You can submit calendar items and announcements
to Valerie Hope Goldstein by e-mail at vgoldste@bidmc.harvard.edu

Sun., May 9, 7 a.m. (registration), 8:30 a.m. (walk)
Mother's Walk for Peace
Join the staff and patients of Bowdoin Street Health Center for the 3.6-mile walk through Dorchester's neighborhoods, beginning and ending at Townfield Park (a park and sports field), in Field's Corner. Most participants are on their way home by 10:30 a.m. to enjoy a full Mother's Day with family, friends and of course, Mom.

Clementina Chéry conceived the Mother's Day Walk as a personal effort to symbolize her defiance of the streets that stole her son. Louis D. Brown was 15 years old when on December 20, 1993, he was murdered in the crossfire of a gang shooting in Dorchester. Today, the walk draws about 1,500 people, including 500 who are families of survivors of violent crimes.

Registration/information: Call Jessica at (617) 825-1917, or stop by 1452 Dorchester Ave, 2nd floor.

Microsoft Tips & Tricks Productivity Classes

Classes will be tailored to the interests and levels of the students. Presented by the IS Support Center.

Registration: Send an e-mail to trequest@bidmc.harvard.edu with the subject line "Tips & Tricks". You will be e-mailed a registration form. Registration deadline is one week prior to each class. Registered students will be notified via e-mail three full business days prior to the class.

Note: The classes will have a charge-back to the department as low as $46.08. Classes are limited to 13.

Thurs., May 13, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
"The Transition to Kindergarten"
Speaker: Barbara Meltz, Boston Globe parenting columnist and author of "Put Yourself in Their Shoes - Understanding How Your Children See the World."
As we get our children ready for kindergarten, sometimes it's the parents, not the kids, who need to sit in a circle on the floor and talk about their feelings. This talk covers everything about the transition, from parents' ambivalent feelings to children's worry about finding the bathroom.
Presented by the Office of Work and Family
Ballard Auditorium, 5th Floor, Countway Library
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Feel free to bring your lunch.
Registration requested. To register, e-mail Barbara_wolf@hms.harvard.edu.
More information: 617-432-1615

Tues., May 18, 4 to 5 p.m.
Apffel Memorial Lecture: "Manipulation of inhibitory costimulation in tumor immunotherapy"
Speaker: James Allison, University of California, Berkeley
Sherman Auditorium
Reception/light supper to follow in Kirstein Living Room
Information: Boston Cancer Research Association at http://people.bu.edu/jsharon/bcra

Wed., May 19, 9:30 a.m.
Eighth Annual Druker Memorial Lecture: "Pathophysiology of Dystonia and Implications for Treatment"
Speaker: Mark Hallet, M.D., Chief, Medical Neurology Branch and Human Motor Control Section, National Institutes of Health
Sherman Auditorium
Reception to follow in Trustman Board Room, Stoneman 2
Presented by the department of neurology at BIDMC

Fri., July 23, 8:15 a.m.
(check-in and continental breakfast at 7 a.m.)
2004 BIDMC Golf Tournament
BIDMC and CareGroup staff will gather on the links for some friendly competition during the annual tournament at the Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland, MA. Please note that the deadline for registration is June 11. Early registration is recommended as the tournament is limited to 144 players. See the information sheet and registration form on the BIDMC General Web Portal.
Information: Brian Recko at (63)2-7110 or brecko@bidmc.harvard.edu.


Mon., May 10, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
"The Impact that Fathers Have on
the Lives of their Children"
One of the most critical, yet often overlooked, influences in family life is the father-child relationship. As a growing body of research suggests, when fathers are both physically and emotionally present in their children's lives, the children are more successful academically and healthier psychologically. Join John Badalament, Ed.M, Director/Producer of the PBS documentary, "All Men are Sons: Exploring the legacy of Fatherhood," for a provocative presentation that will inspire dialogue and reflection, challenge stereotypes and offer rare insights into a crucial but largely unexplored subject - the emotionally rich and psychologically complex inner lives of men. Open to men and women interested in these issues.
Presented by the Office of Work and Family
Minot Room, 5th Floor, Countway Library
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Registration requested.
To register, e-mail Barbara_wolf@hms.harvard.edu
More information: 617-432-1615


Wed., May 26, 6:30 p.m.
"Meet the Expert on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma"
Speaker: BIDMC's Robin Joyce, M.D., hematology/oncology
Free; light refreshments will be served.
Shapiro 10 Conference Room
Pre-registration is required by calling or e-mailing Leah Sherman, LICSW, of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at 1-800-688-6572, ext. 20,
or shermanl@ma.leukemia-lymphoma.org.