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February–March 2008
1 February	HIV and AIDS Brownbag Seminar Population Council New York, New York ------------ Avina Sarna Speaker: "Care and treatment for HIV-infected children: Experiences from India"
6 February	Lessons Learned from Over a Decade of Evaluating Approaches to Encourage Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Symposium to mark the 5th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Cutting Washington, DC 9:00 am–4:30 pm (more)
12 February	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Kristin Anderson Moore, Laura Lippman, and Jennifer Manlove Presenters: "Positive program outcomes, indicators, and teen relationships: Contributions from Child Trends’ research" (more)
13 February	HIV/AIDS Research Dissemination Event: From Evidence to Policy—HIV Findings from the Field Organized by the Horizons Program, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Stop AIDS Alliance, and European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development Brussels, Belgium 1:00–6:00 pm (more)
18–20 February	International Seminar on Potential and Actual Contributions of Behavioural Change to Curbing the Spread of HIV Organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS and the Population Council, Kenya Entebbe, Uganda (offsite link) ------------ Francis Onyango, presenter
19–22 February	Online discussion forum on intrauterine devices (IUDs) Sponsored by Population Council, ACQUIRE Project, and INFO Project with support from partners of the Implementing Best Practices (IBP) Initiative and WHO/RHR (offsite link)
21 February	Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Roberta Brinton Speaker: "Ovarian steroids in neurological health and disease: Implications for design and use of hormone therapies"
24–27 February	Microbicides 2008 New Delhi, India (more)
25 February–7 March	52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women United Nations New York, New York (offsite link) ------------ Sajeda Amin Panelist: "Microfinance and health education: A path towards health equity and women’s empowerment" (2/5, 1:15 pm)
27 February	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Marianne Gimon Presenter: "Iraqi adolescent girls: Voices to be heard" (more)
28 February–2 March	13th World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology Florence, Italy (offsite link) ------------ Régine Sitruk-Ware Symposium co-chair: "Effects of progesterone receptor modulators in female reproductive health with emphasis on the endometrium" (2/28) Speaker: "Transdermal patchless contraception" (2/29) Session co-chair: "Premature ovarian failure" (3/1) Speaker: "New delivery systems and progestins: What changes in contraception?" (3/1)
6 March	Women, Family and Work International Women's Day celebration sponsored by the Gender and Development Donors' (GAD) Subgroup Cairo, Egypt ------------ Ragui Assaad and Fatma El-Hamidi Presenters: "Women in the Egyptian labor market: An analysis of developments from 1988 to 2006" (PDF)
12 March	HIV and AIDS Brownbag Seminar Population Council New York, New York ------------ Waimar Tun Speaker: "Reaching hidden populations using respondent-driven sampling"
13 March	Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Ov Slayden Speaker: "Regulation of estrogen action in the primate reproductive tract with new-generation steroid receptor modulators"
17–18 March	The Unemployment Crisis in the Arab Countries International Conference of the Arab Planning Institute Cairo, Egypt (offsite link) ------------ Ragui Assaad Keynote speaker: "Understanding unemployment in the Arab world" (3/17) (co-author: Mohamed Ramadan) (PDF)
17–18 March	Mirena® 10-Year Celebration Tel Aviv, Israel ------------ Régine Sitruk-Ware Speaker: "Levonorgestrel intrauterine system Mirena® non-contraceptive benefits" (offsite link)
17–20 March	Gaining Educational Equity around the World 2008 Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Teachers College, Columbia University New York, New York (offsite link) ------------ Paul C. Hewett, Barbara S. Mensch, Joseph Chimombo, Sharon Ghuman, Cynthia Lloyd and Richard Gregory Presenters: "Measuring and assessing school quality in rural Malawi"
18–19 March	Moving Forward with Postabortion Care: Lessons Learned from Five Postabortion Care Focus Countries Sponsored by USAID's Postabortion Care Working Group, the FRONTIERS program, and the ACQUIRE Project, led by EngenderHealth Washington, DC (more)
20 March	Looking Back, Moving Forward: Evidence from Horizons’ Research for Strengthening HIV Programs Horizons end-of-project meeting Washington, DC (more)
20 March	Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Susan Suarez Speaker: "Female control: Sperm storage, hyperactivation, and chemotaxis"
24–26 March	International Scientific Conference Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt ------------ Régine Sitruk-Ware Speaker: "New technologies for contraception"
26 March	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Deborah Balk Speaker: "Urbanization and climate change: A challenge to demography?" (more)
