Epidemiology faces a rapidly changing environment. New infections are emerging and old ones are changing quickly in the global economy. Violence gains recognition as a threat to public health. Against a backdrop of rising national income, poverty remains a key factor in health, and income inequality emerges as an issue for investigation. At the same time, basic understanding of genetics, immunology, and molecular biology is growing exponentially, enlarging our toolbox. The rising tide of public expectations alters how we gather data and how we share findings. Together these changes will affect the diseases we study and how we study them. Join us at our 2000 Annual Meeting as we explore the ways epidemiology can adapt to the changing world. The annual meeting includes pre-conference workshops, three symposia on current challenges in epidemiology, contributed poster sessions, roundtable discussion groups, a luncheon banquet, and a plenary debate.

Pestilence and Molecular Epidemiology: Using new tools to understand the interactions of agents and hosts. Speakers explore recent findings that emerge from harnessing new molecular probes to classical epidemiology; Epstein-Barr virus, a ubiquitous virus with uncommon effects; the model of HIV interacting with genes that offer protection from AIDS; tuberculosis and other returning diseases.

ACE has made arrangements with the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead for special rates for meeting participants. The room rate for this meeting is $179 single or double occupancy. This does not include city and state taxes of 7% 1or occupancy tax of 7%. You may make reservations by phoning the Ritz Carlton at (404) 237-2700 and tell them you are attending the ACE Annual Meeting. To secure these special rates, you must make your reservations prior to August 27, 2000.