2008

2 - 5 July

12th Annual Smart Marriages/Happy Families Conference. San Francisco, California. Sponsored by the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. Training workshops also offered. For more details, see the conference website at http://www.smartmarriages.com/conferencedetails.html.

4 July

Genital Cutting in a Globalized Age: A Forum for Interdiscipinary Debate. London,UK. Sponsored by BJU International. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for practitioners, researchers and scholars to harness interdisciplinary collaboration, in order to improve the accuracy, sophistication and impact of scientific research, discursive analysis, and professional practice relating to all forms of genital cutting. Printable PDF flyer at http://www.iainmorland.net/docs/GCGA-flyer.pdf. Online registration at http://www.iainmorland.net/docs/GCGA-registration.pdf.

7 - 25 July

Sexuality, Education, and Politics: 7th Annual National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) Summer Institute (Track 1). San Francisco, CA. Track 1 will introduce sexuality theories and methodologies and is geared towards undergraduate participants and professionals new to the field. For more information, please consult the website: http://nsrccrm.sfsu.edu/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=96844&u=422

14 July - 1 August

Sexuality, Education, and Politics: 7th Annual National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) Summer Institute (Track 2). San Francisco, CA. Track 2 is designed for advanced sexuality scholars and researchers currently pursuing graduate, post-graduate and professional degrees. For more information, please consult the website: http://nsrccrm.sfsu.edu/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=96844&u=422

25 - 26 July

The Practice of Sex Therapy. Seattle, WA. Presented by the Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute. This seminar is designed for healthcare professionals includign psychotherapists, pyschologists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and postgraduate students. For more information, call Larry Siegel (561) 254-4237 or Susan Lee (561) 833-0066 or email to drsusanlee@mac.com.

3 - 6 September

Bridge the Gender Gap. Malmö, Sweden. Sponsored by the Swedish Association of Medical Women. A conference to discuss sex and gender issues in different areas of medicine. Online registration and program information can be found at the conference website at http://www.malmokongressbyra.se/kongress/html/FMPro?-db=w_pub_pages&-lay=cgi_left&-token=803&-format=index.html&-view.

8 - 10 September

The Natural and the Normal in the History of Sexuality. Monash University, Prato, Italy. Sponsored by Centre for the History of European Discourses, University of Queensland, Australia, and Centre for Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe, University of Exeter, UK. For more information, see the website at http://www.ched.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=71219&pid=38992 or contact Peter Cryle (CHED) or Lisa Downing (CISSGE).

12 - 14 September

3rd International Congress of Gender Medicine. Stockholm, Sweden. Visit website at http://www1.stocon.se/gendermedicine/9/58498.asp to register or submit abstract.

30 September - 1 October

2nd International Scientific Conference: Sexualities II. Nitra, Slovak Republic. Presented by the Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University. Conference information available here. Email dmarkova@mati.sk for more information.

14 - 17 October

14th Latin American Congress on Sexology and Sex Education. Guayaquil, Ecuador. Sponsored by the Federacíon Latinoamericana de Sociedad de Sexología y Educacíon Sexual (FLASSES) and presented in conjunction with the 6th Congreso Ecuatoriano de Sexologia y Education Sexual. Conference details can be found at http://www.clases2008guayaquil.com/.

16 - 20 October

10th Asia-Oceania Conference for Sexology: Sexual Health and Harmony . Beijing, China. Sponsored by the Asia-Oceanian Federation for Sexology (AOFS). Conference details can be found online at http://www.sexo-beijing.com/yw.

5-9 November

51st SSSS Annual Meeting: The Cultural Dimensions of Sexuality . San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information,visit http://www.sexscience.org. Preliminary program and registration information available after July 1, 2008.

7-9 November

18th Annual DGSS Conference on Social Scientific Sexuality Research. Munich, German. This year's theme is "Sexuality and the Media." Deadline for ab stract submission and registration is August 15, 2008. Register online at www.sexologie.org/kongress2008.htm. Presentations will be given in English on either two or three days. Please be prepared to present for 30 minutes (including discussion). Send electronic submissions to Jakob Pastoetter at jmpastoetter@compuserve.de.

13 November

2008 CFLE Sex Ed Conference. Somerset, NJ. Hosted by the Center for Family Life Education, Planned Parenthood of Greater New Jersey. The conference will feature a plenary titled “GAMES, GAMES, GAMES!!!” which will teach how to use a variety game strategies to teach sex ed. Conference details and full workshop descriptions available at: http://www.ppgnnj.org/jforms/2008conflyer.pdf

12 - 15 November

Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality and Other Adolescent Health Issues. American School Health Association 82nd School Health Conference, Tampa, FL. A multi-disciplinary conference for teachers, educators, government officials, health providers, and university professors/students. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.ashaweb.org/annual_conferences.html.

27 - 30 November

4 - 6 December

Second Congress of the Asia-Pacific Council on Contraception (APCOC). Macau, China. 2008 theme is "Contraception for all: how, why, what and when."Early registration ends May 15, 2008. Abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2008. Find more details online at the conference website: http://www.comtecmed.com/apcoc/2008/.

7 - 11 December

Joint Congress of European and International Societies for Sexual Medicine. Brussels, Belgium. Find congress updates at http://www.issmessm2008.info/. The Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for oral, poster and video presentations. All abstracts presented at the congress will be published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Submission of abstracts will be accepted only through the website. Deadline for abstracts is September 1, 2008.

2009

28 - 29 January

NSHAP Early Results Conference. Chicago, US. Presented by National Social Life Health and Aging Project. An NIA funded, competitive workshop to present findings on integrated health and aging research using the first wave of the NSHAP data.

5 - 8 March

13th World Congress on Human Reproduction. Venice, Italy. Deadline for abstract submission: December 15th, 2008. Online registration available.

TBA April

IASSCS Conference: Hanoi, Vietnam. More information will ba available in early 2008 at the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture, and Society website at http://www.iasscs.org.

6 - 9 April

Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference: Gender, Sexuality and Law . Leicester, UK. Call for papers: Abstracts and paper proposals (no more than 250 words) should be sent to chris.ashford@sunderland.ac.uk by January 31st 2009. All papers are eligible for consideration to be published in a special edition of Liverpool Law Review, with expected publication in early 2010.

16 - 18 April

Rural Center for AIDS/HIV Prevention 2009 National Conference:
"HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies VI," Indiana University, Bloomington. Call for papers will be issued in Fall 2008. Visit the website for updates.

17 - 20 June

21st World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH. Oslo, Norway. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH (formerly known as HBIGDA), continues to enjoy bringing professionals from around the world together to discuss and learn about current research and changing trends in the field of transgender health. Information and Abstract / Presentation Submission Details at WPATH's website at http://www.wpath.org/symposium_info.cfm .

21 - 25 June

19th World Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) / 2nd World Congress for Sexual Health . Gotheburg, Sweden. Details to be announced. See Congress website for updated information at http://www.sexo-goteborg-2009.com/.