Papers invited on human-animal interactions

The International Association of Human-Animal International Organizations invites abstract submissions for presentation at the 9th International Conference on Human-Animal Interactions: "People and Animals, a Global Perspective for the 21st Century."

The meeting will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept 13-15, 2001. Deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2001.

Abstracts should describe original, completed work in one of three categories: research, programs/applications, or critical review. Material published before March 1, 2000 is not acceptable for this conference. Priority will be given to papers not previously presented.

For additional information, contact the Conference Secretariat: AFIRAC, 32 rue de Trevise, 75009 Paris, France; phone, +33-1-56-03-12-00; fax, +33-1-56-03-13-60; or e-mail, rio2001i-et-e [dot] fr.

The International Association of Human-Animal International Organizations is on the Internet at www.iahaio.org or www.afirac.org.