26 March	Dubai Council for Economic Affairs Dubai, United Arab Emirates ------------ Ragui Assaad Speaker: "The labor market in Egypt"
26–29 March	Society for Adolescent Medicine 2008 Annual Conference Greensboro, North Carolina ------------ Sarah Needham Poster presenter: "Can you predict contraceptive use of adolescent mothers at 12 months post partum?" (3/27, 5:00 pm)
28–30 March	Summit Conference of the International Menopause Society Zurich, Switzerland ------------ Régine Sitruk-Ware Speaker: "Trends in hormone therapy in the USA" Roundtable participant: "Estrogen and cardiovascular risks"
January 2008
	Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing "Child marriage in developing countries: An update" Washington, DC ------------ Presenters: Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), ICRW president Geeta Rao Gupta, and Council researcher Judith Bruce (others to be announced)
3–5 January	44th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society University of Hyderabad Hyderabad, India ------------ S. Chandrasekhar Presenter: "Multidimensions of urban poverty: Evidence from India" (co-author: Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay) (1/4, 2:00 pm)
3–6 January	28th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association New Orleans, Louisiana ------------ Ragui Assaad Presenter: "Youth exclusion in Egypt: Trends and policies" (co-author: Ghada Barsoum) (1/5, 12:30 pm)
7 January	From Oil Boom to Youth Boon: Tapping the Middle East Demographic Gift Presented by the Middle East Youth Initiative Brookings Institution Washington, DC 2:30–5:00 pm ------------ Ragui Assaad, featured speaker
21 January	Girl Scouts International Event—Child Brides: Stolen Lives Video conference and panel discussion Adelphi University Garden City, New York (additional information on "Child Brides: Stolen Lives") ------------ Eva Roca, panelist
21–25 January	University of Nairobi STD/AIDS Collaborative Group Annual Meeting Nairobi, Kenya (more) Please note: This meeting has been postponed
28 January– 1 February	Contraceptive Implants: An Opportunity to Share Your Experiences with Colleagues Online discussion forum (more)
29 January	Child Brides: Stolen Lives Screening of PBS special report and panel discussion with leading experts on child marriage Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland ------------ Wendy Baldwin, panelist
30 January	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Dean Karlan Presenter: "Microfinance: Learning what works, what does not, and why" (more)
30 January	Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda (offsite PDF) Event to launch new report co-authored by Cynthia Lloyd Co-sponsored by the Center for Global Development, International Center for Research on Women, and the Population Council Washington, DC (offsite link)
31 January	Bixby Fellowship Brownbag Seminar Population Council New York, New York ------------ Yunhui Zhang Bixby fellow, Reproductive Health program Speaker: "Health effects, environmental impact, and government action concerning phthalate, a common plasticizer in China"
December 2007
6 December	Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) meeting Washington, DC (offsite link) ------------ Ben Ochieng Presenter: "Integrating HIV and reproductive health services for young people: The Friends of Youth (FOY) program in Kenya" (co-author: Annabel S. Erulkar) (PDF)
10–14 December	Fifth African Population Conference Sponsored by the Union for African Population Studies Arusha, Tanzania (more)
12 December	Rwanda OVC Mentorship Program Update: "Assessing the psychosocial benefits of a mentor program for youth-headed households in Rwanda" Sponsored by the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Task Force Washington, DC (PDF)
13–14 December	Mapping Global Inequality: Beyond Income Inequality University of California at Santa Cruz ------------ Cynthia B. Lloyd Keynote speaker: "Educational inequalities in the midst of widespread poverty: Diversity across Africa in primary school completion" (co-author: Paul C. Hewett) (12/13, 2:00 pm)
18 December	Alliance for Microbicide Development Meeting: Adherence and Its Measurement in Microbicide Clinical Trials ------------ Barbara S. Mensch and Paul C. Hewett Presenters: "Results on adherence from an interview mode experiment in the Phase 3 Carraguard sites, South Africa”
November 2007
2–4 November	Beijing Forum 2007 Beijing, China ------------ John Bongaarts Speaker: "Population policy options in the developing world"
3–7 November	American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition Washington, DC (more)
8 November	Promising Practices in Monitoring and Evaluation of Gender-Based Violence Technical meeting presented by the Gender-Based Violence Task Force of the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) National Press Club Washington, DC 8:30 am–1:00 pm ------------ Panel II—Promising Practices in Evaluating GBV Programs Reports on evaluations of Stepping Stones by Nata Duvvury, of Sexto Sentido by Julie Pulerwitz, and of Liverpool VCT’s post-rape care program by Nduku Kilonzo
