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The Global Campaign's presence at Events and Conferences
The Global Campaign's main strategy to reach new constituencies is to sponsor workshops, presentations, and/or events at venues and conferences that attract opinion leaders from the targeted communities. GCM takes every opportunity to work with the communities and NGOs and provide them with the tools, trainings, resources and support to become informed and engaged microbicides advocates!
Visit our 2006, 2005, 2004 and previous pages to find out more about past meetings, conferences, and trainings.
Upcoming International events
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18/09/08 - 21/09/08 2008 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) |
10/11/08 - 13/11/08 EUROPRISE - "Rational Design of HIV Vaccines and Microbicides"
Place: Florida – USA
This is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States. Over 3,000 workers representing all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic - including case managers, physicians, public health workers, advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS and policymakers - will come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
Place: Malta
Europrise Annual Conference Programme
The principal aim of Europrise is to bring together EU scientists from both microbicide and vaccine fields to embrace a coordinated approach to HIV prevention research. Partners in the EUROPRISE consortium represent 13 projects funded by the European Commission in the sixth Framework as well as 5 projects funded by the Gates Foundation. These projects involve 33 institutions from 22 countries. EUROPRISE promotes an integrated program of research, coordinating a wide portfolio of activities encompassing the whole pipeline of vaccine and microbicide development from early discovery through to early clinical trials. This unique approach places the Network at the international forefront of understanding the interface between these two technologies, pursuing a critical path to the development of effective HIV prevention strategies.
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8/12/08 - 11/12/08 Research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & tuberculosis: challenges for the future |
Place: Brussels, Belgium
International Conference on Poverty-Related Diseases. The European Commission - DG Research - is now organising a conference to address these issues with top scientists, research managers, policy-makers, funding agencies, representatives of relevant international NGOs, UN bodies and other interested parties, including a significant participation from disease-endemic countries.
The total number of attendees will be around 300. The conference aims to increase the impact of EU-funded international collaborative research on the control of PRDs, and has the following specific objectives:
- To present the state-of-art and the latest prospects regarding research and practice in PRDs;
- To reflect on the results obtained with Framework Programme 6 (FP6), presenting an overview of research projects in the area of PRDs funded by the European Commission;
- To consider possible future lines of research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB, providing the European Commission with advice on potential research priorities for Framework Programme 7 (FP7).
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8/12/08 - 11/12/08 International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa |
Place: Dakar, Senegal
The 15th ICASA is designed to encourage the dissemination of recent findings on HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa. The meeting will act as a framework to facilitate cooperation and exchange and encourage a greater synergy for future activities. 
Important Dates:
November 2007 - Call for abstracts open, scholarship applications open
April 2008 - Deadline for submission for abstracts and scholarship applications
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22/03/09 - 27/03/09 Prevention of HIV/AIDS |
Place: Keystone, USA
The goals of the meeting are to focus on the most recent key advances in the understanding of (1) how HIV can be controlled at entry and after infection in 3 joint sessions with the concurrent “HIV Immunobiology” meeting, (2) how T cell-based or antibody-based HIV vaccines can be improved, and (3) what are the results of the current vaccine trials and those of alternative methods of HIV or AIDS prevention and how can they help at re-orientating vaccine researches. Two workshops will provide key information on the definition of immune correlates of protection and their analysis in clinical trials.
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05/05/09 - 08/05/09 The First Pan Carribean HIV Forum |
Place: Bridgetown, Barbados
The vision of the First Pan Caribbean HIV forum is to remove challenges and barriers to achieve a sustainable and expanded response to HIV in the Caribbean.
The event aims at accelerating the achievement of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support services in the Caribbean by 2010.
The Forum will bring together a wide range of stakeholders, including, but not limited to implementers, researchers, policy makers, PLHIV, populations at risk, civil society and the private sector to develop shared responsibility for achieving the vision. Efforts will be made to raise the profile of civil society as leaders in the HIV response and promote their greater involvement in the decision-making process. An estimated 1,500 delegates from over 30 English, Spanish, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean states and overseas departments/territories are expected to participate.
Contact
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19/07/09 - 22/07/09 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 209) |
Place: Cape Town, South Africa
The event will be organized by the IAS, in partnership with South African-based NGO, Dira Sengwe, organizer of the series of South African AIDS Conferences. Held every two years, the conference attracts about 5,000 delegates from all over the world. It is a unique opportunity for the world’s leading scientists, clinicians, public health experts and community leaders to examine the latest developments in HIV-related research, and to explore how scientific advances can – in very practical ways – inform the global response to HIV/AIDS.
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09/08/09 - 12/08/09 The 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific (ICAAP) |
Place: Bali, Indonesia
The theme of the 9th ICAAP, “Empowering People; Strengthening Networks” underscores this intent for change and highlights the importance of inclusiveness and participative engagement in the Asia Pacific region’s response to HIV and AIDS.
09/11/09 - 14/11/09 VI Central American Congress on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (CONCASIDA)
Place: San José, Costa Rica
The Central American Congress on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (CONCASIDA) takes place every two years in a Central American country. CONCASIDA is a multi-sector event which aims at sharing experiences, state-of-art scientific information and research. During the congress different stakeholders present the result of their work and search alternatives for more effective ways to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The theme for CONCASIDA 2009 is “Youth and HIV: my right to know and to decide”.
11/11/09 - 14/11/09 12th European AIDS Conference (EACS)
Place: Cologne, Germany
The Twelfth European AIDS Conference will offer an exciting scientific programme, composed of a well-balanced mix of timely plenary lectures and symposia, as well as abstract-driven sessions presenting recent original research in the field of HIV medicine.
An important goal of the conference is to promote an interest in clinical HIV research amongst young researchers/clinicians, including those from Central and Eastern Europe, at an early stage in their career. Junior researchers are therefore particularly encouraged to submit results from their scientific work and also use it as a venue for networking.
Regional Events & Trainings:
In each region, the Global Campaign follows leads of our local partners and endorsers, so that the strategies are appropriate to the context, interest, and capacity of our partner organisations. GCM supports these groups through a combination of site visits, technical assistance, ongoing communications, information resources, skills building workshops and regional strategy meetings.
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"Giving Women Power Over AIDS - A travelling Photo Exhibit
The Global Campaign worked with the Seattle Times to develop a traveling exhibit to communicate to the public the horror of AIDS and the hope that microbicides could offer. More information on the Global Campaign's museum-quality traveling exhibit - "Giving Women Power over AIDS" click here!
Past Exhibit Events
Locally adapted versions of this exhibit have been touring in Europe, Canada and the US. To learn more about past exhibit events, check out the exhibit archives.
Organising an Exhibit Event in your Community!
Are you interested in bringing the exhibit to your community and would like to gain more logistical information click here - US Information - EU Information.
