Announcements

The IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis, May 10-14, 2002 in Lisbon, Spain. For more information, please contact the IOF Secretariat at 71, cours Albert Thomas at ph 33 472 91 41 77; fax 33 472 36 90 52; e-mail [email protected]

EuroConference on Normal Aging, Longevity and Age-Related Diseases, May 18-22, 2002 in Spetses Island, Greece. For more information, please contact Dr. Josip Hendekovic or Corinne Le Moal at ph 33 388 76 71 35; fax 33 388 36 69 87; e-mail [email protected]

Second European Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, May 22-25, 2002 in Zagreb, Croatia (Please note that this was originally scheduled for September 26-30, 2001). For further information, please contact Daria Papo Polasek ph 385 1 4566 812; fax 385 1 4566 822; e-mail [email protected]

Twenty-ninth European Symposium on Calcified Tissues on May 25-29, 2002 in Zagreb, Croatia. For more information, please contact European Calcified Tissue Society ph 44 1453 549 929; fax 44 1453 548 919; e-mail [email protected]

The Third International Workshop on Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions on May 30-June 2, 2002 in Corfu, Greece. For further information, please contact ISNMI ph 30 752 99342; fax 30 752 99343; e-mail [email protected]

ECM III Cartilage and Joint Repair, July 1-3, 2002, Davos, Switzerland. For more information, please contact Geoff Richards at ph 41 81 4142 397; e-mail [email protected]

Summer Institute on Aging Research, July 27-August 2, 2002 in Airlie, VA. Awards to cover travel and living expenses are available. For further information, please contact Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging at (301) 496-0765; fax (301) 496-2525; e-mail [email protected] or see the What s New section of the NIA Web Page at http:/sol;www.nih.gov/nia

Third Annual Santa Fe Bone Symposium, August 2-3, 2002, followed by International Society for Clinical Densitometry Certification Course, August 4-5, 2002 at the Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. For symposium information, please contact E. Michael Lewiecki at ph 505 855 5525; fax 505 884 4006; e-mail [email protected]. For ISCD information, please contact Linda Hartman at ph 202 367 2408; fax 202 367 2132; e-mail Linda [email protected]

Thirty-second Meeting of the International Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop on August 4-8, 2002 in Sun Valley, Idaho. For further information, please contact Dr. Web Jeb at fax 801 581 7008; e-mail [email protected]

Second Transplant Bone Disease Meeting on August 16-17, 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For more information, please contact Dr. Luisa Plantalech at Tinogasta 2560 1° 19 (1417) Buenos Aires, Argentina; e-mail [email protected]

Thirtieth European Symposium on Calcified Tissues on May 8-12, 2003 in Rome, Italy. For more information, please contact European Calcified Tissue Society ph 44 1453 549 929; fax 44 1453 548 919; e-mail [email protected]

The First Asian Pacific Congress of Bone Morphometry on May 29-31, 2003 in Takamatsu City, Shikoku, Japan. For more information, please contact either Dr. Hiromichi Norimatsu ph 81 87 891 2193; fax 81 87 891 2196; e-mail [email protected] or Dr. Antonio Villanueva ph 602 254 0377 ext 117; fax 602 253 4817; e-mail [email protected]

Impact of Osteoporosis in the United States: Key Citations by the National Osteoporosis Data Group. The bibliography includes abstracts on cost, quality of life, epidemiology and risk factors. A free copy can be obtained by writing “NODG Bibliography,” Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, 1150 17th Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 20036-4603, or fax your request to 202 223 2237. Please specify print or disk format for PC or MAC platforms or view the bibliography on http://www.osteo.org

Web sites of interest:

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research: http://www.asbmr.org/

Endocrine Society: http://www.endo-society.org/

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology: http://www.faseb.org

International Bone and Mineral Society: http://www.IBMSonline.org

International Myeloma Foundation: http://www.myeloma.org/imf.html

International Osteoporosis Foundation: http://www.osteofound.org

International Society for Clinical Densitometry: http://www.iscd.org

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: http://www.jbmronline.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation: http://www.nof.org/

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.: http://www.oif.org/

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases∼National Resource Center: http://www.osteo.org/

Osteovision: http://www.osteovision.ch

Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders (PDF): http://www.paget.org