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Building Leadership in Communities of Color to Address HIV/AIDS


Important Deadlines

05/11/09 CDC FOA: CDC-RFP PS09-906 Applications Due
05/15/09 Reyataz "Fight HIV Your Way" Submission Deadline
05/15/09 2009 NHPC Late Breaker Abstracts Due
05/15/09 2009 National American Indian AIDS Summit Abstracts Due
05/15/09 2009 USCA Option C Scholarship Applications Due
05/21/09 Questions for May 22 Stakeholder Call w/ Dr. Kevin Fenton Due
06/01/09 NLM-09-078/SES Quotations Due
07/10/09 2009 USCA Scholarship Applications Due
07/17/09 2009 USCA Early Participant and Exhibitor Registration Deadline
07/31/09 2009 NHPC NGO Village Applications Due

NMAC Headlines

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and other Administration officials will be answering questions about the H1N1 virus during a special town hall being facilitated in Spanish on Friday, May 8. NMAC will be participating in this event as well, which will be streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov. Portions will air on Univision's nightly news and Sunday public affairs program, "Al Punto." read more

The Obama Administration released details about HIV/AIDS funding in the FY2010 budget on a conference call this morning. read more

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting Round 3 applications online until May 28, 2009 on different topics. read more

"My Deepest and sincerest Thanks to NMAC for your Support on Aids Watch 2009." Thank you letters from members of the Puerto Rico delegation at AIDS Watch 2009. read more

The current outbreak of influenza A (H1N1 virus) - commonly called swine flu - can have serious implications for those living with with HIV/AIDS. Included here is guidance provided by the World Health Organization, the CDC, and AIDS.gov. read more

NMAC mourns the passing of AIDS activist and former Treatment, Education and Advocacy Director, Carlos Arboleda. A memorial service will be held on Tues., May 26, from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at GMHC, located at 119 West 24th Street, 11th floor, in New York, NY. For further details, e-mail: jacadman@optonline.net. read more

Pedro, the biopic about Pedro Zamora, the openly gay and HIV-positive AIDS activist featured on The Real World San Francisco, in 1994, will be released to DVD this June 30. read more

NMAC will be holding a second Stakeholder Call, on Friday, May 22, 2009, at 1 p.m. EST, featuring Dr. Kevin Fenton. Questions for Dr. Fenton may be submitted in advance to communications@nmac.org. read more

The National Minority AIDS Council urges everyone to save-the-date for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day this May 18. read more

National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, held annually on May 19 and organized by the Banyan Tree Project, is a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. read more


Upcoming Events

Check out NMAC's tweets on its new Twitter site - "@NMACCommunity" - today! Also, join our group on Facebook, watch our videos on YouTube, and view our pictures on MyPhotoAlbum.com. read more

This program, set for Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 12:30-2:30 EST, is part of an ongoing satellite video conference series entitled "The Management of HIV/AIDS in the Correctional & Community Setting." read more

Join NMAC's Facebook group today for updates on the agency's activities, trainings and conferences. read more

This page provides access to NMAC's Employee Intranet. A username and password are required. read more

The 2009 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) is set for October 29-31 at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel, in San Francisco, CA! Submit your abstract, participant registration, exhibitor/scholarship/advertising application and scholarship forms early this year! read more

HIV Prevention Leadership Summit Now a Biennial Event read more


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