Media, the IAS and the IAC (Mats Ahnlund)

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Media, the IAS and the IAC


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IAS Mission and VisionOUR MISSION

WHO WE ARE

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the worlds leading independent association of HIV professionals

14.700 individual members

WHAT WE DO

We connect. By convening the worlds foremost international conferences on HIV and AIDS and

specialized meetings, we provide critical platforms for presenting new research, promoting dialogueand building consensus to advance the global fight against HIV.

We promote. By promoting dialogue, education and networking, and providing access to best practice,

professional development and skills building, we help build capacity and close gaps in knowledge and

expertise at every level of the HIV response.

We mobilize. By advocating for the right to an evidence- based response to HIV, and for a concerted

research effort to build that evidence base, we contribute to continuously improving the global

response to HIV.

OUR VISION

A global movement of people working together to end the HIV

epidemic, applying scientific evidence and best practice at every

level of the HIV response.


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International permanent IAC Partners

Secretariat

+ two co-sponsors


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Worlds largest, most comprehensive AIDS conference

20,000 participants from 190 countries

Photos: InternationalAIDS Society/Simon Deiner/SDR Photo


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Basic facts

Largest Medical conference 20.000 delegates Unique: - researchers/Health professionals

- people living with HIV/AIDS

- leaders

- welcoming activists

Three main programme components:

- science

- community

- leadership (accountability)

Extensive scholarship programme 1000 people

Truly global unlike most other health related conf.


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Cross disciplinary linkages and dialogue


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Supports activism


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Nkosi Johnson,

1988-2001,

put an African face

on AIDS at

AIDS 2000in Durban

Impact ofan IAC


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AIDS 2000

did

change practicein SA Government

and made many

African leaders recognize

the

challenge

Impact ofan IAC


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AIDS 2004

made many

Asian leaders recognize

the

challenge

Impact ofan IAC


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AIDS 2008

made many

LA leaderschange view on

MSM and sex

education atschools androlled outMexican

treatment

Impact ofan IAC


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Why are media so important?

To change a countrys policy

To help keeping HIV AIDS on theglobal agenda


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Leaders commitments are important,


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but when 2500 media representatives

done their work...


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AIDS 2006: Time to Deliver !

... the impact multiplies


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...politicians on all levels and of most

political colours are being influenced


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...not only by media but

by their voters


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AIDS 2004: Access for All !


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IAC as platform for Activism

impacts the public opinion,

politicians and pharma industry


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Published: Monday, December 04, 2006

Centre opens for those with HIV

'It's about time they can relax' in owncommunity

The International AIDS Conference in Toronto last August

helped raise awareness of the disease in Abottsville B.C -

"I think we're riding the wave from the International

AIDS conference in Toronto," said the responsible, Mrs

Porbeni.


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Disseminate information

gained


gained

Start a new project

acity

Undertake advocacy

p new contacts

impact on delegates according to 2008 M&E report


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gained


gained

Start a new project

acity

Undertake advocacy

p new contacts

Wonder whats for

dinner tonight ?



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gained


gained

Start a new project

acity

Undertake advocacy

p new contacts

Wonder whats for

dinner tonight ?



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Start a new project

Spiritual renewal

nce impact on delegates according to M&E reports


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Webcast

with

hundredsof

thousands

of users


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Evidence

show that...

- 3000 community radio stations,


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Leaders at AIDS 2010

Among national leaders participating in the Conference are:

Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria;

Bill Clinton, Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation and 42ndPresident of the United States;

Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of South Africa;Truong Vinh Trong, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam;

Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs, First Lady of Georgia;Ministers of Health forBrazil, India, Lesotho and Kazakhstan

HRH Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway;

Other leaders areBill Gates

Annie Lennox

Bill RoedyMichel Sidibe

Michel Kazatchkine

www.aids2010.org


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AIDS 2010 Theme

Rights Here, Right Nowstresses the crucialimportance of protecting and promoting human

rights as a precondition to a successful AIDSresponse

Rights Here, Right Nowunderscores critical

moment in the epidemic, with 2010 deadline foruniversal access to AIDS prevention, treatment,care and support on the immediate horizon

www.aids2010.org


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Conference Programme Overview

Programme Sessions Programme Activities

Abstract-driven

Sessions

Symposia

Workshops

Youth Programme

Global VillageBridging SessionsPlenary Sessions

Opening/Closing

Sessions

Plenary Concurrent

Special Sessions

www.aids2010.org

The AIDS 2010 programme is organized around three major components:

Science, Community, and Leadership + Accountability.