14 November	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Ragui Assaad Presenter: "Poverty and the labor market in Egypt: A review of developments in the 1998–2006 period" (more)
29 November	Bixby Fellowship Brownbag Seminar Population Council New York, New York ------------ Subramaniam Chandrasekhar Bixby fellow, Poverty, Gender, and Youth program Speaker: "Urban poverty in India"
October 2007
5 October	USAID Global Health Mini-University 2007 George Washington University Washington, DC (offsite link) ------------ Jim Foreit Instructor: "Systematic screening: Essential ingredient in integrated services" (Session 3, 11:30 am–12:30 pm, room 305H) (related publication) Laura Raney Instructor: "FGC/M: A gender and development approach" (Session 3, 11:30 am–12:30 pm, room 114)
8–11 October	Regional Workshop on Using the Findings from Operations Research to Increase the Access, Quality, and Integration of Contraceptive Services in Latin America and the Caribbean La Antigua, Guatemala (more)
10 October	UNFPA Technical Support Division Learning Day Series New York, New York ------------ James F. Phillips Presenter: "Community-based health services: The Navrongo experiment in Ghana" (10:00 am–12:00 pm)
11 October	PBS NOW documentary film on child marriage Breakfast reception and screening Population Council New York, New York
18 October	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ James F. Phillips Presenter: "An introduction to baobab demography: Evidence-based reproductive and child health program development in Ghana” (more)
18–20 October	Women Deliver Global Conference London, England (offsite link) ------------ Nicole Haberland Presenter: "Aligning gender strategies" (10/19, Session: Engaging Men to Promote Gender Equality, 2:00–4:30 pm)
19 October	Results of an Intervention Study Aimed at Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care Settings International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Washington, DC (10:30 am–12:00 pm) ------------ Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, presenter (more)
19 October	Minorities Affairs Committee Linkage Fellows Program (American Society of Cell Biology) and New York State Science and Technology Program LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, New York ------------ Petrice W. Brown, F.M. Kirby Foundation Fellow, Population Council Center for Biomedical Research Speaker: "Before the lovin': Mechanisms in early sperm development" (1:30 pm)
28 October–2 November	2007 Sexuality Institute—Silent Sexualities: Desire, Love and Constructive Wellness Mombasa, Kenya (offsite link) ------------ Ayorinde Ajayi Presenter: "Introducing the 2007 Sexuality Institute" (10/28, 9:00–10:30 am), and "Is research, programming and policy responding to the sexuality frameworks?" (10/28, 2:00–3:00 pm) Harriet Birungi Presenter: "Sexuality in chronic illness" (10/29, 9:00–10:30 am)
29–31 October	4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Hyderabad, India (more)
30 October	Iowa State University Lectures Program, World Affairs Series Ames, Iowa ------------ Cynthia B. Lloyd Lecturer: "Growing up global: Can education reduce gender inequality and poverty?" (8:00 pm) (PDF)
30 October	Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Services: Lessons from the Field for PEPFAR Reauthorization Conference hosted by the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC 9:00 am–4:00 pm ------------ Buck Buckingham, Marsden Solomon, and Saiqa Mullick Speakers: "Kenya: Integrating family planning with voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)"
30 October	International Women Leaders Dinner University of Washington Women's Center Seattle, Washington ------------ Zeba Sathar Keynote speaker: "Pakistan at the crossroads: Muslim women creating change"
September 2007
3–8 September	Scaling Up High-Impact FP/MNCH Best Practices: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Near East Technical meeting convened by the Extending Service Delivery Project Bangkok, Thailand (more)
10 September	Addressing the Reproductive Health Needs of Adolescents Perinatally Infected with HIV in Uganda Washington, DC (PDF) ------------ Ian Askew, presenter on behalf of Harriet Birungi
11 September	Addressing FGM/C Among the Somali Community Living in Kenya Washington, DC (PDF) ------------ Ian Askew, presenter
10–11 September	Youth Microenterprise Conference Washington, DC (offsite link) ------------ Sajeda Amin and Kelly Hallman Presenters: "Knowledge, networks, and aspirations: Economic foundations for adolescent girls' livelihoods" (more) (9/10, 10:45 am–12:15 pm)
14–16 September	Florence–Utah International Symposium: Genetics of Male Infertility Florence, Italy ------------ Petrice W. Brown Oral and poster presentation: "SUMO-1 associates with the synaptonemal complex and centromeric heterochromatin in human pachytene spermatocytes” (Authors: Petrice W. Brown, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris)
