for “Medals on Research on Development” under the theme “International Migration: Crossing Borders, Changing Lives”

20 Jan

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Susan Purdin
Speaker: "The provision of reproductive health services in crisis settings" (more)

20 Jan

Population Reference Bureau 2009–2010 Policy Seminar Series
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

John Bongaarts
Presenter: "Has the HIV/AIDS epidemic peaked?"

23–24 Jan

The First International Development Conference of Syria 2010:
Emerging Role of Civil Society in Development
Damascus, Syria
(offsite link)
 
Safaa El-Kogali
Presenter: "Ishraq programme: Safe spaces for adolescent girls to learn and grow" (1/23, 2:00–3:30 pm)

3 Dec

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Co-hosted by the Population Council, USAID Ethiopia, Pathfinder International, Management Sciences for Health, and EngenderHealth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

3 Dec

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Joanne Csete
Speaker: "The other African AIDS epidemic: Injection drug use and the policy environment for prevention and care" (more)

3 Dec

Integrating HIV/AIDS and Maternal Health Services
Maternal Health Policy Series
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC
12:00–2:00 pm

Harriet Birungi, presenter

5–9 Dec

The American Society for Cell Biology 49th Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
(offsite link)

Patricia L. Morris
Presenter: "Meiotic maturation arrest is associated with synaptic disruptions in human zygotene-pachytene spermatocytes"
(12/6, 11:00 am–12:30 pm)

7 Dec

New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls
World Bank
Washington, DC

Cynthia B. Lloyd, author and presenter

7–9 Dec

Children and Armed Conflicts:
Risk, Resilience and Mental Health
National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine
Washington, DC

Safaa El-Kogali
Presenter: "Meeting the developmental needs of the children of Darfur" (12/8, 1:45–2:30 pm)

8 Dec

New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls
Book launch sponsored by the United Nations Foundation, Nike Foundation, Population Council, and CARE
Washington, DC

Cynthia B. Lloyd, author

10 Dec

Myths Versus Facts About Family Planning
Population Council
Washington, DC
(more)

14–17 Dec

1st Conference on Update of HIV/AIDS in Africa
Accra, Ghana

Julialynne Walker
Presenter: "Children Services Directory: Prioritizing the vulnerable" (Preventive Technologies session)

15 Dec

National Conference on Delivery of Family Planning Services by Health Care Providers
Islamabad, Pakistan
 
Zeba A. Sathar
Presenter: "Tapping unmet need for family planning: Opportunity for contraceptive uptake" (PDF)
 

15 Dec

Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVSI) Technical Operative Committee (CTO) workshop
Milan, Italy
(offsite link)

Eric Green
Presenter: "Women's income-generating support program" (co-authors: Federico Riccio, Jackie Aldrette, Chris Blattman, Jeannie Annan, and Julian Jamison)

15 Dec

Clinical Andrology Conference
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York

Patricia L. Morris
Presenter: "Tales of male fertility: Man, mouse and fly" (Location: A-106) (5:00–6:30 pm)

4 Nov

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Abigail Harrison
Speaker: "Exploring the relationship and fertility contexts of HIV risk among young adults in South Africa" (more)

5 Nov

Supporting Partnerships to Raise Youth Awareness for Reproductive Health
Seminar sponsored by the Reproductive Health program of the Population Council's West Asia and North Africa office, in collaboration with the Cairo Family Planning Association and supported by the Ford Foundation
Cairo, Egypt
9:30 am–3:00 pm

7–9 Nov

Economic Research Forum 16th Annual Conference:
"Shocks, Vulnerability and Therapy"
Cairo, Egypt
(offsite link)

Asmaa Elbadawy and Rania Roushdy
Presenters: "Impact of international migration and remittances on child schooling and child work: The case of Egypt" (11/9)

NOTE: This paper was awarded a certificate for best paper in labor and human development at the ERF conference

7–11 Nov

American Public Health Association
137th Annual Meeting & Exposition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(more)

10–11 Nov

Second Research Seminar on Gender and Work in the MENA Region
Sponsored by the Population Council's Poverty, Gender, and Youth program, with the support of the IDRC
Cairo, Egypt

