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All applications are due Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 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 2009 Annual Meeting. Eligibility: AAAAI Allied Health members submitting abstracts for presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Award: Actual travel and hotel expenses incurred by the abstract presenter, up to a maximum 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: Maximum of $650 for a second- or third-year FIT without an accepted abstract; maximum of $800 for a first-year FIT without an accepted abstract; maximum of $1,100 for an FIT with an accepted abstract. Deadline: TBA For more information: Applications will be available on the Annual Meeting Web site this fall. Please direct questions to Katie Muellenbach at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail kmuellenbach@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 2009 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. Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline Draws Near Only a few weeks remain to submit your abstract for consideration for the 2009 AAAAI Annual Meeting. Accepted abstracts will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, from March 13-17. Presentations of research are an important part of the Annual Meeting, contributing significantly to the overall scientific content of the meeting and providing a great opportunity to disseminate findings to Annual Meeting delegates. In addition, all abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). General case reports will not be accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting. However, if an abstract is submitted in case report format, but it includes novel information in which appropriate analytical and experimental methods were applied, it will be reviewed and scored with the other abstracts. You are encouraged to submit abstracts for the 2009 AAAAI Annual Meeting via the online abstract submission site, www.annualmeeting.aaaai.org. Any questions regarding abstracts and abstract submission may be directed to Krista Perkins at the AAAAI executive office by phone at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail at kperkins@aaaai.org. The submission deadline for abstracts is September 3, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. ST*AR Program Applications Available The ST*AR Program offers PhD students and PhD post-docs 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 2009 Annual Meeting, March 13-17, in Washington, DC. Up to 40 participants will be selected for the ST*AR Program. As a participant, you will have 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 3, 2008. The ST*AR Program will be held March 12-15 in conjunction with the 2009 Annual Meeting. Applications are available at www.annualmeeting.aaaai.org. For more information, contact Rebecca Brandt at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail rbrandt@aaaai.org. 2009 Annual Meeting Dates to Remember September 3, 2008 2009 Annual Meeting abstract submissions due October 15, 2008 Registration and housing opens for AAAAI Fellows October 29, 2008 Registration and housing opens for AAAAI members November 12, 2008 Registration and housing open 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 <back>
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