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July 14, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here is a story idea and selected events from the Purdue News Service. To arrange interviews or campus visits, contact Jesica Webb, (765) 494-2079 or page her, (765) 743-4333-4117. Got calcium? Camp Calcium, a research study on the impact of diet on bone health, will resume July 16 and run through Aug. 5 on the West Lafayette campus. This is the second of two three-week sessions in which a group of female campers ages 11 to 13 are monitored for the effects of a specially formulated diet that includes calcium-rich food and excludes junk food. During the study, the youngsters will enjoy a full range of summer camp activities including sports, arts and crafts, movies and games. Camp Calcium is part of ongoing research into methods for preventing osteoporosis. CONTACT: Connie Weaver, (765) 494-8237. Events • Monday-Thursday, July 17-20. The Center for Customer Driven Quality in Purdue's School of Consumer and Family Sciences is sponsoring a conference on campus, Call Center Campus 2000, on customer access to companies through telephone and Web sites. The conference will explore positive customer relations through call centers by examining human resource, management and leadership issues. It will also consider technology, particularly the Internet, recent research, methods of measurement, and customer relationship management strategies. CONTACT: Jon Anton, (765) 494-8357, drjonanton@aol.com • Thursday, August 3. Purdue's School of Science and the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics have teamed up to sponsor a one-day workshop for K-12 teachers to heighten awareness of the links between mathematics and aerospace. The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. in Stewart Center on the West Lafayette campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to lunch with Purdue alumnus and former NASA astronaut Mark Brown. CONTACT: Kathy Welch-Martin, (765) 463-9476 or Rick Callan, (317) 882-0028. To the Purdue News and Photos Page