~*Online WACOC News 2006 June 30*~

Women and Children of CFIDS
WACOC

~*A comment or two*~

Hopefully, the IACFS will also be discussing the NCF's latest discovery
of a new virus identified in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy...

Call for Papers

8th International IACFS Conference on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Fibromyalgia and other Related Illnesses


January 12-14, 2007

BahiaMarBeach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale , Florida , USA


The Conference Planning Committee of the International Association for
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (IACFS) invites potential presenters to submit
abstracts for our next biannual meeting which will be held in Ft.
Lauderdale , Florida , January 12-14, 2007 . Segments will focus on
integrative themes including different aspects of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and other Related Illnesses presented in the
context of fatigue, sleep, pain, epidemiology, cognition & brain
function,behavioral health, pediatrics, gender, genetics, proteomics,
viral and immune interactions and health. There will also be lectures
on "latest research", "newest clinical protocols", "what the
genes can teach us" and "CFS state of the science / art; where does
the research go from here?" Papers will be reviewed by the IACFS
Conference Planning Committee for selection as an oral lecture, short
oral presentation or poster presentation. Attendees to IACFS
Conferences are primarily medical clinicians and academic researchers
at the medical professional level, papers should reflect this level of
experience and expertise, it is anticipated that this event will be
accredited for continuing medical education for physicians. Papers
selected will be published in the conference syllabus.

Abstracts:

Abstracts should be non commercial and focus on one or more of the
areas indicated above.
Submitted electronically preferably in microsoft word but could be
submitted as the body of an email.
One page in length (single spaced, 12 point font), including all
authors with presenting author listed first and in bold, institution(s)
and include Objectives, Method, Results and Conclusion.
Include presenting authors full name, academic credentials, mailing
address, city, state, zip code and E-mail address.
Submission Process:

Please E-mail abstracts to greg@xxxxxxxxx no later than September
15th2006
Presenting author will be contacted shortly after September 15th and
advised if their paper(s) is / are approved with the type of
presentation specified.
If selected for either an oral lecture or short oral presentation
presenting author will be required provide a Curriculum Vitae and
complete necessary forms as directed in order to comply with AACME
requirements for accreditation. Authors will be advised of the date and
time of their presentation.
If selected as a poster presenter presenting author will be provided
with specifications for presentation and display.
Questions: Regarding papers or the submission process should be
directed to IACFS Administrative Office Attention Greg Fillmore
mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxx phone 847-258-7248



visit www.iacfs.net for additional Conference Information

Above Call for Papers will apply to each session listed below.



Professional Conference -January 12-14, 2007

(follows Patient Conference - January 10-11, 2007)

Friday January 12th

8:00-8:15am Welcome & Introduction

8:15-10:00am Fatigue Session

10:00-10:30am Break / Visit Exhibits

10:30-12:30pm Sleep Session

12:30-1:30pm Lunch / Visit Poster Presentations

12:45-1:15pm Lunch Workshop CFS Research Funding

1:30-3:00pm Pain Session

3:00-3:30pm Break / Visit Poster Presentations

3:30-5:00pm Epidemiology Session

5:00-6:00pm International CFS Forum

6:00-7:00pm IACFS Membership Meeting

Saturday, January 13th

8:00-10:00am Brain Function Session

10:00-10:30am Break / Visit Posters and Exhibits

10:30-12:30pm Behavioral Health

12:30-1:30pm Lunch Break

12:45-1:15pm Lunch Workshop: Success in Clinical Practice, How to
Manage a Successful Practice

1:30-3:00pm Pediatrics

3:00-4:00pm Poster Presentations

4:00-5:30pm Gender Aspects of CFS

5:30-6:30 pmCocktail / Networking Reception

6:30-9:30 IACFS Banquet

Awards Presentation, Banquet Address & Panel Discussion

Sunday, January 14th

8:00-10:00am Genetics / Proteomics

10:00-10:30am Break

10:30-12:30pm Viral and Immune Interactions and Health

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

1:30-2:30pm New Methods for Evaluating the Fatigue State

2:30-3:00pm Closing Address

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The International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (IACFS)
provides an immeasurable amount of service to the CFS and FM arena for
both professionals and patients.We are asking our members and friends
to get involved and help with the financial burden presented by the
upcoming January 2007 Professional and Patient Conference and to help
keep the organization alive and moving forward.We need your support in
the form of a financial donation or contribution to our raffle which
will be held at our January 2007 Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
where we are expecting over 600 attendees.Since the IACFS is a
not-for-profit 501C3 organization your donations are tax deductible.
Suggested items to donate although we gratefully welcome all
contributions:

books or CD's you have authored or published
items that may be useful by CFS or FM patient or professional
time share or vacation opportunities
other items of value such as artwork, gift certificates or collectables
To make a donation or contribute to our raffle please contact the IACFS
office via email at rick@xxxxxxxxxxxx learn more about our organization
or the January 2007 Conference please visit our website,
http://www.iacfs.net/. If you are not a member please join!

~

Research holds all our answers
Praying for world peace
How does a human heart hurt so deeply and still survive is beyond ME
CFIDS FM...

Enjoy the sunsets and sunrises,

Diana Saba
Retired Nurse
FM ME/CFIDS
Related Neurological Disorders
CDC's Wm Reeves Must Go
Bring Back the GAO
Where did over 4 Million $'s of misappropriated funds go to?
CDC website linked NCF link to Porn ~ Why?

Grassroots Action for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
http://www.co-cure.org/Congressional_Action.htm

Please Support NCF's Research Plans
http://www.ncf-net.org/
http://www.ncf-net.org/Discoveries.htm

Please Sign Petitions
http://www.petitiononline.com/MEitis/petition.html
http://www.petitiononline.com.cfs2004/

May 12th Awareness Day
http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/4277/

The One Campaign
http://www.one.org/

The HHV-6 Site
http://hhv6.freeservers.com/

Betrayal By the Brain:
The neurological basis of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia
syndrome and related neural network disorders.
by Dr. Jay A Goldstein
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mecfs/general/goldstein_summary.html

CFSAC Meeting Presentation ~ June 21, 2004
http://listserv.nodak.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0407a&L=co-cure&F=&S=&P=541

~*I truly hope the January 2006 CFSAC meeting will be addressing our
continued efforts and concerns about our nations blood supply and FM
ME/CFIDS and all related neurological disorders*~

The January 10, 2006 CFSAC meeting did not take place
http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs

FM ME CFIDS Information Forum
Co-Cure Archives
http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/co-cure.html

TCJRME
http://www.geocities.com/tcjrme/

Reading, Researching, Posting to AMF
1997-2006
http://hometown.aol.com/dgsaba/myhomepage/profile.html

Type AMF Abusers into the google search engine box.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.med.fibromyalgia/search?q=AMF+Abus...

Be safe not sorry...

"What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters,
compared to what lies within us" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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