Dear Member,

Greetings to esteemed members from the Secretary General Office. You would be pleased to note that Mumbai has been selected as the venue for the IXth Biennial Conference. Dr.PC Shastri has consented to be our gracious host. For all other details please contact:

Dr. P C Shastri, 215,
Samir Apts., Bldg, “C” Andheri (West)
Mumbai 400 058.
Tel: 022-26282828; 022-26284616 ® Cell: 9821349317 Email:   pcs910@hotmail.com

All members are invited to send in nominations for the PPA Oration Award and texts for the Dr. J C Marfatia Best Paper Award, Luke Clack Young Scientist Award and Niloufer Award (Best paper on therapeutic interventions). The papers should be sent to Prof (Dr) I. Sharma, N8/180-118 Rajendra Vihar, PO Sunderpur, Varanasi-221005 (UP), INDIA.

All members are also requested to submit Abstracts of free papers (oral and poster) for presentation at Lucknow. The Abstracts for free papers should be sent to Dr. Anil Malhotra, Secretary General (IACAM), Drug De-addiction and Treatment Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh. All the relevant information like Award Rules and guidelines for abstracts submission can be seen on the website of the IACAM www.childindia.org. Announcement Brochure shall be sent shortly which will contain this information.

Given below are the important details about the Mumbai Conference

Dates of the Conference:                     22-24 November 2007

DATES FOR SUBMISSION

Poona Psychiatrists Association Oration Award            31st May 2007
Dr. J C Marfatia Award (Best paper)                               31st August 2007
Luke Clack Award (Young Scientist)                               31st August 2007
Niloufer Award                            31st August 2007
(Best paper on Therapeutic Interventions)
Free Papers                            30th September 2007
This is for your kind information that IACAM has assigned membership numbers to all its members. You are requested to check your membership numbers on the IACAM Website www.childindia.org

You will be pleased to know that the Association has started an E-journal ‘JIACAM’. Journal is available on the net wef January 2005. This has also been linked with other websites. I am happy to inform you that our Journal has been Indexed. Detailed information can be seen on the website www.jiacam.org.  We are looking forward for your valuable contributions for JIACAM.

I look forward to hear from you.

With best wishes

Yours Sincerely,

(ANIL MALHOTRA)
Secretary General-IACAM

P.S:  You are requested to send your E-mail address at the earliest Convenience to the Secretariat. ddtc1@sify.com