AIDS/HIV Conference

2008-Mexico
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

http://www.living2008.org/

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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

http://www.msmandhiv.org/

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Children and HIV/AIDS: action now, action how

1–2 August

http://www.teresagroup.ca/mexico/index.html

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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=505

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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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=491

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=482

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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=238

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=246

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The challenges of monitoring and evaluating community sector advocacy

Skills building workshop

14:30–18:00, SBR 8

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=105

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=316
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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

www.aidsalliance.org/sw55406.asp

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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=272

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=66

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=52

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Global financial architecture

Special session

12:45–16:00, SR 1 (6090)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=29

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=6

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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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=112

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Regional session on Latin America

Symposium

16:30–18:00, SR 8 (450)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=63

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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=552

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=25

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=260

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=266

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=228

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Universal ARV scale up: delivering the second wave

Bridging session

16:30–18:00, SR 1 (6090)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=43

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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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=468

Thursday 7 August

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Male circumcision: to cut or not to cut

Bridging session

11:00–12:30, SR 2 (550)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=41

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=279

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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)

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=241

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Evidence for Action on HIV treatment and care systems

Non-commercial satellite

18:30–20:30, SBR 7

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=424

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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

http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/PSession.aspx?s=442