12 Nov

Building Girls' Protection Strategies Against HIV/AIDS:
What We Know and What We Need to Know
Day of Dialogue sponsored by the Population Council
Lusaka, Zambia
(more)

15–18 Nov

International Conference on Family Planning: Research and Best Practices
Kampala, Uganda
(more)

20 Nov

Interdisciplinary Toxicology Series
University of Illinois

Patricia L. Morris
Presenter: "Knights of the Round Table: Protecting the male germ line" (12:00 pm)

Oct 2009

4–9 Oct

XIX FIGO World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Cape Town, South Africa

6–7 Oct

Microbicides: Accomplishments and the Way Forward
Alliance for Microbicide Development final meeting
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

Thomas Zydowsky
Panelist (representing MIV-150): "Preclinical panel analysis results"

18–20 Oct

5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights
Beijing, China
(offsite link)

Ismat Bhuiya
Presenter: "Care and support for survivors of sexual violence: A situation analysis in Bangladesh" and "Reproductive health and rights for urban poor in Bangladesh"

18–23 Oct

8th International Conference on Urban Health
Nairobi, Kenya
(offsite link)

Poster presentation: "Health-seeking behavior and access to HIV treatment among migrants in the inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa" (10/21, 3:00–4:00 pm) (authors: Brigitte Bagnol, Brian N'andu, Nedson Pophiwa, Nyoni Phefumula Nyaninge, Celso Inguane, Anne Simon, Zukiswa Fipaza, Edwin Maroga, and Andrew Karlyn) (abstract)

22 Oct

Children Services Directory
Workshop hosted by the Population Council/South Africa
Randburg, South Africa
(offsite link)

27 Oct

A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge
Book launch sponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

John Bongaarts, panelist

28–30 Oct

United States–Russia 2009 HIV/AIDS Prevention Workshop
Moscow, Russia
(offsite link)

Barbara S. Mensch
Presenter: "Challenges in conducting behavioral research in HIV prevention studies: Examples from microbicide trials"

29 Oct

Learning to Lead
An interactive discussion on girls' education and leadership
New York, New York
8:30–10:00 am
(PDF)

Cynthia B. Lloyd, panelist

30 Oct

Does Climate Change Threaten Our Cities?
Population Reference Bureau's Discuss Online
1:00–2:00 pm
(offsite link)

Mark Montgomery, speaker

Sep 2009

2–4 Sep

Global Partners in Action: NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health
and Development
Berlin, Germany
(offsite link)

10–13 Sep

8th Congress of the European Society of Gynecology
Rome, Italy
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "Delivery routes for hormonal contraception"

22–25 Sep

2009 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting
New York, New York
(more)

27 Sep–2 Oct

XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference
Marrakech, Morocco
(more)

Aug 2009

3–28 Aug

2009 Research Methods Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV
Johannesburg, South Africa
(offsite link)

9–13 Aug

9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)
Bali, Indonesia
(offsite link)

18 Aug

Launch of KwaZulu-Natal Integrated Antenatal
and Postnatal Care Policy and Guidelines
Umkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
9:00 am–3:00 pm
(project information)

26 Aug

The World's Cities: Mapping Urban Growth in Developing Countries
Brownbag seminar and live webcast (offsite link)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC
12:00–1:30 pm

Mark Montgomery and Karen Seto, presenters

30 Aug

Promoting Financial Education Workshop
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jul 2009

1 Jul

Ishraq—Scale Up Launch Event
Cairo, Egypt
(news release)

6–9 Jul

SVRI (Sexual Violence Research Initiative) Forum 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa

8 Jul

Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry "CellCore" Seminar Series
Sponsored by the Population Council at Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Dolores J. Lamb
Speaker: "Leptin ghrelin interplay in the testis" (more)

13–16 Jul

When Religion and Health Align: Mobilizing Religious Health Assets
for Transformation
African Religious Health Assets Programme (ARHAP) International Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
(offsite link)

15 Jul

Meeting of Pollsters of Arab Youth
Beirut, Lebanon

Ghada Barsoum
Presenter: "The survey on young people in Egypt: Methodology and conceptualization"