17–18 September	Young Decision Makers Conference: SRHR and the MDGs: Global Responsibilities of Europe's Youth Lisbon, Portugal ------------ Judith Bruce Presenter: "Access to SRHR services—Are youth programmes meeting the needs of young people?" (9/17, 12:00–1:00 pm)
26–28 September	Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting New York, NY (offsite link) ------------ Cynthia B. Lloyd Table facilitator, education working group sessions
27 September	Democratising Science: Science Reporting and HIV Prevention Trials An HIV/AIDS and the Media Project Discussion Forum University of the Witwatersrand South Africa (more)
27–28 September	Population Association of Southern Africa Annual Conference North West University Mafikeng, South Africa ------------ Population Council session: Saiqa Mullick Presenter: "Introduction to Population Council in South Africa" and "Integration of reproductive health services" Lewis Ndhlovu Presenter: "Innovative ways of prevention of HIV/AIDS" Nkosinathi Sohaba and Waimar Tun Presenters: "Examples from Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape" Doctor Khoza and Mantshi Menziwa Presenters: "Examples from North West Province"
27–28 September	The Future of Male Contraception Seattle, Washington (offsite link) ------------ Patricia L. Morris Presenter: “SUMOs and SUMOylation as promising targets for male contraceptive development in humans” (Authors: Petrice W. Brown, KeumSil Hwang, Lyann Mitchell, Catherine Rapelje, Marc Goldstein, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris)
29 September	Contraceptive Development Research Centers Program (U54) Meeting University of Washington Seattle, Washington ------------ Patricia L. Morris Speaker: "Safety and molecular mechanisms of CDB-2914, a new progesterone receptor modulator, on human breast and endometrium” (Authors: Patricia L. Morris, KeumSil Hwang, Lyann Mitchell, Catherine Rapelje, and Régine Sitruk-Ware)
July–August 2007
1–2 July	Workshop: Male and Female Condom for HIV Prevention and Dual Protection and Update on Other Female-initiated Preventive Methods Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya
1–4 July	AIDS Impact 2007 8th International Conference on Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection Marseille, France (offsite link) ------------ Kelly Hallman Presenter: "Social capital, socioeconomic aspirations, and HIV risk behavior among poor South African youth" (Session 26.97, Poster B 03/07/2007) (abstract)
2–3 July	Microbicide Access Forum 2007 Sponsored by the International Partnership for Microbicides and the World Health Organization Nairobi, Kenya ------------ Martha Brady Plenary speaker: "Insights and evidence from product introduction to inform microbicides" (PDF) (7/2, 9:30–11:00 am)
4–7 July	International Women's Summit: Women's Leadership on HIV and AIDS Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya (offsite link) ------------ Population Council, co-sponsor Town Hall meeting: "Female-initiated prevention options" (7/6, 12:30–2:30 pm)
11 July	Men as Partners in Maternal Health UN World Population Day panel discussion sponsored by the Population Institute, United Nations Population Fund, and Communications Consortium Media Center Washington, DC (offsite link)
16 July	Global Health Council Partner's Forum: Country-Level Programs for Reproductive Health Washington, DC 2:00–3:30 pm ------------ John W. Townsend, speaker
17–19 July	Le repositionnement de la planification familiale : Partie I [Virtual Conference on Repositioning Family Planning: Part One] (offsite link) ------------ Nafissatou J. Diop Presenter: "Le repositionnement de la planification familiale au Sénégal : Les facteurs contextuels affectant la planification familiale" [Repositioning family planning in Senegal: Contextual factors affecting family planning] (7/18)
18 July	Panel Discussion on Health Policies Sponsored by InfoShop and Health, Nutrition & Population Team, World Bank Washington, DC 12:00 pm (offsite link) ------------ Peter J. Donaldson Discussant: Global Family Planning Revolution: Three Decades of Policies and Programs (recent volume edited by Warren Robinson and John Ross)
23 July–17 August	Research Methods Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa (more)
29 July–1 August	17th Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) Seattle, Washington (offsite link)
30 July–3 August	Global Technical Consultation on FGM/FGC UN Conference Centre Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PDF) ------------ Maryam Sheikh Abdi Presentation: "Lessons learned from operations research on female genital mutilation" (Authors: Nafissatou Diop and Ian Askew) (7/31) (PDF) Laura Raney Presentation: "Role of research, monitoring, and evaluation in FGM programs" (Authors: Nafissatou Diop and Ian Askew) (7/31) (PDF)
5–9 August	HIV and Alcohol, Gender Norms, and Gender-Based Violence: A Strategic Communication Perspective African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) Workshop Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (offsite PDF)
