CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

• Unless otherwise noted, the following events will take place at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center.
  
  
• Holiday Gala, sponsored by KTSU Public Radio, Dec. 17, 8 p.m. For information, call 713-313-7591.
  
  
• Scholarship Gala, sponsored by Links Foundation-Missouri City Chapter, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 713-798-3500.
  
  
• Graduation Ceremony, sponsored by Texas Woman's University, Institute of Health Science-Houston, Dec.19, 2 p.m. For information, call 713-794-2331.
  
  
• Manager Training, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Jan. 5, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  
  
• Millennium Madness: A Youth Gala, sponsored by The College Fund/UNCF, Jan. 8, 8 p.m.
  
  
• Seminar, sponsored by Houston Academy of General Dentistry, Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m. For information, call 800-286-1918.
  
  
• Appreciation Banquet and Fundraiser, sponsored by Knights of Peter Claver, Jan. 15, 9:30 p.m. For information, call 713-674-9935.
  
  
• Martin Luther King Breakfast, sponsored by United Methodist Church, Texas Annual Conference, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. For information, call 713-523-6392.

• Cancer Research at the Millennium, sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Jan. 9-12, at the Westin Galleria Hotel. For information, call 713-792-2222.
  
  
• Oncology Laboratory Medicine for the Community Based Practicing Pathologist, Jan. 28-29, at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. For information, call 713-792-2222.
  
  
• Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award Dinner, benefiting the American Heart Association, Jan. 6. For information, call 713-610-5000.
  
  
• An Introduction to Primary Eye Care and FOCOMETRY, sponsored by InFOCUS, a non-profit agency promoting eye care for underserved communities, Jan. 29, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at the University of Houston College of Optometry. This workshop will train individuals to measure visual errors and to help refer patients who need medical care. There is a fee for the training session. For information, call 713-468-3040.
  
  
• Texas Birth Defects Conference 2000: Families and Health Professionals Working Together, sponsored by the Texas Department of Health, Jan. 21-22, at the Crowne Plaza Galleria. A multidisciplinary conference. CEUs available. For information, call 512-458-7232.
  
  
• The 2nd Annual Vicki Appel MDA Neuromuscular Nursing Symposium, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, Jan. 21, at the Marriott Medical Center. The all-day conference will present information about the patient with amyotropic lateral sclerosis and is open to all care providers. For information, call 713-404-8599 or 713-793-1721.
  
  
• Evening academic courses and developmental classes are scheduled for the spring 2000 semester Houston Community College-Southeast's new Health Science Center, located at 1900 Galen Drive in the Texas Medical Center. Courses will include composition, developmental reading, composition for foreign speakers, mathematics, U.S. history, introduction to psychology, Spanish, speech. The semester begins Jan. 18. Class schedules are available in room 236 of the center. For more information, call 713-718-7376.

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