15–17 Jul

Fertility Declines in the Past, Present, and Future:
What We Don’t Know and What We Need to Know
A joint workshop of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the British Society for Population Studies, and the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
Cambridge, United Kingdom
(offsite link)

Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll, speakers

19–22 Jul

5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
Cape Town, South Africa

20–21 Jul

Dissemination Event: Poverty, Job Quality and Labor Market Dynamics
in the Middle East and North Africa
Cairo, Egypt

30 Jul

Africa's Future: Improving the Health of Mothers and Children
Population Reference Bureau's Discuss Online
(offsite link)

John Bongaarts and Nafissatou Diop, speakers

30–31 Jul

Migration and Development Seminar
Johannesburg, South Africa

Zukiswa Fipaza
Presenter: "Hidden prospects: The role of social networks in service delivery for migrants in the inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa" (7/31, 9:45 am) (PDF)

Jun 2009

5 Jun

Congressional Briefing—Africa's Future:
Improving the Health of Mothers and Children
Washington, DC

9 Jun

The Endocrine Society Basic Research Affairs Committee Meeting
Washington, DC
(offsite link)
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Patricia L. Morris, committee member

10–13 Jun

The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

Patricia L. Morris
Presenter: "Male maturation arrest in meiosis in human zygoteneˆ’pachytene spermatocytes associated with synaptic disruptions and dysregulation of SUMOylation and ubiquitination" (co-authors: Petrice Brown, Keumsil Hwang, and Peter N. Schlegel) (6/12, 1:00 pm)

10–14 Jun

2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting
Windhoek, Namibia
(offsite link)

Saiqa Mullick
Presenter: "Strengthening and scaling up HIV services through integration into family planning: Results from an evaluation"
(co-authors: Nzwaki Mosery, Mantshi Menziwa, Doctor Khoza, and Edwin Maroga)

Scott Geibel
Poster presenter: "Using capture-recapture methods for enumerating vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations" (co-authors: Eduard Sanders and Stanley Luchters)

17 Jun

Are We Being Heard? Effectively Strengthening
Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Services
Roundtable discussion co-hosted by UNAIDS, World Health Organization, and UNFPA
Geneva, Switzerland
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Speakers: Ward Cates, Ian Askew, and Kevin Moody

22–23 Jun

G8 International Parliamentarians Conference: Strategic Investments
in Times of Crisis—The Rewards of Making Women’s Health a Priority
Rome, Italy

Judith Bruce
Speaker: "Making critical and timely investments in adolescent girls' health: Why and how" (6/22)

22–24 Jun

HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Summit
Meeting hosted by the Amhara Regional HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Annabel Erulkar
Presenter: "Preventing early marriage"

Tekle-Ab Mekbib
Presenter: "Developmental bible"
Presenter TBA: "Addis Birhan male norms project"

28 Jun–1 Jul

18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR): Scanning the Horizon
London, England
(offsite link)

Kate S. Wilson
Poster session: "Sexual norms and HIV risk behaviors among migrant Mexican men living in Texas"

Heidi E. Jones, Loren M. Dobkin, Adriana A. Pinho, Carla Giana Luppi, Paul C. Hewett, and Sheri Lippman
Poster session: "Linking intimate partner violence and STIs: Findings from São Paulo, Brazil"

L. McVarish, P. Gorbach, Barbara S. Mensch, A. Coly, A. Young, Benoit R. Mâsse, B. Makanani, L. Chinula, C. Nkhoma, T. Tembo, Stan Mierzwa, K. Reynolds, S. Hurst, Anne S. Coletti, and A. Forsyth
Poster session: "Use of computer-assisted self-interview to assess product use in microbicide trials: Lessons learned in HPTN 035" (PDF)

30 Jun–2 Jul

Reducing Inequities: Ensuring Universal Access to Family Planning
in the Context of Sexual and Reproductive Health
UNFPA
New York, New York

John Townsend
Chair, Session 3: "Eliminating missed opportunities" (6/30, 2:30–4:00 pm)

Adam Weiner
Presenter: "Identifying the vulnerable and underserved—Introduction of mapping tools" (Session 4: "Paving the way for increasing success") (7/1, 9:45–10:45 am)

