The University will be hosting the 31st annual International Association of Human Caring conference between May 27 and 30, 2009. The conference will address the following topics: Equality in care for vulnerable groups such as prisoners, illegal immigrants, the elderly, children, and people with a disability; Equal opportunities within the healthcare professions, such as equal opportunities in education and career progression; Gender equality and caring, such as the burden of informal caring on women, and equality of access to health services; and the influence of history and current, global socio/political events on equality of care. Further details are available on the IAHC website www.humancaring.org. Abstracts of papers to be presented at the conference should be submitted via e-mail: iahc2009@um.edu.mt by October 31.