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Programme Highlights:

Plenary Sessions

Broad range of plenary session topics, including:

Research towards a cure

Human rights

Treatment advances, access to treatment and treatment asprevention

Harm reduction and drug policy Violence against women and girls

New prevention strategies

www.aids2010.org

Among plenary speakers are Bill Clinton delivering a keynote address on 19

July at 08:30; and South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi speaking

on the topic Universal Access: Treatment and Prevention Scale-up, 20 July,

08:30 hours.


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Special Sessions

and Satellite Meetings

15 sessions on the most pressing issues in the epidemicHighlights include:

A roadmap for HIV prevention with Bill Gates on Monday, 19 July at13:00 hours.

IAS Members Satellite - Presentation on HIV Reservoirs and Strategiesto Control them, 21 July, 18:30-20:30, with Professor Franoise Barr-Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel Laureate for Medicine and IAS Governing CouncilMember.

Professor Franoise Barr-Sinoussi will also report in a PressConferenceon HIV Reservoirs, 21 July, 14:00-15:00 hours.

What looks like breakthrough on Microbicides Tuesday lunch

High-level Satellite on Paradigm shift in treatment on Sunday

Please visit the online Programme-at-a-Glance (PAG) for a full list of

conference sessions, satellites, meetings, and programme activities takingplace at Reed Messe Wien.


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Human Rights March

HR March: Tuesday, 20 July,

beginning at 17:00

30-minute peaceful marchthrough the city centre with a

rally and speeches at

Heldenplatz.

UNAIDS International Goodwill

Ambassador Annie Lennox will

give a presentation on her

SING Campaign and a

performance.


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Global Village

Free, open to delegates andthe general public.

International gathering place

featuring displays of culture,food, community, theatre,activities and a marketplace.

Among Highlights:

Youth Pavilion and Networking Zones, including human rights, harm

reduction, multi-faith, people with HIV in EECA, film screenings, live

performances, sessions and exhibitions.

Opening ceremony on 19 July, 11:00 to 12:00 noon.


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Highlights Youth Programme

Youth Pre-Conference Opening CeremonyWed, 14 July, 10.30 -11.30, Medical University Viena

Special Guest: Conference co-chair, Dr.BrigitteSchmied

www.aids2010.org

Dance the Ribbon!

Get ready for AIDS 201016. July 2010 19.00, WUK (Werksttten- und Kulturhaus), WhringerStrae 59, 1090 Wien. On the last day of the AIDS 2010 Youth Pre-

Conference, a youth reception and party will welcome all young

peoplewhether conference participants or not !

Symposia Session. Youth: Providing Leadership onAIDS and Demanding Accountability, 19 July, 16:30-

18:00h; Session Room 1, Reed Messe Wien


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Vienna Cultural Programme on the occasion of AIDS 2010

About 40 Austrian andinternational culturalinstitutions, including somefrom the fine arts, film, dance,music, design, literature and

architecture, have joinedtogether to provide an excitingcultural backdrop for AIDS2010 delegates and thegeneral public of Vienna.

www.aids2010.org

One of the highlights: We must eat our suckers with the wrappers on

Robyn Orlin und die City Theater & Dance Group Johannesburg

A contribution by ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, on20 and 22 July, 21:00 hours, at MuseumsQuartier Wien/Halle E.


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Can you help

The partnership with Kaiser Family Foundation iscentral to our ability to extend the reach of theInternational AIDS Conference well beyond the

conference venue and dates, said IAS ActingExecutive Director, Mats Ahnlund. In conjunctionwith our other online resources, the webcastsensure that those unable to attend the conferencehave access to its key resources, while providinga lasting recordofconference proceedings -Kaisers substantive andtechnicalexpertise,along with their well-earned reputationfor high-quality coverage, makes them the ideal

webcasting partner.


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