WPA Co-sponsored meetings October & November 2003

- Moscow, Russia
October 1-3, 2003, "Affective and Schizoaffective Disorders Conference"
Organization: Russian Society of Psychiatrists
Contact: Dr. Valery N.Krasnov, E-mail: krasnov@mtu-net.ru

- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
October 8-11, 2003, “Together Against Stigma II: Stigma Across the Life Span”
Organization: a) WPA Institutional Program on Stigma, b) Department of Psychiatry at Queen’s, c) University in Kingston, Ontario, Collaboration: a) International Academy of Law and Psychiatry, b) Schizophrenia Society of Canada,
Contact: Dr. Julio Arboleda Flores, Email: arboledj@hdh.kari.net, Website: http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/psychiatry/locate.htm

- Varna, Bulgaria
October 9-12, 2003, XII Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Psychiatric Association: "Modern Technologies and Approaches in Psychiatry"
Organization: Bulgarian Psychiatric Association
Contact: Dr. Lubomir Jivkov E-mail bga.bg@lycos.com Website: www.bpa-bg.org

- Yerevan, Armenia
October 9-12, 2003, 6th Congress for Bridging Eastern and Western Psychiatry: Trauma and Recovery
Organization: Association of Child Psychiatrists and Psychologists, Collaboration: National Institute of Health (Armenia), Yerevan State Medical University (Armenia)
Contact: Dr. Konstantin Danielyan, E-mail: acpp@freenet.am, acpp@netsys.am, Website: www.users.freenet.am

- Saint Catharine Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
October 15-16, 2003, “Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health”
Organization: WPA Section on Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry, Collaboration: a) World Health Organization (WHO), b) Egyptian Psychiatric Association,
Contact: Dr. Tarek Okasha Email: tokasha@internetegypt.com
ATTENTION:“Closed meeting by invitation only”

- Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 21-24, 2003 "X International Congress of the Argentinean Association of Psychiatrists"
Organization: Argentinean Association of Psychiatrists (AAP)
Contact: Dr. Nestor F. Marchant E-mail: aap@aap.org.ar Website: www.aap.org.ar

-Palma de Mallorca, Spain
October 21-25, 2003, "VII Congreso Nacional de Psiquiatria"
Organization: Spanish Society of Psychiatry, Collaboration:Spanish Society of Biological psychiatry
Contact: Dr.Enrique Baca, E-mail:ebaca@mi.madritel.es Website:www.infopsiquiatria.com/palma2003

- Vienna, Austria
October 24-26, 2003, "Third World Congress on Men's Health"
Organization:International Society for Men's Health, Collaboration: a) International Forum of Mood and Anxiety Disorder, b) Austrian Association of Neuropharmacology
Contact: Dr. Siegfried Kasper E-mail: sk@akh-wien.ac.at Website: www.wchm.info

- Trichy, India
October 31 - November 2, 2003, "15th National Conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry"
Organization: Indian Association for Social Psychiatry,
Contact:Dr. Savita Malhotra, E-mail: savitam@sancharnet.in

-Amsterdam, Holland (Thematic Conference):
31 October-November 3, 2003- IIIrd International Conference on the Synthesis of Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy
Organization: Dr. Rob M.W. Smeets- E-mail: mmoalem@kenes.com

- St. Julians, Republic of Malta
November 9-13, 2003 - Psychiatric Care Across Cultures: A Conference Week in Malta
Organization: WPA Section on Transcultural Psychiatry, Collaboration: University of Malta, Dr. Charles Pace: charles.pace@um.edu.mt, cpace_malta@hotmail.com Website: www.confluence.com.mt

- Dominican Republic
November 27-30, 2003, "XI Congreso de la Sociedad Dominicana de Psiquiatria"
Organization:Dominican Society of Psychiatry, Collaboration: Latin American Psychiatric Association (APAL)
Contact: Dra. Daisy Acosta, E-mail:daisyacosta@codetel.net.co, Website:www.psiquiatria.com.do



For more informations, please contact Prof. Pedro Ruiz, WPA Secretary for Meetings, University of Texas at Houston, 1300 Moursund St, Houston TX, 77030, USA, Tel: (1-713) 500-2799, Fax: (1-713) 500-2757, pedro.ruiz@uth.tmc.edu