21–25 August	13th International Congress of Immunology Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ------------ Panagiotis Vagenas Oral presentation and poster: "CpG C ISS-ODN activates mucosal dendritic cells and B cells: A potent adjuvant for mucosal HIV vaccines" (Authors: Panagiotis Vagenas, Gavin Morrow, James Blanchard, Michael Piatak, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Agegnehu Gettie, and Melissa Robbiani)
26–28 August	2nd International HIV Transmission Workshop Washington, DC (offsite link) ------------ Melissa Robbiani, plenary speaker
29 August	Horizons/Population Council Kenya National Dissemination Workshop Nairobi, Kenya (more)
June 2007
29 May–1 June	34th International Conference on Global Health Sponsored by the Global Health Council (Council exhibit booth no. 202) Washington, DC (more)
4 June	Council on Foreign Relations Global Health Spring 2007 Roundtable Series: "How Can US Foreign Aid Support What Works for Global Health?" New York, New York 8:30 am–2:00 pm Can We Make Cervical Cancer History? The Challenges and Opportunities in Accelerating Global Access to HPV Vaccines ------------ Judith Bruce Speaker, Session 2: "Challenges and opportunities for international HPV vaccine roll-out"
4–5 June	Second International Conference on Surveying Health in Complex Situations Brussels, Belgium ------------ Waimar Tun Presenter: "Recruitment of injection drug users in two cities in India using respondent-driven sampling for an HIV-related behavioral survey" (Session 3: How to Reach Populations) (6/4, 2:00 pm)
5–8 June	3rd South African AIDS Conference Durban, South Africa (more)
10–14 June	10th International Congress of Reproductive Immunology Opatija, Croatia ------------ Gavin Morrow Oral presentation (HIV and Reproduction session): "The pros and cons of dendritic cells in HIV transmission" (Authors: Gavin Morrow, Andrew Shaw, Federica Crostarosa, Susanna Trapp, Stuart G. Turville, Ines Frank, Agegnehu Gettie, James Blanchard, and Melissa Robbiani)
11–13 June	Workshop on Urban Population, Development and Environment Dynamics sponsored by the Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED) Nairobi, Kenya ------------ Mark Montgomery Keynote speaker: "Cities transformed: Demographic change and its implications in the developing world" (6/11, 9:00 am) (PDF) Presenter: "Estimating and forecasting city growth in the developing world" (6/13, 9:00 am)
16–19 June	Scaling Up Through Partnerships: 2007 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting Kigali, Rwanda (more)
20 June	Care and Support for Youth-headed Households in Rwanda: Assessing the Psychosocial Benefits of a Community-based Mentoring Program Presentation of evaluation study findings Horizons Program, research partner (related project) Kigali, Rwanda 9:00 am–12:00 pm
24–25 June	Pre-launch Workshop for the World Bank Regional Educational Flagship Report: "Education reform in the Arab World: The road not traveled" Organized by the World Bank Regional Office, Middle East and North Africa Cairo, Egypt ------------ Ragui Assaad Chair and moderator: ""The Egypt education reform process" (Session 4) (6/25, 9:00 am–12:30 pm)
25 June	Off the Map: How HIV/AIDS Programming Is Failing Same-Sex Practicing People in Africa International Rectal Microbicide Working Group (IRMWG) global teleconference featuring Cary Alan Johnson, senior specialist for Africa at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (offsite link)
26 June	Employment, Productivity and Poverty in Egypt Organized by the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Cairo, Egypt ------------ Ragui Assaad, Rania Roushdi, and Nihal El Megharbel Speakers: "Towards enhancing the quality of jobs and linkages between SMEs and large firms" (Session 3) (3:30–5:30 pm)
27 June	Congressional Briefing on Successful Mother-to-Child Transmission Program Sponsored by US Senators Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar Washington, DC (more)
28 June–1 July	National Women's Studies Conference Chicago, Illinois ------------ Debbie Rogow Presenter: "Long time coming: Putting gender at the heart of sex education" (Co-author: Nicole Haberland)
May 2007
7 May	Youth: New Research, Program Experiences, and Applications Meeting of the Interagency Youth Working Group Washington, DC (offsite link) ------------ Nicole Haberland Presenter: "First-time parents" Ian Askew and Nafissatou Diop Presenters: "Multisectoral projects in Kenya and Senegal" Wendy Baldwin Panelist: "Applications and lessons: Next steps"
9 May	Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry "CellCore" Seminar Series Sponsored by the Population Council at Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Robert Balderas Speaker: "Characterization, isolation and mechanism studies of T regulatory cells"
11 May	Evaluation of mothers2mothers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Symposium sponsored by the Horizons program Washington, DC (more)
24–28 May	5th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health Amsterdam, The Netherlands (offsite link)
