Invitation for Alcohol and HIV conference (Mumbai, India

[Institute for Community Research]

Invitation to Participate
First International Conference on Alcohol and HIV in India
August 3-4, 2009
Pre-conference training workshop: August 1-2, 2009

The International Institute for Population Sciences (Mumbai, India),
The Institute for Community Research (USA) and the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, N.I.H. (USA) are sponsoring the
“First International Conference on Alcohol and HIV in India”. This
conference will take place in Mumbai, India, August 3 – 4. The
conference will be preceded by a two-day training workshop August 1 –
2. For further details go to http://www.alchivconf2009.in/

The conference aims to examine the role that alcohol plays in
contributing to sexuality and sexual risk related to sexually
transmitted diseases and HIV by highlighting the work of current
Indian and U.S.-Indian partnership research on these topics. The
outcome is an agenda for continued research in India on alcohol
consumption and its association with sexual risk, violence, unwanted
pregnancies, unwilling sex, and other sexual health problems. Invited
keynote and plenary speakers will provide overviews of issues in
alcohol and sexuality research, research methods and current
studies.

South Asian researchers and international researchers working in India
are invited to submit abstracts for posters/oral presentations.
Approximately 40 – 50 abstracts will be chosen for poster
presentations, oral presentations or both; abstracts will be posted on
the conference website.

The conference pre-training workshop will provide doctoral students
and more advanced researchers with an orientation to the field of
alcohol and HIV research, both in India and internationally, and
methods training in the collection and analysis of alcohol use data,
and qualitative/ethnographic approaches to data collection on sexual
behaviors, gender norms, and alcohol consumption. Approximately 20
candidates for the training workshop will be chosen and fellowships
covering all training expenses will be provided to successful
candidates. Trainees will be expected to attend the conference.
Interested candidates can apply on the conference website.

The conference venue will accommodate a total of 150 – 160
participants including all keynote speakers, poster and panel
presenters and attendees. Up to 70 conference attendees who are non-
presenters are invited to register at the conference.

The deadline for all applications is April 30, 2009. Notification of
acceptance, May 31, 2009.

Conference registration costs: Indian residents and nationals, Rs.
3000; international attendees, $200. Conference materials will be
available upon registering. All meals will be provided to every
registrant during the conference.

For further updates about the First International Conference on
Alcohol and HIV in India”. please visit the conference website:
http://www.alchivconf2009.in/ We look forward to seeing you in Mumbai,
India.
Dr. F. Ram*, Dr. Jean. J. Schensul**, Dr. S. Lahiri*, Dr. Kamala
Gupta*, Dr. Kendall J. Bryant***, and Dr. S.K. Singh* (Organizing
Committee)
email: in...@alchivconf2009.in
*International Institute for Population Sciences (http://
www.iipsindia.org/); **Institute for Community Research
(www.incommunityresearch.org), ***National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/).