TO: Writers, editors, broadcasters and assignment editors
FROM: Carole Bullock: (214) 706-1340; e-mail caroleb@amhrt.org ;
Carol Floyd Massey: (214) 706-1397; carolf@amhrt.org .
WHAT: Epidemiology and Prevention Conference, March 19-21, 1998, Santa Fe, N.M., Convention Center
We invite you to make plans to attend the upcoming Epidemiology and Prevention Conference in Santa Fe. A fully equipped and staffed newsroom will be provided for working members of the media. Abstracts, programs, news releases, briefs and news conference summaries will be available. Several media briefings will be conducted each day (times to be decided). Media availability sessions for scientists whose work is featured in AHA news releases also will be scheduled. A welcome reception is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday evening.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Please send as soon as possible:
1) Registration form; mail or fax to AHA News Media Relations: see below for fax and address.
2) Contact the hotel directly for accommodations (registration form enclosed). To receive the discount rate, reservations must be received before Feb. 13. If you have any questions about hotel reservations, contact: Karen Astle at (214) 706-1392; fax (214) 369-3685; or mail to American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.