29 May	A Chance for Children: Critical Issues in Pediatric HIV and AIDS Programming Auxiliary event at the 34th International Conference on Global Health Sponsored by USAID/BASICS 8:30–10:30 am ------------ Naomi Rutenberg, Presenter
29 May	Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN): Partnerships for Sustainable Improvements in Maternal and Newborn Health Auxiliary event at the 34th International Conference on Global Health 5:00–7:00 pm ------------ Zeba A. Sathar, Presenter
29 May	Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium General Meeting: "Community Partnerships in PAC" Auxiliary event at the 34th International Conference on Global Health Hosted by the Population Council Washington, DC 1:00–6:00 pm (PDF of agenda)
30–31 May	G8 Parliamentarians' Conference on the Economic Rewards of Investing in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Health Berlin, Germany ------------ Judith Bruce Speaker, Special Session on Best Practices in Addressing HIV/AIDS—Group 1: A New Generation Growing Up with HIV/AIDS 5/30, 3:30–5:00 pm
April 2007
10–12 April	Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS International Conference— Integrating HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Policy Implications Hosted by Kenyatta University Kenya College of Communication and Technology Mbagathi, Kenya (more)
11 April	Gender Dimensions of HIV and Adolescent Programming in Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ------------ Judith Bruce Presenter: "The girls left behind: Out of the box and out of reach" (PDF) Annabel S. Erulkar Presenter: "Dimensions of girls' vulnerability in rural and urban Ethiopia" (PDF) Mesfin Tegegne Presenter: "From research to action: Programming principles to reach the most out-of-reach" (PDF)
11 April	United Nations Commission on Population and Development New York, NY ------------ Saumya RamaRao, panelist Panel discussion on the Population Action International report "The shape of things to come: Why age structure matters to a safer, more equitable world" 1:00–3:00 pm
25 April	Paying for Family Planning in the 21st Century Meeting sponsored by FRONTIERS and the MAQ Financial Sustainability Working Group Washington, DC 9:00 am–3:00 pm (more)
25–27 April	XX Reunión Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana [XX Meeting of the Latin American Association of Researchers in Human Reproduction] Buenos Aires, Argentina ------------ Eileen A. Yam Presenter: "Sexual behaviors and health practices of Bolivian sex workers: A survey in six cities" (Authors: Eileen A. Yam, Kara Richmond, Freddy Tinajeros, Rita Revollo, and Sandra G. Garcia) 4/25, 4:30 pm
March 2007
1 March	Improving Client–Provider Interaction: Responding to Clients' Family Planning Needs in HIV/AIDS Service Settings Video conference hosted by Health Communication Partnership and the INFO (Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health) Project, in conjunction with the World Health Organization and USAID 9:00–11:30 am ------------ Saiqa Mullick Presenter: "Integrating HIV prevention and testing into family planning services in North West Province, South Africa: Results from client–provider observations"
7–9 March	XII Congreso de Investigación en Salud Pública Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico ------------ Poster Session (3/8, 1:00–2:00 pm) Estela Rivero-Fuentes Author and presenter: "Tratamiento diferencial y disparidades en la calidad de la atención al parto en República Dominicana [Differential treatment and health disparities in postpartum care in the Dominican Republic]" (Poster no. C448) (abstract in English/en español) Presenter: "Efectos y costos de incorporar el enfoque de género en los programas de SSR [Effects and cost of incorporating a gender-sensitive approach on SRH programs]" (Authors: Ricardo Vernon, Fernando Gonzales, and Erika Palenque) (Poster no. C458) (abstract in English/en español)
8 March	Moving the Mountain: Getting HIV Programmers and Policymakers to Pay Attention to the Needs of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya Horizons Program Seminar Population Council New York, New York 2:00–3:00 pm To RSVP, please contact horizonsmbx@popcouncil.org
12 March	Moving the Mountain: Getting HIV Programmers and Policymakers to Pay Attention to the Needs of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya Horizons Program Seminar 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 280 Washington, DC 12:30–1:30 pm To RSVP, please contact cduassistant@popcouncil.org by Friday, 9 March, and specify MSM brownbag.
12 March	Insights and Evidence from Product Introduction: Lessons for Microbicides Day of Dialogue sponsored by the Population Council New York, New York 9:00 am–5:00 pm
13 March	Avina Sarna Presenter: "Findings from the Mombasa ART adherence study" USAID 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW RRB Conference Room–3.6.145 (Team Room 2) Washington, DC 2:00–3:00 pm To RSVP and facilitate clearance to USAID, contact cduassistant@popcouncil.org by Monday, 12 March.