Nafissatou Diop
Presenter: "Reaching adolescents through a variety of approaches" (Session 5: "Reaching hard to reach populations) (7/1, 12:00–1:00  pm)

May 2009

3–7 May

Training Workshop on Gender and Work in the MENA Region
Population Council
Cairo, Egypt

4 May

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Joshua R. Goldstein
Speaker: "The end of lowest-low fertility? An overview of recent increases of fertility in lowest-low-fertility countries in Europe and Asia" (more)

6 May

Unfinished Agenda for Family Planning
Panel discussion at the World Bank
Washington, DC
(11:00 am–1:00 pm)

Anrudh K. Jain
Presenter: "Linkages between family planning programs and other sectors" (PDF)

6–7 May

Multi-sectoral Approaches to Addressing (and Preventing) Sexual Assault
and Domestic Violence: A Collective Force to Stop the Violence
Leadership symposium hosted by the Population Council/South Africa and Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

11 May

Anrudh K. Jain
UNFPA brownbag presentation: "A tryst with destiny: Demography can help realize the dream" (12:30 pm) (PDF)

13 May

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Agnes R. Quisumbing
Speaker: "Assets and poverty traps in Bangladesh" (more)

14 May

Climate Change and Urban Adaptation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks
in Developing Countries
Annual symposium on policy and health, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Population Center and the Population Reference Bureau
National Press Club
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

Mark Montgomery, speaker

14 May

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series 
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Paul Cooke
Speaker: "Direct transdifferentiation of stem/progenitor spermatogonia into reproductive and non-reproductive tissues of all germ layers" (more)

20 May

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Jonathan Morduch
Speaker: "Portfolios of the poor: How the world's poor live on $2 a day" (more)

26–30 May

36th Annual International Conference on Global Health
Washington, DC

Apr 2009

1 Apr

Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry "CellCore" Seminar Series
Sponsored by the Population Council at Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Y. John Shyu
Speaker: "Stem cell research: Improvements of conditions" (more)

1–2 Apr

¡Reducir la Pobreza es un Hecho y un Derecho! Encuentro Latinoamericano Nuevas Estrategias para Reducir la Pobreza Extrema [Reducing poverty is a fact and a right! Latin American meeting on new strategies for reducing extreme poverty]
Guatemala City, Guatemala
(Agenda PDF en español)

Kelly Hallman
Presenter: "Beneficiarios y focalización de las estrategias de reducción de pobreza extrema [Beneficiaries and targeting of strategies for reducing extreme poverty]" (4/2, 9:00–9:30 am)

4–7 Apr

American Society of Andrology 34th Annual Meeting—
Bench to Bedside: Advances in Andrology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(offsite link)

Patricia L. Morris and Petrice W. Brown
Co-chairs: Symposium I—Meiosis in the Male(4/5, 9:30–11:00 am)

Patricia L. Morris
Speaker: "Synaptic disruptions, aberrant SUMO-1 association, and ubiquitination of zygotene-pachytene spermatocytes in a man with meiotic maturation arrest" (co-authors: Petrice W. Brown and Peter N. Schlegel)

6–8 Apr

Ethiopia National HIV Prevention Summit: Putting Prevention First
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Annabel Erulkar
Speaker: "Gender-based violence (GBV) as a cross-cutting theme"

13 Apr

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Cynthia B. Lloyd
Speaker: "Girls transformed: The power of education for girls during adolescence" (more)

14–15 Apr

Men and Women as Allies
National Conference on the Primary Prevention of Men's Violence Against Women
Washington, DC
(offsite link)

Awraris Alemayehu, speaker
(PDF of related publication)

16–17 Apr

Introduction and Adoption of New HIV/AIDS Technologies:
Building a Platform for Healthier Futures
Washington, DC

22 Apr

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series 
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Marco Seandel
Speaker: "Alternative routes to pluripotency: From germ cells to the niche" (more)

22–24 Apr

XXI Meeting of the Latin American Association of Human Reproduction Researchers
São Paulo, Brazil
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "New frontiers in the development of contraceptive methods"

25–28 Apr

National Abortion Federation Annual Meeting
Portland, Oregon

Presentations at International Luncheon on Mexico City (4/27, 1:00–2:20 pm):

Sandra García: "One year after the groundbreaking legalization of abortion in Mexico City, where does the public stand on the issue?"

