Announcements

Fifth European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ECCEO 5) during March 16–19, 2005 in Roma, Italy. For more information, please contact K.I.T. GmbH, Kurfüurstendamm 7, 10709 Berlin, Germany; ph: +49 (0)30 24 60 3230; fax: +49 (0)30 24 60 3200; e-mail: [email protected]; http://roma. piettecommunication.com

Skeletal Complications of Malignancy IV, sponsored by the Paget Foundation and National Cancer Institute, April 28–30, 2005 at the Natcher Conference Center (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, Maryland. Abstract deadline: January 21, 2005. For more information, please contact The Paget Foundation at ph 212 509 5335; fax 212 509 8492; e-mail [email protected]; http://www.paget.org

Third International Conference on Children's Bone Health, May 11–14, 2005 in Sorrento (Naples), Italy. For more information, please contact Dr Maria Luisa Bianchi at ph: +39 02 61911 2483; fax: +39 02 61911 2519; e-mail: ml.bianchi@ auxologico.it; http://www.iccbh.org

Thirty-second European Symposium on Calcified Tissues (Jointly with the International Bone and Mineral Society) on June 24–29, 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, please contact the European Calcified Tissue Society at ph 44 1453 549 929; fax 44 1453 548 919; e-mail [email protected]; http://www.ectsoc.org

Sixth Annual Santa Fe Bone Symposium on August 5–6, 2005 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, followed by ISCD Bone Densitometry Course, August 7–8. Symposium Director E. Michael Lewiecki, MD. For more information contact Yvonne Brusuclas at ph 506 855 5626; fax 505 884 4006; e-mail [email protected]; register online at www.iscd.org

Twenty-seventh Annual ASBMR Meeting on September 22–26, 2005 in Nashville, TN, USA. For more information, please contact ASBMR Business Office at ph 202 367 1161; fax 202 367 2161; e-mail [email protected]

Paget's Disease and Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone: Recent Advance and Challenges on January 13–14, 2006 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, please contact the Paget Foundation at 212 509 5335 ph or visit our website www.paget.org

IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis during June 2–6, 2006 in Toronto, Canada. For more information, please contact the IOF Congress Secretariat, 73 cours Albert Thomas, 69003 Lyon, France; ph: +33 4 7291 4177; fax: +33 4 7236 9052; e-mail: [email protected]; http://www.osteofound.org

Twenty-eighth Annual ASBMR Meeting on September 15–19, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. For more information, please contact ASBMR Business Office at ph 202 367 1161; fax 202 367 2161; e-mail [email protected]

Twenty-ninth Annual ASBMR Meeting on September 16–20, 2007 in Honolulu, HI, USA. For more information, please contact ASBMR Business Office at ph 202 367 1161; fax 202 367 2161; e-mail [email protected]

Web Sites of Interest:

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

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

European Calcified Tissue Society: www.ectsoc.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

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research online submissions system: http://www.edmgr.com/jbmr

Melorheostosis Association: www.melorheostosis.org

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

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

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

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

U.S. Surgeon General's Workshop on Osteoporosis and Bone: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/bonehealth/