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This is the noticeboard. Here events for coming months will be posted which we believe will be of interest to medical students. The links provided for each event allow you to view additional information you may need to know or how to sign up.

Let us know about any international medical events happening near you of interest to students, by submitting it here.

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2005

All Year (Worldwide) - Unite for sight volunteer opportunities

Winter 2005
China: December 28 - January 10
Morogoro, Tanzania: December 28 - January 10

Spring 2005

Latin America
Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates Between January and October 2005

Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: December 28 - February 28; February 15 - May 15; May 15 - August 15
Nyamuswa, Tanzania: January 15 - March 15
Pobe, Benin: January 15 - May 15

India
Bihar, India: March 6 - March 16 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
Chennai, India: February 10 - March 1 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)

Eastern Europe
Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia: April 1 - June 1

Summer 2005

Latin America
San Salvador, El Salvador: May 1 - May 30
Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates through October 2005

India
Punjab, India: May 1 - May 30
Alwar, Rajasthan, India: June 1 - June 30
Pradesh, India: June 15 - June 30
New Delhi, India: July 1 - July 30
Kolkata, India: July 1 - August 10
Chandigarh, India: August 15 - September 20

Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: May 10 - August 15
Humjibre, Ghana: June 1 - July 30
Pobe, Benin: June 15 - July 30
Kenya: June 1 - July 30
Iringa Region, Uganda: June 2 - July 15
Nyamuswa, Tanzania: July 1 - August 20
Buea, Cameroon: August 1 - August 20

If interested, contact J Staple - Or consult www.uniteforsight.org

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January 2005
JAN - FEB (Banha, EGYPT) - Banha students’ scientific society – BSSS - winter school practice in Egypt Event information and registration - Contact for more information NOTE: Price is €210 (for transportation, accommodation, scientific & social programs)
14 - 16 (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) - IFMSA-USA National Convention Event information and registration NOTE: Early registration fees of $30 (IFMSA-USA student member) and $40 (non-IFMSA-USA student member) are until deadline of 15^th December 2004
15 JAN - 4 FEB (Mansoura, EGYPT) - Mansoura Students' Scientific Association - Summer school Event information and registration NOTE: Price is €225 (for registration, food, accommodation)
23-25 (Porto Alegre, BRAZIL) - DENEM - I World Social Forum on Health Event information - Email if interested - Alternative email address if interested
24-31 (Porto Alegre, BRAZIL) - DENEM - V International Youth Camp Event information - Email if interested - Alternative email address if interested
26-31 (Porto Alegre, BRAZIL) - DENEM - V World Social Forum Event information - Email if interested - Alternative email address if interested NOTE: Payment deadline is 12 December 2004)
29 - 01 FEB (Kuwait University, Safat, KUWAIT) - 3rd Scientific Conference for Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Students Full details and registration/abstract submission NOTES: Please enter IFMSA for organization. Cost of €100 covers accomodation, transport, meals and parts of the social program. Kuwait Airways will offer 25% discount to conference participants. DEADLINES: Abrstract submission: 1st, Nov 2004, Early Registration: 31st, Nov 2004, Late Registration: 15th, Jan 2005

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February 2005
09-13 (Makerere University, Kampala, UGANDA) - CHALLENGES OF ARVs THERAPY AND HIV/AIDS AND CARE IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA Email an abstract on the following topics: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, Research in HIV/AIDS and ARV clinical management, Alternative management of HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention issues, Legal issue and others
13-16 (Cairo, EGYPT) - Ain Shams University Students’ Scientific Society - 13th Annual International Medical Students’ Congress Event information and registration Email for any extra information NOTE: Registration fee is €150 with a deadline of 10^th January 2005
23 (London, UNITED KINGDOM) - Royal Society of Medicine: Controversies in Medical Careers: are the changes in training and assessment effective and safe? Event information and registration
23-25 (Hotel Corinthia Alpha, Lisbon, PORTUGAL) - Fifth Annual Campbell Collaboration Colloquium: Supply and Demand for Evidence Event information and registration

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March 2005
18-22 (Pattaya, THAILAND) - 3rd Asia-Oceania Regional Meeting 2005 Information and registration Contact: Chotinij Lertphanichkul

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April 2005
2-3 (Boston, USA) - UNITE FOR SIGHT 2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - "Eyes on International Collaboration: Promoting Health From Campus to Lab to Field." Event information and registration details Email J Staple for any extra information NOTE: Early bird registration fee of $15 only valid until 1^st December 2004
7-9 (Leiden, NETHERLANDS) - Leiden International Medical Student Congress Event information and registration details NOTE: Registration until 15 December 2004, Abstract will need to be submitted online while registering
14-16 (Durban, SOUTH AFRICA) - International Conference on HIV/AIDS, Food and Nutrition Security Event information and registration details Contacts: Stuart Gillespie - Send abstracts to Ginette Mignot Submission of abstract: 14 December 2004. Notification of decision: 14 January 2005. Receipt of completed papers: 14 March 2005

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May 2005
2-8 (Strasbourg, FRANCE) - IFMSA 2nd: Study Session: "Health and Human Rights of Migrants with Special Emphasis on Undocumented Migrants in Europe" Information and registration - Contact: studysession@ifmsa.org NOTE: Deadline 12 January 2005, €43 enrollment fee, travel and accomodation reimbursed on arrival. Promotion pack
5-7 (University of Medicine, Pleven, BULGARIA) - Medical Scientific Conference - Fourth Medical Scientific Conference for Students and Young Doctors Information and registration - Contact: students@vmi-pl.bg for more information NOTE: Deadline for abstract submission: 17 April 2005, €35 participation fee.

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June 2005
2-15 July (UGANDA) - IFMSA-USA: Uganda Village Project Information and registration NOTE: Deadline 31 January 2005, Much more long term (6-12 months) projects are available.
5-14 July (Berlin, GERMANY) - The Freie Universitдt Berlin International Summer University - FUBiS: Summer session I Information and registration - Or contact NOTE: Deadline is set as ASAP
15-18 (Groningen University Medical Center, NETHERLANDS) - IFMSA-The Netherlands: 12th International Student Congress of Medical Sciences Information and registration - Email any questions NOTE: Deadline for abstract submission is 1 March, 2005. The topic of abstracts is: All fields of (bio)medical research

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July 2005
02-09 (Alicante, SPAIN) - World Medical and Health Games Information and registration
10-23 (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS) - 16th Amsterdam International Medical Summer School - Courses: Addiction a treatable disease: new findings and new treatment options Health Informatics: the role of Informatics in Health Care. Information and registration - or email or Tel: +31.20.6200225 NOTE: Deadline 15 May 2005, Fees: €495 before 15 May, €595 thereafter. Accomodation: approx €275 and must be notified before 15 May.
17-12 August (Berlin, GERMANY) - The Freie Universitдt Berlin International Summer University - FUBiS: Summer session II Information and registration - Or contact NOTE: Deadline is set as ASAP
30-08 August (Stirling, SCOTLAND) - Peace Child International (PCI) - 3rd World Youth Congress Information and registration

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November 2005
13-18 (Yaoundé, CAMEROON) - Fourth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference 2005 Information and registration NOTE: Abstracts and registration can only be done online. Deadline for abstract submission in 31 March, 2005. Deadline for early registration is 15 July, 2005. Deadline for late registration is 15 September, 2005. Other deadlines also apply, see website.

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