From The American college of epidemiology

From The American

College of Epidemiology

Director,

Annual Meeting The Twelfth

Annual

Scientific

College of Epidemiology Bethesda,

Maryland,

Meeting

of the American

will take place at the Holiday Inn,

on September

20 and 21, 1993. The

theme of the meeting is “Aging.” Further information

about

the meeting can be obtained from Dr. Dan Hoffman, Professor of Health Care Sciences, George Washington

University

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2 150 Pennsylvania Avenue,

N.W.,

Room

2B426,

Washington

D.C.

20037.

Most of the meeting will consist of invited state-of-the-art presentations

but there will be some opportunity

ted papers. Abstracts

for submit-

should be sent to Dr. Hoffman

by

July 1, 1993. Rates at the Holiday Inn for the ACE Meeting will be $85 single and $98 double. R eservation requests should be sent to the Holiday Inn, 8 120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland

20814 (telephone

Fax 301-652-3806).

301-662-2000/l-800-638-5954;

Be sure to mention ACE Meeting when

Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology,

Department

New York State

of Health, Room 565, Corning Tower, Albany,

New York 12237.

Student Prize The College has established a prize to recognize an outstanding scientific contribution

by a student

The award will consist of a certificate,

of epidemiology.

financial assistance

to attend the Annual Meeting of the College, presentation of the paper at the meeting, and expedited review for publication in the Annals. Eligibility for the award is limited to graduate or health professional students who are in training or who have completed training candidate

within the year prior to submission.

must submit a single authored

paper suitable for publication

which is the result of original

research conducted by the student. The style should follow the format of the Annals of Epidemiology.

If the paper is

making reservations.

co-authored,

Continuing Education

relative roles of the student and co-authors.

As has been the tradition

Session with previous Annual Meetings

session associated with the Annual following the meeting on September

Meeting,

education in this case

22, 1993. The topic

will be “Measuring Stress in Epidemiologic

Research.” Pre-

sentations and discussions will include measures of stressors, chronic

strains, personal disposi-

tions, and social supports. For further information the continuing

education

the student must be the lead author and the

student’s advisor must provide a letter documenting

of the College, there will be a one day continuing

life events and change,

Each

or co-authored

about

session, contact Dr. Phil Nasca,

receipt of submissions

the

Deadline for

is July 1, 1993. Five copies of the

submitted paper, and advisor’s letter if appropriate,

and a

cover letter indicating address and telephone number for correspondence, should be sent to Dr. Virginia Ernster, Professor and Chair, Department

of Epidemiology

and Bio-

statistics, School of Medicine, University of California, Francisco,

California

San

94143-0560.

Alan R. Hinman,

MD, MPH

Assistant

General

Surgeon

Director National Ann Epidemiol

1993;3:323

Center

for Prevention

Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA 30333

Services

and Prevention

1047.2797/93/$06.00