Kate S. Wilson: "Profile of the first 8,500 women who have received first trimester abortions in Mexico City in a newly legalized setting"

Marieke G. van Dijk: "Experiences of women who had a legal abortion in Mexico City"

27 Apr–1 May

12th World Congress on Public Health
Istanbul, Turkey
(offsite link)

Fernando Gonzales Salguero
Poster presenter: "Strategies to introduce in the clinical practice the delayed clamping of the umbilical cord to diminish child anemia" (co-authors: Marjorie Viscarra, Paola Bedregal, and Rosario Perez) (4/29, 12:30–2:00)

30 Apr

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series 
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Gail Cornwall
Speaker: "The cystatin CRES: Amyloidogenic properties and reproductive function" (more)

30 Apr–2 May

Population Association of America 2009 Annual Meeting
Detroit, Michigan

Mar 2009

2–13 Mar

Fifty-third Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations
New York, New York
(offsite link)

Marcia Azucena Yat Jor, participant in the UNFPA-supported Abriendo Opportunidades initiative (PDF of related publication), and
guest speaker at a reception of the UN Interagency Task Force on Adolescent Girls: "Girl power and potential"(3/3, 6:30–8:30 pm)

Anrudh Jain
Panel speaker: "Feminization of HIV/AIDS and men's sexual behavior" at a panel on Feminization of HIV and Macroeconomic Policies, co-sponsored by Guttmacher Institute and Population Council (PDF of presentation) (3/10, 6:00 pm)

6 Mar

International Women's Day 2009: "In Their Own Voices"
Intercontinental Hotel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(PDF of agenda)

The Population Council's Ethiopia office is helping to organize this event and will present on "Addis Birhan," a new program for husbands in rural Amhara (more about the Council's work in Ethiopia)

7–10 Mar

9th International Congress of Andrology
Barcelona, Spain
(offsite link)

Peter Schlegel, speaker
"Nonobstructive azoospermia: Who has sperm?" (Postgraduate course: "Male infertility") (3/7, 2:30–3:30 pm)

"Surgical remediable causes of azoospermia" (Symposium 1C: "Clinical azoospermia")(3/8, 10:30 am–12:00 pm)

"Surgical alternatives to IVF and sperm retrieval techniques: Indications and outcomes" (Workshop 1) (3/8, 12:00–1:00 pm)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "Public and private partnership in male contraception" (Symposium 6B: "Male contraception," sponsored by the World Health Organization) (3/10, 10:15–11:45 am)

10 Mar

11th Male Contraceptive Summit Meeting
Barcelona, Spain

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Discussion: "Research group on methods for the regulation of male fertility" (Please note: This is a closed meeting)

17–21 Mar

56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation:
"Science and Women's Health: The Impact of Genes,
Hormones and Environment"
Glasgow, Scotland
(offsite link)

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "Non-oral delivery of contraceptive hormones" (Mini Symposia Series #1: "Novel contraceptive targets") (3/19, 3:00–
3:30 pm)

22–26 Mar

53rd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society: "The Politics of Comparison"
Charleston, South Carolina
(offsite link)

Paul C. Hewett, presenter
"Educational inequalities in the midst of persistent poverty: Diversity across Africa in educational outcomes" (co-author: Cynthia B. Lloyd) (3/23, 10:00–11:30 am)

"Assessing the impact of primary school quality on adolescent educational transitions in Malawi" (co-authors: Barbara S. Mensch, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Joseph P.G. Chimombo) (3/23, 4:00–
5:30 pm)

22–27 Mar

HIV Immunobiology: From Infection to Immune Control
Keystone Symposia Global Health Series
Keystone, Colorado
(offsite link)

Panagiotis Vagenas
Poster presenter: "A tonsillar polyICLC/AT-2 SIV therapeutic vaccine maintains low viremia in infected Rhesus macaques following antiretroviral therapy cessation" (co-authors: Vennansha G. Williams, Edith Jasny, Michael Piatak Jr., Jeffrey D. Lifson, Julian W. Bess Jr., Andres M. Salazar, James Blanchard, Agegnehu Gettie, and Melissa Robbiani)

