Past events

This 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health to be hosted at the ICC Berlin, Germany, on 11-15 November 2010. This conference will be very special as it will celebrate the 90th birthday of The Union and mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Robert Koch who isolated the tuberculosis bacillus in 1882 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his tuberculosis findings in…

The conference wants to examine how regional policy can efficiently eliminate disparities in health by addressing the social determinants of health. Central to this are the following questions: Which measures work? Which initiatives do not produce any results (and why)? And how can research outcomes be translated into policy and practice? The conference is a two-day event with presentations,…

The meeting aims to provide a relevant and topical Scientific Programme reflecting recent progress in therapeutic strategies and research affecting the management of HIV infection. Although progress is continually being made in HIV drug treatment, significant challenges still remain, and, as at previous meetings, issues such as paediatric infection, mother-to-child transmission and treatment in…

2-Days Exchange Seminar with focus on participatory methods and practices in needs assessment and effective interventions in ethnic minority and migrant communities with regards to HIV/STI prevention. Click here for the seminar announcement.

A summit Conference on Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in October 2010 will bring together major stakeholders for the first time to analyse new and existing information and engage in targeted discussions in a manner to enable European policy makers and other stakeholders to devise public policies in response to the epidemic of Viral Hepatitis B and C in Europe. Specifically, the Conference will…

The Equal Jus project is a project funded by the European Union for the establishment of a European Network for the Legal Support of LGBT Rights. Its partners are the University of Udine, Lawyers for LGBT Rights, IMed (Italy), KPH (Poland), LGL (Lithuania), SOS Homophobie, RAVAD and HALDE (France). Equal Jus is organizing a training event for European lawyers on LGBT rights and strategies in…

The main scientific programme topics are: STI public health interventions of the 21st Century Biological driver of HIV New diagnostics and rapid tests Sexual health associate such as sexuality education, sexually risk Behavior, sexual health need for minority populations, condom promotion Vaccines for HPV and HIV Challenges to effective syndromic management Selected STI updates Male circumcision…

HIVTRI is glad to inform you about the second meeting on Hepatitis B and C Co-infection. The venue for this meeting is the fascinating Museum of Hygiene in Dresden and the programme will mirror the programme for Janus I. The draft programme will be available shortly at www.hivtri.com. The meeting starts at 09.30 on Thursday 23 September (Registration from 08.00) and finishes at 16.30 on Friday 24…

The main objective of this Correlation pilot training is to test the training tool and receive feedback from potential users of the tool. Such feedback is crucial to ensure that the tool is being used and is adapted to the needs of the target group. The training tool will be completed based on the feedback from Correlation partners, the results of the training and the participants' evaluation.

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) will organise a training course on International Human Rights Law and Advocacy from 13 to 24 September 2010 in Geneva. The main objective of this course is to empower human rights organisations by training their representatives to effectively use the United Nations (UN) human rights mechanisms. The course takes place over a period of two weeks in…

The HIV Clinical Center of Excellence Constanta is organizing the second edition of the International School with the following theme: “HIV Medicine in 2010”, 2nd-4th of September 2010 Constanta, Romania. Scientific manifestation is organized under the aegis of the Baylor College of Medicine, „Ovidius” University and the HIV/AIDS Romanian Academy. The HIV Clinical Center of Excellence Constanta…

This session will highlight key issues and themes in the HIV epidemic as well as the response in Europe and Central Asia within the context of the conference theme and the UN goal of universal access to comprehensive prevention programmes, treatment, care and support by 2010. Chairs: Michel Kazatchkine and Nataliya Leonchuk. Key presentations: Un-prevented and prevented HIV cases - Anna…

BORDERNETwork is a networking project with 13 partner organisations from 8 EU countries and 20 collaborating partners, 4 of them from CEE and SEE countries. This Satellite meeting is part of Workpackage 9 of BORDERNETwork. The partnership area "HIV/AIDS Youth Prevention" focuses on the evaluation and quality improvement of projects in HIV/AIDS youth prevention and sexual and reproductive health…

This AIDS Action Europe workshop will present a selection of legal cases which have been won for people with HIV using national, European and international human rights and discrimination law. Speakers are: Walter Heidkampf (HIV Sweden) - Exclusion from training due to HIV status Irina Varshyk (All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH) - Prisoner who was denied medical care due to HIV status Ronald Brands (…

We would like to invite you to join us and walk together at the Human Rights March that takes place on Tuesday 20 July from 19.00 in the streets of Vienna. The march will unite government leaders, human rights and AIDS advocates, and people affected by HIV from all over the world. At the end of the march Annie Lennox will give a musical performance while highlighting the issues that surround HIV…

