Asia Catalyst and friends from China
and Thailand are going to Vienna in July for the International AIDS Conference
in July. Here's where we will be, hope to see you.
GLOBAL VILLAGE
Stop by our "Crossing borders" booth for a packet on how to plan your own human rights research mission, mini-trainings on human rights research, and cool gear from China & Thailand!
SATURDAY, JULY 18
Join us for a party! Details to follow.
MONDAY, JULY 19
11-12:30
Yan Hanen [Ai Kham Ngen], Sangha Metta
Group, Yunnan, China
Oral presentation: "Using Buddhism and Universal Knowledge to Reduce HIV Transmission in a Tai Lue Ethnic Community in China"
Session Room 8
TUESDAY, JULY 20
12:30-2:30
Li
Dan, Korekata AIDS Law Center, Beijing, China
Poster:
"Elimination of medical discrimination against people living with HIV"
Poster Exhibition Area
2:30-6 pm
Asia
Catalyst, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, and Korekata AIDS Law Center
Training: "Best Practices in Documenting Human Rights Abuses"
Mini Room 1
6:30-8:30 pm
Li
Man, Phoenix, Yunnan, China
Oral
presentation: "Sex Work Legislation: Solution or Problem?"
Organized by Lawyers Collective, India
Mini Room 2
6:30-10:15 pm
March and Rally for Human Rights at AIDS 2010
"Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever"
6:30-8 pm pre-march activities at Schottentor
8-8:30 pm march from Schottentor to Heldenplatz
8:45-10:15 pm rally and live performance by Annie Lennox at Heldenplatz
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
12:30-2:30 pm
Ken
Oh, Asia Catalyst
Poster
session: "The past, present and future
of HIV-related travel restrictions in the United States and the Republic of
Korea"
Poster Exhibition Area
Shen
Tingting, Korekata AIDS Law Center
Poster
session: "Using Flower Magazine to reach sex workers for HIV prevention and
education - experiences from China"
Poster Exhibition Area
Paisann
Suwannawong, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group
Poster session: "Low uptake of hepatitis C (HCV) testing and high prevalence of HCV risk behavior among HIV-positive injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand"
Karyn
Kaplan, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group
Poster session: "Opening Doors: Increasing access to and participation in youth-friendly harm reduction in Kathmandu, Bangkok and Kunming"
4:30-6 pm
Paisann
Suwannawong, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group
Oral presentation: "Research and Advocacy to Ensure Health and HIV Services for HIV-positive Women in Chiang Mai Women's Prison"
Session Room 3
6:30-8:30 pm
Gao
Qiang, Yunnan, China
Oral presentation: "Compulsory Detoxification in China"
Session Room 8
thanks for this info - hope to be able to catch some of these really interesting sessions. World AIDS Campaign has a number of events will post later a full itinerary.
Greg