Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Society of Public Health

Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Society of Public Health

Public Health (1998) 112, 205 ß R.I.P.H.H. 1998 http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/ph Announcement Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Publ...

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Public Health (1998) 112, 205 ß R.I.P.H.H. 1998 http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/ph

Announcement Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Society of Public Health 28 Portland Place, London, W1N 4DE The RIPHH=SPH Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 21st July 1998 at 10.30 am at 28 Portland Place, London. Fellows and Ordinary Members (but not Associates) are eligible to vote. Please inform the Secretary at the RIPHH, in writing, if you would like to attend.

The Charter of the RIPHH requires that any Fellow or Ordinary Member who wishes to propose business for action must give at least 28 days' notice of the item to Council. Notices from members should therefore reach the Secretary by 23 June 1998.

Forthcoming Events June 2nd 1998, Meningitis: After-effects Ð the Impact, Institute of Child Health, London, UK This is the ®rst conference of the National Meningitis Trust and its aim will be to focus attention on the range and depth of issues confronted by all meningitis sufferers. These are the 400 (plus) individuals and their families a year who have to cope with an array of problems which range from brain damage to partial or total deafness, sight problems, epilepsy and many others which have a major impact on their lives. The cost for attendance is £50 per delegate. Booking forms and=or further information are available from Anne-Marie Delrosa at National Meningitis Trust, Fern House, Bath Road, Stroud, Glos, GL5 3TJ. Tel: 01453 768000. 14th and 15th October 1998, Foodtech 98 Annual Conference, The National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Now in its 9th year this is a major showcase covering the critical subjects of food hygiene, safety and quality and will highlight the latest equipment and services. The Institute of Food Science and Technology is staging its annual conference alongside Foodtech 98. For more information please contact Stephen Hybs, Exhibition Director, Tomorrow's World Exhibitions and Conferences Ltd, Park House, 3 The Grange, Flax Bourton, Bristol BS48 3QH. Tel: 01275 464422 Fax: 01275 464100. Lectures to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the appointment of Sir John Simon (1816±1904) as First Medical Of®cer of Health of the City of London The following three lectures are free public evening lectures which are to be held at Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London: all start at 5.30 pm. (Nearest tube station Chancery Lane.) Monday 9th November 1998, Simon as Surgeon and Scientist Lecture given by Dr Christopher Lawrence of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Science. Chaired by Alderman Sir Alexander Graham GBE DCL.

Monday 16th November 1998, Simon the Administrator Given by Professor Rudolf Klein, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath. Chaired by Dr Sandy Macara, Chairman of Council, British Medical Association. Monday 23rd November 1998, Simon and the Politics of Poverty Lecture given by Dr Jennie Popay, Director, Public Health Research and Resource Centre, University of Salford. Chaired by Professor Peter Hennessy, Former Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, Professor of Contemporary History, Queen Mary and West®eld College The full address is Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London EC1N 2HH. Tel: 0171 831 0575; Fax: 0171 831 5208; e-mail: [email protected] 15±19th November 1998, American Public Health Association (APHA) 126th Annual Meeting and ExpositionÐ Public Health and Managed Care, Washington, DC. For further information please contact the American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-26 USA. Telephone: 202 789 5600; Facsimile: 202 789 5661, www.apha.org 3rd December 1998, Parenting Challenges for the Millennium, RIPHH=SPH, 28 Portland Place, London W1N 4DE The Keynote speaker will be Baroness Mary Warnock and the topics to be included are: Looking at positive parenting Self-esteem for parents Parents' evening: The view from the teachers' side of the table Healthy Psychology Parenting: to be or not to be Enquiries should be made of: Mrs Wendy Moore, RIPHH, 28 Portland Place, London, W1N 4DE, Tel: 0171 580 2731; Fax: 0171 580 6157; e-mail: [email protected]