MEETING

The VIIIth ESPID Conference

(European Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Death)

The European Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Death will hold a Conference on Prevention of Infantile Apnea and Sudden Infant Death: On the Verge of the Millennium. The Conference will be held May 30-June 4, 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel, at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Contact: Irit Sela, Conference Coordinator, Dan Knassim Ltd., P.O. Box 1931, Ramat Gan, Jerusalem, Israel, 52118; or call (972-3) 6133340; or fax (972-3) 6133341; or email congress@mail.inter.net.il.

RELOCATION OF EDITORIAL OFFICE

As of December 17, 1998, Dr. Alvin Zipursky became the new Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Research and the North American Editorial Office moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

All manuscripts and correspondence should be sent to him at the address below:

Alvin Zipursky, M.D.; Pediatric Research; Hospital for Sick Children; 555 University Avenue; Toronto, Ontario; Canada M5G 1X8; Tel: (416) 813-8760; Fax: (416) 813-8763; E-Mail: pedres@sickkids.on.ca

MEETING

Workshop on Resistance to Thyroid Hormone

The Fourth International Workshop on Resistance to Thyroid Hormone will be held at the Reboucas Convention Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 23-25, 1999.

Contact: Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, M.D., FACP, Thyroid Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, Av Eneas C Aguiar 155-8A B1-3 05403-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil; or call (55) (11) 212-5711; or fax (55) (11) 211-5194; or email medneto@uol.com.br

1999 ESPHI CONGRESS

ESPHI announces its XVII Congress to be held May 13-15, 1999 in Washington, DC. In addition, there will be two pre-congress days, May 11 and 12, of symposia and meetings of the working groups.

The President of the XVII ESPHI Congress is Gregor Prindull, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; or call (49-551) 39 2970; or fax (49-551) 39 6252.

The President of the United States Hosting Committee is Joseph A. Bellanti, M.D., Immunology Center Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA; or call (202) 687-8227; or fax (202) 784-3597.

The US Official Congress Organizer is International Research Consultants, Ms. Jacqueline Roberts, RN, 4600 King Street, Suite 2J, Alexandria, VA 22302, USA; or call (703) 998-6091; or fax (301) 320-4688; or email IRConsult@AOL.com