UPCOMING MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGISTS

2004-2006

1.	September 9-12, 2004 XI European Paediatric Rheumatology Congress of the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES), Kosice, Slovakia
2.	September 10-12, 2004 First European Course on Capillaroscopy and Rheumatic Diseases. Genoa, Italy; visit www.dsmedigroup.com
3.	September 11-16, 2004 The 11^th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR), Jeju Island, Korea
4.	October 16-21, 2004 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas; visit website at www.rheumatology.org
5.	October 27-31, 2004 11^thInternational Conference on Behcet’s Disease, Antalya, Turkey; visit the website http://www.behcet2004.org or email behcet2004@figur.net
6.	November 3-7, 2004 4^th International Congress on Autoimmunity, Budapest, Hungary; visit the website www.kenes.com/autoim2004

FUTURE SPECIAL MEETINGS TO NOTE:

1.	February 17-20, 2005 8^TH International Symposium on Kawasaki Disease, San Diego, CA
2.	March 3-5, 2005 VI European Lupus Meeting, London, UK Contact Julia Kermode at Julia@Rheumatology.org.uk
3.	May 11-14, 2005 Third International Conference on Children’s Bone Health, Sorrento, Italy; Please contact Maria Luisa Salvati or Antonietta Garzonio at congressi@gruppocic.it
4.	November 12-17, 2005 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA|
5.	August 20-24, 2006 XIV Congress of Pan American League Against Rheumatism (PANLAR), Lima, Peru

FELLOW'S COURSE

March 2-6, 2005; 2005 Clinical Immunology Society Summer School in Systemic Autoimmune Disease: Four day course will consist of faculty presentations intermingled with student case presentations on systemic autoimmune disease. To be eligible, one must be a fellow in the last two years of training. Applications are due by October 15, 2004. Please go to http://www.clinimmsoc.org/meetings/springschool05/ for more information.