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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 accepted 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 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. 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. Travel scholarship awards increase 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 $1,100 with an accepted abstract; up to $800 if the applicant is a first-year FIT without an accepted abstract; or up to $650 if the applicant is a second-year FIT without an accepted 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. Attracting talented professionals to A/I ST*AR Program applications available PhD students and PhD postdocs from the United States and Canada will have an opportunity to receive an in-depth introduction to allergy/immunology research and learn more about the specialty through the ST*AR Program. Applicants are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2008 AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 14-18, in Philadelphia, PA. The Annual Meeting provides an excellent forum for basic scientists to network with other basic scientists, translational clinical researchers and clinical experts in allergy/immunology. 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 remember September 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 Call for abstracts: change in review process A new review system has been implemented for abstracts submitted for the 2008 Annual Meeting. Each abstract will be scored in three areas and then recieve an overall, composite score. The three scoring categories are: significance, methodology and overall quality. Significance relates to the importance of the abstract to clinical, translational or basic science, as well as its novelty. Methodology includes study design, analytical methods and experimental methods. The category of overall quality will cover the clarity and logical flow of the abstract. In addition, general case reports will not be accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting. However, if an abstract is submitted in case report format, but includes novel information in which appropriate analytical and experimental methods were applied, it will be reviewed and scored with the other abstracts. For more information on abstract submission, or to submit an abstract, visit the Annual Meeting Web site, www.annualmeeting.aaaai.org. Abstract submission closes on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. central time. <back>
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