XIX_International_AIDS_Conference,_2012

XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012

XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012

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The XIX International AIDS Conference was a conference held in Washington, D.C. from 22 to 27 July 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, run by the International AIDS Society.

Theme

The theme of the conference is "Turning the Tide Together". The meaning of the theme is that because of recent advances in HIV treatment and prevention and increased evidence that it is possible to scale up interventions, communities have new opportunities to change the historical course of HIV infection.[1]

Speakers

The conference featured many leaders in fields relating to HIV.

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Response of host city

The International AIDS Society formally announced that Washington D.C. would host the conference on February 25, 2011. On February 23 Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS, which is a city board which has the mission to promote treatment and HIV prevention. Gray stated that the conference would bring $22–25 million to the city as delegates stayed in hotels, ate in restaurants, and enjoyed city entertainment.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Turning the Tide Together: XIX International AIDS Conference Theme Selected" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. [2]
    "AIDS 2012 Daily Plenary Session". aids2012.org. 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    James Wright (17 March 2011). "Gray Takes the Initiative on HIV/AIDS". The Washington Informer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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