14 March	Expanding and Diversifying HIV Testing and Counseling: Findings from the Field Panel discussion sponsored by the Horizons Program Washington, DC 9:30 am–12:30 pm (more)
22 March	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Leticia Marteleto Presenter: "Childbearing and schooling in South Africa: Evidence from panel data" (more)
25–30 March	Keystone Symposia Global Health Series Whistler, British Columbia ------------ HIV Vaccines: From Basic Research to Clinical Trials (X7) Susanna Trapp* Poster presenter: "The activation of cellular defense mechanisms by poly(IC) to block DC-driven HIV infection" (Authors: Susanna Trapp, Andrew Shaw, Stuart G. Turville, Jeffrey D. Lifson, and Melissa Robbiani)
	Molecular and Cellular Determinants of HIV Pathogenesis (X8) Andreas Schweizer Poster presenter: "CD4-specific designed ankyrin repeat proteins are novel potent HIV entry inhibitors with unique characteristics" (Authors: Andreas Schweizer, P. Rusert, S. Corthésy, L. Berlinger, Claudia Ruprecht, M. Huber, Stuart G. Turville, Meropi Aravantinou, Melissa Robbiani, P. Amstutz, and Alexandra Trkola) Stuart G. Turville* Oral and poster presenter: "Dynamic visualization in real time of HIV-1 intracellular production, assembly, and polarized budding in immature dendritic cells" (Authors: Stuart G. Turville, Meropi Aravantinou, Hella Stössel, Nikolaus Romani, and Melissa Robbiani) Laurence Vachot* Poster presenter: "HIV infection of dendritic cells modulates innate and adaptive responses elicited against Candida albicans" (Authors: Laurence Vachot, Vennansha Williams, Jeffrey D. Lifson, and Melissa Robbiani) * Awarded a Keystone Symposia travel scholarship.
29–31 March	Population Association of America 2007 Annual Meeting New York, New York (Council exhibit booth no. 311) (more)
February 2007
4–8 February	International Conference on Actions to Strengthen Linkages Between Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health Mumbai, India (more)
6 February	4th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Cutting Sponsored by the USAID Bureau for Global Health and Population Reference Bureau Academy for Educational Development Washington, DC (agenda) ------------ Maryam Sheikh Abdi Presenter: "A religious-oriented approach to addressing FGM/C among the Somali community living in Kenya" Nafissatou Diop Presenter: "What makes communities abandon female genital mutilation? Experiences from Senegal and Burkina Faso" John W. Townsend Presenter: "Moving zero tolerance forward: Issues and stakeholder"
12 February	Changing Demographics of the Middle East: How Policies and Programs Affect Stability in the Region Congressional briefing Washington, DC 11:30 am–1:00 pm ------------ John Bongaarts Presenter: "Overview of the demography of the Middle East"
13 February	Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry "CellCore" Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Smita Ghanekar Speaker: "Functional integrity of monocyte-derived dendritic cells generated from cancer patients"
23–24 February	Middle East Youth Research Project Workshop Dubai School of Government Dubai, United Arab Emirates ------------ Session: Overview of Youth Exclusion in Egypt and Iran: Issues, Policies and Knowledge Gaps Ragui Assaad and Ghada Barsoum Presenters: "Youth exclusion in Egypt: Trends and policies" (2/23, 9:30 am)
28 February	Catching It Before It Catches Them! Panel Discussion on Girls and HIV/AIDS sponsored by the Global Health Council and the Population Council 51st Annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 777 United Nations Plaza (UN Church Center), 12th floor New York, New York 12:00–1:45 pm Kelly Hallman Panelist: "Identifying and reaching the girls most vulnerable to HIV"
January 2007
10 January	Judith Bruce and Marianne Gimon Opening remarks: "Aide publique au développement: Priorité jeunes!" French National Assembly Paris, France
10 January	Sharing Findings of the Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Project implemented in D.G. Khan Population Council seminar Islamabad, Pakistan (more)
12 January	MTN Behavioral Research Working Group Meeting Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC 8:30 am–2:30 pm ------------ Barbara Mensch Presenter (with guidance from Stephanie Skoler and Barbara Friedland): "Pregnancy among microbicide trial participants: A demographer's perspective"
16 January	Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ David G. Victor Presenter: "Global warming and wilderness" (more)
22 January	Preventing AIDS in Women Starts with Counting Girls Global Health Council Policy Series: Partner's Forum Washington, DC 2:00–3:30 pm ------------ Judith Bruce, speaker
22–26 January	University of Nairobi STD/AIDS Collaborative Group Annual Review Meeting Panari Hotel Nairobi, Kenya ------------ Scott Geibel Presenter: "Sexual risk behaviors of men who sell sex to men in Mombasa District: Results from a cross-sectional survey" (1/22, 3:30–3:45 pm) Susan Kaai Presenter: "Family planning practices among HIV-positive urban poor PMTCT clients in Nairobi" (1/25, 12:45–1:00 pm) Carolyn Mackenzie Presenter: "Should VCT counselors address alcohol use among clients? Findings from a baseline study in Kenya" (1/25, 4:15– 4:30 pm) Karusa Kiragu Presenter: "Couple counseling and testing: An assessment of VCT clients in Kenya" (1/25, 5:00–5:15 pm); and "Alcohol-related intimate partner violence among VCT clients in Kenya" (1/26, 9:00–9:15 am) Jill Keesbury Presenter: "Emergency contraception as a bridge to VCZT services for young women" (1/25, 5:15–5:30 pm); and "Providing integrated PEP and EC services to survivors of sexual violence: Lessons from Zambia" (1/26, 2:30–2:45 pm)
