Does anyone know any of the details about a meeting to be held this coming week in Washington, D.C. about the New York Times article on HIV in Africa? Was there any discussion of this at LLLI? As someone who has done research on breastfeeding in Africa, and who thinks it would be utter folly to substitute formula for breast milk in Africa, even if the mother does have AIDS, I'd like to know more about this meeting. Who will be there? Will there be any researchers with expertise on breastfeeding in Africa? Will there be any representatives from African governments or Ministries of Health? How does one get an invitation? And who is sponsoring this? Is it WHO or CDC? Is this really all based on one newspaper article, which was in turn based on an unpublished, therefore non-peer-reviewed study in South Africa? I'd appreciate any information. Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition Texas A&M University