Alliance participation in the XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, August 2008
The Alliance is hosting and participating in a wide range of events at the XVII International AIDS Conference taking place in Mexico City from 3–8 August 2008. Event times and locations are listed below.
For the full programme of events at the conference, along with further information about the conference, visit www.aids2008.org .
Pre-conference events
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Living 2008: the positive leadership summit
(12th international conference for people living with HIV)
31 July–1 August
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The invisible men: gay men and other men who have sex with men in the global HIV/AIDS epidemic
1–2 August
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Children and HIV/AIDS: action now, action how
1–2 August
Sunday 3 August
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Linking sexual and reproductive health: increasing the evidence base of innovative approaches to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support and to reproductive health services
Non-commercial satellite
11:15–13:15, SBR 8
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Building partnerships for universal access: increasing civil society's capacity and sustainability
Non-commercial satellite
13:30–15:30, SBR 3
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Integration of sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Global Fund proposals
Non-commercial satellite
15:45–17:45, SR 2 (550)
Monday 4 August
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Political advocacy by key populations to reduce stigma and discrimination in Mexico
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Listen to us! Effective advocacy strategies’
11:00–12:30, SR 9 (950)
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Using a mobile van to provide voluntary counselling and testing to high-risk and closeted men who have sex with men
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Responding to the HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men’
11:00–12:30, SR 7 (450)
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The challenges of monitoring and evaluating community sector advocacy
Skills building workshop
14:30–18:00, SBR 8
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Challenging the future: the changing needs of adolescents growing up with HIV
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Children and youth facing HIV/AIDS’
16:30–18:00, SR 7 (450)
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Alliance press conference: a new response to the HIV crisis among transgenders
17:00–17:45, press room 3, media centre
Tuesday 5 August
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Aid effectiveness, the Paris Declaration and health
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Show me the money: accountability, transparency and resources’
11:00–12:30, SR 10 (950)
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Travel restrictions on people living with HIV: going against the grain of human rights and public health
Special session
12:45–14:15, SR 11 (1400)
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Implementing GIPA and developing positive leadership: issues and challenges
Part of the special session, ‘Reclaiming our lives? Developing accountability for positive (PLHIV) leadership and our advocacy priorities’
12:45–14:15, SR 10 (950)
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Global financial architecture
Special session
12:45–16:00, SR 1 (6090)
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Who is right and who is wrong? Putting the right back into sexual and reproductive rights
Symposium
16:30–18:00, SR 2 (550)
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Strengthening our accountability to people living with HIV: NGO code of good practice
Skills building workshop
16:30–18:00, SBR 1
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Regional session on Latin America
Symposium
16:30–18:00, SR 8 (450)
Wednesday 6 August
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Launch of the Latin America and Caribbean AIDSPortal/Presentación del PortalSIDA, La Comunidad de Conocimientos en VIH/SIDA de América Latina
Non-commercial satellite (in Spanish)
07:00–08:30, SBR2
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In from the margins, the leadership of vulnerable populations in the AIDS response
Symposium
11:00–12.30, SR 2 (550)
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Condoms and STIs: the impact of a four-year focused prevention programming at scale among men who have sex with men and female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India – results of an evaluation study
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Implementing novel prevention programmes’
14:30–16:00, SR 11 (1400)
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Consolidating the response to women and HIV in Mexico
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Women take the lead’
14:30–16:00, SR 7 (450)
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Sustaining adherence to HIV treatment: health and community systems integration approach
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Adherence and medicines (ARV) management’
16:30–18:00, SR 9 (950)
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Universal ARV scale up: delivering the second wave
Bridging session
16:30–18:00, SR 1 (6090)
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Applying the Paris principles on aid effectiveness: what does this mean for AIDS financing?
Non-commercial satellite
18:30–20:30, SBR1
Thursday 7 August
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Male circumcision: to cut or not to cut
Bridging session
11:00–12:30, SR 2 (550)
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New forms of citizenship and socio-political inclusion: universal access to ART in the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘Building citizenship for HIV and AIDS’
16:30–18:00, SR 7 (450)
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Civil society engagement in managing Global Fund grants: a case study from Cambodia
Part of the oral abstract session, ‘And you thought there was nothing sexy about NGO capacity building’
16:30–18:00, SR 8 (450)
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Evidence for Action on HIV treatment and care systems
Non-commercial satellite
18:30–20:30, SBR 7
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Key population response to HIV/AIDS in Latin America – a study as to how the Latin American response to the HIV/Aids epidemic has brought influence to bear on social development, legislation, public policies and respect for human rights in the region
Non-commercial satellite
18:30–20:30, SBR 8
Related resources
Find us at the conference
The Alliance's exhibition stand number is F – 434. |
Alliance press conference
A new response to the HIV crisis among transgenders The Alliance is holding a press conference on Monday 4 August on new research showing an HIV crisis among the transgender community. Find out more. |
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