24–25 Mar

1st International Symposium on Advancing Prevention Technologies
for Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Strategy Symposium
Co-sponsored by the Population Council
Berkeley, California
(offsite link)

Martha Brady
Member, scientific advisory committee
Presenter: "Responding to women’s multiple SRH needs with multi-purpose technologies" (PDF)

29 Mar–3 Apr

Dendritic Cells Meeting
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Banff, Canada
(offsite link)

Nina Derby
Poster presenter: "The double stranded RNA analog poly(I:C) inhibits HIV amplification in dendritic cells via type I IFN-mediated activation of APOBEC3G" (co-authors: Susanna Trapp, Rachel Singer, Andrew Shaw, Vennansha G. Williams, Stuart G. Turville, Julian W. Bess Jr., Jeffrey D, Lifson, and Melissa Robbiani)

30 Mar–3 Apr

Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(offsite link)

Judith Bruce
Plenary speaker: "Gender equality dialogue: Voices from the women's and girls' rights and empowerment field respond" (3/31, 9:00–10:30 am)

Awraris Alemayehu
Speaker: "Male norms"

30 Mar–3 Apr

42nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development
United Nations Headquarters
New York, New York
(offsite link)

Zeba Sathar
Keynote speaker: "The interrelations among gender, population and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals" (4/1)

31 Mar–3 Apr

4th South African AIDS Conference: Scaling Up for Success
Durban, South Africa
(offsite link)

Sophy Mabasa
Poster presenter: "Effectiveness of available information, education, and communication (IEC) materials for male involvement in reproductive health" (co-author: Stubbs Maluleke) (PDF)

Mantshi Menziwa
Presenter: "Scaling up Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (BCS+) to improve the quality of family planning and HIV counseling through linking counseling and testing with family planning services, Kenya and South Africa" (co-authors: Wilson Liambila, Saiqa Mullick, Doctor Khoza, and Ian Askew)

Julialynne Walker
Poster presenter: "OVC mapping and directory project: Prioritising the children" (Poster session 2, 4/2) (PDF)

5–7 Feb

8th International Menopause Society Workshop:
Aging, Menopause, Cardiovascular Disease and HRT
Pisa, Italy

Régine Sitruk-Ware
Speaker: "Type of progestin" (Session: "Clinical issues for CVD in postmenopausal women") (2/7, 10:10–10:55 am)

10 Feb

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Andrew M. Fischer
Speaker: "Educating for exclusion in the multiethnic urbanization of Western China" (more)

15–18 Feb

International Conference on Gender-based Violence
and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mumbai, India
(offsite PDF)

19 Feb

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series 
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Jose Russo
Speaker: "Mechanisms of breast cancer prevention" (more)

26 Feb

Brown Bag Presentation to the Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group
Wallace Global Fund
Washington, DC

Maryam Sheikh Abdi
Presenter: "Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and Islam" (PDF) (related project)

Jan 2009

13 Jan

Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Michael J. White
Speaker: "Urbanization, health, and environment: Insights from Ghana" (more)

Dec 2008

2–4 Dec

Population Dynamics and Security: Public Policy Challenges
Population Association of Pakistan's Ninth Annual Population Research Conference
Lahore, Pakistan
(offsite link)

Ali Mohammad Mir and Seemin Ashfaq
Key conference organizers

Arshad Mahmood and Abdul Wajid
Presenters: "Determinants of skill birth attendants in PAIMAN districts" (Session: "Finding solutions to human resource crises for health")

Minhaj Ul Haque
Presenter (Session: "Education, skill and employment challenges for youth: Security dimensions")

3–7 Dec

International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)
Dakar, Senegal
(offsite link)

"Postexposure prophylaxis for survivors of sexual violence"
Satellite symposium sponsored by the Population Council
(12/3, 10:30 am–12:30 pm)

10 Dec

SEMINAR CANCELLED
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series
Population Council
New York, New York

Jeannie Annan
Speaker: "'Rebel' to 'returnee': The reintegration of young soldiers in northern Uganda"

11 Dec

Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series 
Rockefeller University
New York, New York

Doug Carrell
Speaker: Dr. Carrell will give a talk about his work on epigenetics (more)