Hazardous Materials Management -- The Hazardous Materials Accumulation room in Macaulay Hall will be closed July 3. Users are advised not to transport hazardous materials to the accumulation room and to make all necessary preparations to ensure appropriate hazardous materials storage from June 27 to July 9. Regular operations will resume July 10. Regular hours for hazardous materials receiving are Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.

For information, call the Office of Health, Safety and Environment at 410-516-8798.

Reception for International Society -- International visitors to the university and all other Johns Hopkins affiliates are invited to attend a welcoming reception from 4 to 6 p.m., on Wednesday, July 2, in Reed Hall in East Baltimore.

For more information, call 410-955-3370.

Grant Writing Workshop -- The Professional Development Office is sponsoring a grant writing workshop Aug. 14 and 15. The workshop is designed to assist junior faculty with writing NIH and other peer-reviewed proposals. Wendy Sanders will conduct the workshop.

For more information, call 410-502-2804 or e-mail jhmipdo@jhmi.edu.

7th Annual 2003 Fellows Course on Infectious Diseases and Introductory Epidemiology -- The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions is offering the 2003 Fellows Course on Infectious Diseases and Introductory Epidemiology, in conjunction with the University of Maryland, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia.

The course is recommended for physicians and other health care providers including Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary, and Critical Care fellows, residents and other practitioners interested in health care-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance.

Individuals will spend three days with faculty from various specialties for introductory infection control training. Participants should be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, July 8 to July 10.

For more details and registration information, visit www.hopkins-heic.org.