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People are invited to submit abstracts online for the XV International AIDS Conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 to 16 July 2004.

The online Abstract submission deadline is 21 January 2004, midnight CET (Central European Time). Abstract submission in paper form is already closed. Abstracts sent by email will NOT be accepted.

Online Abstract submission form:
www.congrex.com

For more information about Abstract requirements:
www.ias.se

A reminder of important AIDS2004 deadlines:

- Abstract submission (paper form): Closed
- Abstract submission (online): 21 January 2004
- Scholarship application: 2 February 2004
- Skills Building Workshop submission: 2 February 2004
- Registration (Early registration fee): 2 February 2004
- Registration (Standard Fee): 1 May 2004

The Association François-Xavier Bagnoud, Doctors of the World, and the Global Health Council have partnered to support the Jonathan Mann Award in international health and human rights. The award is presented annually to a leading practitioner in health and human rights, whether an individual or organisation, and is designed to allow its recipients a measure of financial freedom to pursue their work in the area of global health and human rights.
www.globalhealth.org

Monitoring and Evaluation for Sexual and Reproductive Health is a training course that examines the underlying principles of monitoring and evaluation for programme managers. The course will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 22 March to 2 April 2004, by the Margaret Sanger Centre International South Africa. Participants will explore the steps in establishing effective monitoring and evaluation systems and are guided in how to integrate gender analysis into their monitoring and evaluation plans.

The course is designed to strengthen institutional capacity to effectively monitor programme operations and evaluate performance. For more information: www.pambazuka.org

USAID and Population Services International's AIDSMark project have published the report "Male Circumcision: Current Epidemiological and Field Evidence; Programme and Policy Implications for HIV Prevention and Reproductive Health", which examines the relationship between male circumcision and HIV transmission, and other health concerns.

The comprehensive report summarizes the proceedings of a two-day conference attended by hundreds of experts, who discussed current epidemiological and biological evidence, clinical trials and field studies, and offers their findings and conclusions.
www.psi.org