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May 27-29, 2010
5th European Congress for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology 2010
Contact: CPO Hanser Service
(tel: 011-49-30-300-6690; fax: 011-49-30-305-7391; www.efc2010.de)
May 29-June 1, 2010
Heart Failure Congress 2010
Contact: European Society of Cardiology
(tel: 011-33-4-9294-7600; fax: 011-33-4-9294-7601; www.escardio.org)
June 5-9, 2010
2010 World Ophthalmology Congress
Contact: Porstmann Kongresse
(tel: 011-49-30-284-4990; fax: 011-49-30-2844-9911; www.woc2010.org)
June 19-23, 2010
Twentieth Meeting of the European Neurological Society
Contact: Congrex Switzerland
(tel: 011-41-61-686-7711; fax: 011-41-61-686-7788; www.congrex.ch/ens2010)
(Photo credit:© DANIELA INCORONAT)
Reason to go: Get to Berlin a few days early, otherwise you’ll miss the Carnival of Cultures, May 21 to 24. The highlight is the parade, scheduled for the 23rd in 2010. It features 4500 participants representing 70 different nations, and is always amazingly colourful. The fest also includes acrobats, live music and over 400 arts-and-craft stalls. www.karneval-berlin.de.
April 14-17, 2010
Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Contact: UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education
(tel: 877-328-7744; fax: 604-822-4835; www.interprofessional.ubc.ca)
April 16-19, 2010
5th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Affective Disorders
Contact: Katie Webster, Secretariat
(tel: 011-44-1865-843-211; fax: 011-44-1865-843-958; www.isad.elsevier.com)
May 1-3, 2010
2010 Annual Meeting of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES)
Contact: LWPES
(tel: 703-556-9222; fax: 703-556-8729; www.lwpes.org)
May 13-16, 2010
2010 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM)
Contact: CSTM
(tel: 613-260-6198; fax: 613-730-1116; www.transfusion.ca)
May 17-19, 2010
18th Annual David Berman Memorial Concurrent Disorders Conference
Contact: UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education
(tel: 877-328-7744; fax: 604-822-4835; www.interprofessional.ubc.ca)
May 29-June 3, 2010
2010 National Education Conference of the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association – Canada (CHICA - CANADA)
Contact: CHICA - CANADA
(tel: 866-999-7111; fax: 204-895-9595; www.chica.org)
(Photo credit: TOURISM VANCOUVER / JOHN SINAL)
Reason to go: Sample wine from around the world at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, April 19 to 25. The 32nd edition of the fest will focus on rosé wines as well as showcase wines from Argentina (36 participating wineries) and New Zealand (44). More than 1700 wines from 197 wineries will be poured to 25,000 visitors. www.playhousewinefest.com
May 12-15, 2010
2010 Annual Conference of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS)
Contact: CPS
(tel: 905-404-9545; fax: 905-404-3727; www.canadianpainsociety.ca)
May 15-18, 2010
2010 Annual National Conference of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
Contact: CphA
(tel: 800-917-9489; fax: 613- 523-0445; www.pharmacists.ca)
Reason to go: When ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” is on the radio, do you: A) change the channel or B) turn up the volume? If you choose the latter, you may want to get tickets to ABBAmania!, May 7 and 8, at Calgary’s Epcor Centre. Decked out in full ’70s regalia, the tribute band (created in 1998) has performed live all over Ireland and the UK. www.cpo-live.com
April 14-17, 2010
2010 Annual Paediatric Update Conference
Contact: Nicole Winters, SickKids
(tel: 416-813-8122; fax: 416-813-5230; www.sickkids.ca/eventlistings/2010/events_2010.html)
April 23, 2010
6th Annual Mature Women’s Health Care
Contact: Elizabeth Gan, Mount Sinai Hospital
(tel: 416-586-4800 ext. 2489; www.mountsinai.on.ca/education/staff-professionals/cme)
May 15-18, 2010
5th Annual Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research
Contact: IS Event Solutions
(tel: 514-392-7703 ext. 114; fax: 514-227-5083; http://ccocr2010.org)
(Italian chopine, circa 1590 to 1600. Photo credit: © FOTOTECA DEI MUSEI CIVICI FIORENTINI)
Reason to go: See shoes from 1500 to 1660 at On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels, until September 20, at the Bata Shoe Museum. It was in the 16th century that chopines became key to the proclamation of wealth. The exhibit includes pieces from all over Europe, including Venetian chopines that are 50-centimetres high. http://batashoemuseum.ca
May 1-6, 2010
Digestive Disease Week 2010
Contact: DDW Administration
(tel: 301-272-0022; fax: 301-654-3978; www.ddw.org)
May 14-19, 2010
2010 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Contact: ATS
(tel: 212-315-8600; fax: 212-315-6498; www.thoracic.org)
May 22-26, 2010
163rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Contact: APA
(tel: 888-357-7924; www.psych.org)
Reason to go: Discover Afro-Caribbean and Cajun music as well as bluegrass, gospel and zydeco at the 41st New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 23 to May 2. The fest includes crafts in distinct venues like Congo Square and Louisiana Marketplace. And, bring an appetite: you’ll want to sample everything from the crawfish bisque to the po-boy sandwiches. www.nojazzfest.com
May 12-15, 2010
2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
Contact: AGS
(tel: 212-308-1414; fax: 212-832-8646; www.americangeriatrics.org)
May 16-19, 2010
41st Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA)
Contact: APSA
(tel: 847-480-9576; fax: 847-480-9282; www.eapsa.org)
Reason to go: Believe it or not, there’s a free show in Orlando. It’s short and sweet, and your kids will love it. Every day at 11am, there’s a duck march at the Peabody hotel. Five mallards descend from their $100,000 penthouse then waddle along a red carpet to the fountain in the lobby: home until 5pm when the procession is reversed. All of this is done to music, of course. www.peabodyorlando.com