December 2006
1 December	World AIDS Day Commemoration Population Council New York, New York 12:00–1:30 pm ------------ Jessica Justman, Director, University Technical Assistance Program (UTAP), will speak about Project Advance's Microbicide Research in the Bronx Space is limited. Please RSVP to vkallianes@popcouncil.org
3 December	New York Microscopical Society's Winter Banquet New York, New York (offsite link) ------------ Gary Hunnicutt Keynote speaker: "Microscopic techniques to understand sperm function"
10–13 December	International Conference on Emerging Population Issues in Asia Pacific Region: Challenges for the 21st Century International Institute of Population Sciences Mumbai, India ------------ Hemlata Sadhwani and M.E. Khan Presenters: ”Level of prejudices among healthcare providers”
12 December	46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology San Diego, California ------------ Patricia L. Morris Presenter: "Multiple signaling pathways differentially regulate epithelial Sertoli cell genes encoding steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR)-related lipid transfer proteins"
13 December	Policy Research Division Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Deon Filmer Presenter: "Inequalities in children's schooling: Poverty, gender, orphanhood, and disability" (more)
14 December	Endocrinology, Reproduction, and Immunology Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Régine Sitruk-Ware Presenter: "Hormonal male contraception"
November 2006
4–8 November	American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition Boston, Massachusetts (more)
5 November	Postabortion Care Consortium fall meeting "The state of postabortion care across regions with an eye to the future" Boston, Massachusetts (1:00–6:00 pm) (For more information: info@pac-consortium.org)
5–10 November	XVIII FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (offsite link) ------------ Population Council booth—exhibit space #C202 in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Hall 1 ------------ Takeshi Maruo (Noriyuki Ohara, Qin Xu, Wei Chen, Régine L. Sitruk-Ware, and Elof Johansson, co-authors) Presenter: "Progesterone receptor modulator (CDB2914) induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation and VEGF expression in cultured uterine leiomyoma cells but not in cultured normal myometrial cells" (11/7, 8:00–9:00 am) Takeshi Maruo (Noriyuki Ohara, Hiroya Matsuo, S. Nakago, T. Yamada, Wei Chen, Qin Xu, J. Wang, Régine L. Sitruk-Ware, and Elof Johansson, co-authors) Presenter: "In vitro effects of progesterone and progesterone receptor modulators on uterine leiomyoma growth" (11/8, 2:00–3:30 pm)
12–15 November	Global Microcredit Summit 2006 World Trade and Convention Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (offsite link) ------------ Associated Session: Vulnerable Adolescent Girls and the Design of Appropriate Financial Services Co-sponsored by the Population Council and Save the Children–USA, (11/13, 5:30–6:30 pm) (more) Judith Bruce and Kelly Hallman, Population Council Presenters: "The special circumstances of vulnerable adolescent girls: The challenge of building assets and safety" Veronica Torres, Save the Children–USA Presenter: "Understanding market segments of adolescent girls" Karen Austrian, Binti Pamoja Centre (Kenya) and Population Council Presenter: "Lessons from the field: Implementing a financial literacy curriculum in a safe and supportive space for adolescent girls in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya"
14–18 November	Gender and Access in South Asia International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Seminar Dhaka, Bangladesh ------------ Sharon Ghuman (Cynthia B. Lloyd, co-author) Presenter: "Teacher absenteeism as a factor in gender inequalities in primary school access in Pakistan"
15–16 November	Labor Markets and Growth: Better Jobs Under Globalization? Workshop co-sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Ottawa, Canada ------------ Ragui Assaad Presenter: "Does informalization trap the poor? Analysis of labor market dynamics in Egypt" (11/16, 10:00 am)
26–27 November	Strengthening Social Science Research in the Middle East/Arab Region: Exploring the Feasibility of an Arab Social Science Research Council The Dubai School of Government Dubai, United Arab Emirates ------------ Workshop co-sponsored by the Population Council/West Asia and North Africa Office, the International Development Research Centre, the Social Science Research Council, the UNDP Regional Bureau of Arab States, and the Dubai School of Government
28 November	Cell Biology and Flow Cytometry "CellCore" Seminar Series Rockefeller University New York, New York (more) ------------ Robert Balderas Presenter: "Novel flow cytometric techniques for analysis of protein phosporylation and signaling networks"
29 November	Policy Research Division Seminar Series Population Council New York, New York ------------ Emmanuel Ji