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AAAAI News: July 2007
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2008 AAAAI abstract awards available
Applications and details for all abstract awards are available on the AAAAI Annual Meeting Web site, www.annualmeeting.aaaai.org. All applications are due Tuesday, September 4 with the exception of the Domestic Fellow-in-Training (FIT) Travel Scholarship.AAAAI Allied Health Travel Scholarship
Purpose: Four scholarships are awarded to AAAAI Allied Health members who submit high quality abstracts for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
Eligibility: AAAAI Allied Health members submitting abstracts for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
Award: Actual travel and hotel expenses incurred by the abstract presenter, up to a limit of $750 per recipient.
For more information: Contact Krista Perkins at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail kperkins@aaaai.org.
AAAAI Interest Section Fellow-in-Training Abstract Award
Purpose: The awards honor seven Fellows-in-Training who submit the best abstract in each Interest Section.
Eligibility: Fellows-in-Training
Award: The AAAAI will award the presenter with $500 and a plaque. The abstracts will be selected by each Interest Section based on the highest scored abstract. No application is necessary for this award. All abstracts submitted by an FIT will be considered. The award recipients will be honored throughout the Annual Meeting and during the Interest Section Forums.
For more information: Contact Krista Perkins at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail kperkins@aaaai.org.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Allergy/Immunology (SOAI) Outstanding Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Abstract Awards for Fellows-in-Training and Junior Faculty
Purpose: The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy/Immunology awards three Fellows-in-Training, (FITs) and two junior faculty members with Outstanding Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Abstract Awards. Award recipients are also eligible for a complimentary, one-year membership in the AAP and SOAI.
Eligibility: FITs or junior faculty who submit the best abstracts involving pediatric patients.
Award: $750 each to three FITs and $1,000 each to two junior faculty members.
For more information: Contact Krista Perkins at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail kperkins@aaaai.org.Domestic Fellow-in-Training (FIT) Travel Scholarship
Purpose: A grant to cover travel expenses to the Annual Meeting.
Eligibility: AAAAI FIT members in the United States and Canada
Award: Up to $1,000 with an accepted abstract or up to $500 without an abstract.
Deadline: TBA
For more information: Applications will be available on the Annual Meeting Web site this fall. Please direct questions to the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail annualmeeting@aaaai.org.International Fellow-in-Training (FIT) Travel Scholarships
Purpose: The scholarships are designed to financially assist research and non-research FITs and residents-in-training in allergy and immunology in attending the 2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting.Eligibility: International FIT AAAAI members, or international FITs who have a completed membership application on file at the time of scholarship application submission, are eligible. Applicants must be post-doctoral trainees in allergy/immunology who, at the time of application, are within seven years of their latest doctoral degree, and are outside the United States and Canada.
Award: To ensure greater equity, financial support reflects variable air travel costs based on location of award recipient. Awards generally vary from $950 to $2,100.
For more information: Contact Jerome Schultz at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail jschultz@aaaai.org.
Participate in Annual Meeting planning: review abstracts
To continually provide AAAAI members with opportunities to participate in the Annual Meeting planning process, and help create a superior educational experience, the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) is looking for committee members who are interested in serving as part of the abstract review ad hoc working group for the 2008 Annual Meeting.“Each year a selected group of ad hoc reviewers are asked to participate in the review and scoring of the abstracts submitted to the AAAAI for possible presentation at the Annual Meeting,” said A. Wesley Burks, MD, FAAAAI, Chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee. “It is the valuable input of AAAAI members that makes the Annual Meeting a successful educational event.”
A key part of Annual Meeting program development is review and scoring of submitted abstracts. Scoring of abstracts takes place within a four-week period in September, in which reviewers are assigned abstracts based on topic category. Reviewers are asked to critically review abstracts and grade them based on a range of criteria. The number of abstracts assigned to each reviewer varies with each Interest Section.
The AMPC encourages AAAAI committee chairs to provide names of committee members to be considered as part of the ad hoc working group. Suggestions will be reviewed and selected based on their area of expertise in relation to the topic categories.
All recommendations should be submitted by July 13 to Krista Perkins at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail kperkins@aaaai.org. AAAAI members interested in participating in the review process should contact their committee chairs.
ST*AR Program applications available
The ST*AR Program offers PhD students and PhD postdocs from the United States and Canada the opportunity to receive an in-depth introduction to allergy/immunology research and an opportunity to learn more about the specialty.Applicants are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 14-18, in Philadelphia, PA.
Up to 40 participants will be selected for the ST*AR Program, which includes:
- The opportunity to present original research related to allergic disease
- Attend plenary sessions and symposia
- Learn about career opportunities in allergy, asthma and immunology research
- Receive travel funding
Applications are due September 4. The ST*AR Program will be held March 13-16, in conjunction with the 2008 Annual Meeting. For more information, contact Jerome Schultz at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail jschultz@aaaai.org.
Annual Meeting dates to rememberSeptember 4, 2007
• 2008 Annual Meeting abstract submissions due
October 17, 2007
• Registration and housing opens for AAAAI Fellows
October 31, 2007
• Registration and housing opens for AAAAI members
November 14, 2007
• Registration and housing opens for all Annual Meeting delegates
Future AAAAI Annual Meeting dates and sites:
2009
Washington, DC
March 13-17
2010
New Orleans, LA
February 26-March 2
2011
San Francisco, CA
March 18-22
2012
Orlando, FL
March 2-6
2013
San Antonio, TX
February 22-26
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