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August
5-7--Health education: “Blowing Your Own Horn: Promoting and Marketing Health Education Programs,’' summer institute, sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Health Education, for health-education professionals, to be held in Leesburg, Va. Contact: A.A.H.E., (703) 476-3437.
8-15--Music education: “Partners in Artistry,’' conference, co-sponsored by the International Kodaly Society and the Organization of American KodÀaly Educators, to be held in West Hartford, Conn. Contact: John M. Feierabend, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn. 06117.
12-14--Horticultural education: “Children, Plants, and Gardens: Educational Opportunities,’' symposium on horticultural-education programs for children, sponsored by the American Horticultural Society, for pre-K-8 educators, to be held in Chevy Chase, Md. Contact: A.H.S. Children’s Symposium, 7931 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22308; (800) 777-7931; fax: (703) 765-6032.
13-14--Charter schools: “EdVentures’’ conference on charter schools, private practices of educators, and for-profit companies contracting with schools, sponsored by the American Association of Educators in Private Practice, to be held in Madison, Wis. Contact: Chris Yelich, A.A.E.P.P., N7425 Switzke Rd., Watertown, Wis. 53094.
15-19--Mathematics: Convention, sponsored by the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, to be held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: H. Hope Daly, Director of Meetings, or Janet Balleto, National Conference Coordinator, P.O. Box 6887, Providence, R.I. 029004; (401) 455-4137.
20-24--Psychology: Annual convention, sponsored by the American Psychological Association, to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Deadline for submissions is December 10. Contact: Candy Won, Director, Convention and Meeting Services, A.P.A., 750 First St., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4242; (202) 336-5500.
- 21-25--Vocational education: “Learning for Living in a Global Economy,’' annual national conference, sponsored by the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, to be held in St. Petersburg, Fla. Contact: Burt Carlson, N.O.I.C.C., (202) 653-5671, or Lea Ann Meyer, N.O.I.C.C. Training Support Center, (405) 743-5554.
23-27--Technology: “World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education,’' sponsored by the A.I.-ED Society of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, to be held at the University of Edinburgh in South Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland. Deadline for proposals is December 12. Contact: A.A.C.E., P.O. Box 2966, Charlottesville, Va. 22902; (804) 973-3987; fax: (804) 978-7449.
24-27--Socratic workshop: Seminar, sponsored by the San Diego (Calif.) City Schools, for K-12 educators, to be held at the Socratic Seminars Center in La Jolla, Calif. Registration deadline is July 24. Contact: Dennis Gray, Socratic Seminars, 1056 Nautilus St., La Jolla, Calif. 92037; (800) 354-3544.
25-27--Computers: “Washington Interactive Media ‘93,’' conference, sponsored by the Society for Applied Learning Technology, to be held in Washington, D.C. Topics include: applications of computer-based training, multimedia applications in education, and distance learning. Contact: SALT, 50 Culpeper St., Warrenton, Va. 22186; (703) 347-0055; fax: (703) 349-3169.