AIDS Action Europe – in partnership with WHO Europe and BZgA German Health Promotion Centre – coordinates a working group on Quality Assurance (QA) and Improvement in HIV Prevention. In the fight against HIV and AIDS prevention continues to play a crucial role. To reinforce the effectiveness of HIV prevention within the European Region, cross-national exchange of know-how and experience in the…

The European Commission will be organizing the following satellites at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna: International Cooperation - 19 July, 18.30-20.30, room SR 4 Epidemiology for Policy Making - 20 July, 18.30-20.30, room SR 4 Access to Affordable Medicines - 21 July, 18.30-20.30, room SR 2 Effective HIV Policies for Europe - 22 July, 18.30-20.30, room SR 3 Click here for a more…

Our French member NGO AIDES is planning to organize a wide variety of sessions and events at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna. Click here to get a full overview. When? Between 18-23 June 2010Where? In Vienna

In our Clearinghouse booth we showcase a wide variety of good practice materials from our members and partners. Here you will find booklets, toolkits, posters, videos and all sorts of other materials from more than 25 countries in Europe and Central Asia. It is the perfect place to get a glimpse of the work of your colleagues from the region and to get inspiration for your own work. After the…

Vienna, Austria has been chosen to host the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), the largest international meeting on HIV, where every two years 25,000 participants representing all stakeholders in the global response to HIV meet to assess progress and identify future priorities. AIDS 2010 is organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with government, scientific…

We welcome advocates, service providers, researchers, artists and all others working for the health and human rights of men who have sex with men to attend the bi-annual MSM Pre-Conference immediately preceding the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, 2010. We are pleased to announce that you may now register for the July 17th MSM Pre-Conference to be held before the 2010 International AIDS…

Life Ball, Europe’s largest annual AIDS charity event, will be held in Vienna on Saturday, 17 July as a celebration in solidarity with AIDS 2010. Organized by AIDS LIFE, an independent non-profit organization with the objective of raising money to support people in areas of the world most affected by HIV and AIDS, Life Ball attracts approximately 40,000 Viennese, world-famous personalities and…

The IAS will convene a 2-day workshop, chaired by 2008 Nobel Laureate for Medicine and IAS Governing Council Member Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, for up to 200 invited researchers in Vienna, Austria, immediately preceding the XVIII International AIDS Conference, to take place 18-23 July. This workshop is planned in order to increase the focus on basic science at AIDS 2010 and will be closely linked…

The aim of the Youth Programme is to work to strengthen the participation of young people and the profile of youth issues at AIDS 2010. The Youth Pavilion in the Global Village is the main networking space for young people at AIDS 2010. The pavilion will host a diverse programme of sessions, workshops, performances and exhibitions. Other Youth Programme activities include symposia and a…

AIDS Action Europe (AAE) and its host organisation AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) are organising a training on ‘Regional capacity building and NGO resource mobilization in HIV advocacy’. The training will be held as part of theROST project (Responding to HIV through Organisational Support and Technical Cooperation in EECA) from 5 to 7 July in Kiev. Training participants will represent HIV-…

The University of Kent is delighted to announce the Second European Conference of the CONNECTIONS Project, organised by the Conference Consortium and supported by Drink and Drugs News and Napo. The conference will look at a range of interventions and treatments, from harm reduction to drug free ‘recovery’ in the criminal justice system. The premise is that no one treatment modality can deal…

The World Health Organization estimates that there are 650 million people with a disability. Eighty percent of them live in a developing country and are below the age of 45. The voice of 650 million times one (www.thevoiceof650million.com) is a documentary about people with a disability in developing countries who despite cultural and social stigma keep fighting for a dignified life. The film…

Dateline 2010: Global Health Goals and Metrics What are goals? The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines, in its first instance, a goal to be "the terminal point of a race." 2010 is a landmark year for many goals within in the global health community - ICPD, Universal Access, among others. Perhaps the most omnipresent of all development commitments are those of the Millennium Development Goals (…

You are invited to participate in the International HIV and Hepatitis Co-infection Workshop which will be held this year on 31 May - 2 June in sunny Tel Aviv. This annual workshop has become recognized as the leading medical gathering for those involved in the clinical care of individuals living with HIV and Hepatitis. The select nature of the venue and program provides an excellent platform to…

To coincide with the Spanish EU Presidency, and in the context of the important discussions taking place around the proposed horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive among EU Member States, we feel that this is a prime opportunity to meet in Spain for a conference focusing on Anti-Discrimination legislations. IGLYO aims with it to empower young LGBTQ activists to be part of high-level decision-…