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A team of 25 will be put in place with four key positions being recruited immediately
14 April 2011 - The Washington, DC office for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is now scaling up its
activities and logistical preparations for the biennial conference which will convene more than 20,000
delegates from nearly 200 countries. AIDS 2012 will be held in Washington, DC from 22 to 27 July 2012
at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Key appointments will be made in the coming weeks including a Senior HIV and AIDS 2012 Stakeholder
Advisor, a Public Affairs and Communications Manager, a Global Village Coordinator and a Youth
Programme Coordinator. Two staff are already in place, the Head of the Local Secretariat, Tiffany
Chester and her Assistant. The office will expand to over 25 people in the months leading up to the
conference.
"It is key that we have the very best people in place to ensure this conference fulfils its potential. We want
experts working for us who can reach out and engage with all stakeholders and interested parties to
ensure the success of the conference in terms of its inclusivity, its diversity, its breaking science and its
educational opportunities." explained Elly Katabira, Chair of AIDS 2012 and President of the IAS.
Under the leadership of the international conference secretariat based in Geneva, the Washington, DC
office will liaise with local officials and interested stakeholders, conduct outreach in the Washington, DC,
metropolitan area and in communities across the U.S., help coordinate conference volunteers, and work
with local media.
All current vacancies can be found at www.aids2012.org.
About AIDS 2012
The International AIDS Conference is the largest gathering of professionals working in the field of HIV,
including people living with HIV and other leaders in the HIV response. It plays a fundamental role in
shaping the global response to HIV and in keeping HIV and AIDS on the international political agenda.
Conference registration, individual hotel reservations, and abstract submissions will open in December
2011. As more details about these and other matters become available, they will be posted at
www.aids2012.org.
Conference organization:
AIDS 2012 is convened by the International AIDS Society and the conference's permanent partners are
the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+); the International Council of AIDS Service
Organizations (ICASO); the International Community of Women with HIV/AIDS (ICW) and the United
Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The U.S.-based Black AIDS Institute; the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH); the HIV
Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); the National
Institutes of Health (NIH); the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) at the White House; and the U.S.
Positive Women’s Network (USPWN) are serving as local partners.
About the IAS
The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's leading independent association of HIV professionals,
with over 16,000 members from more than 196 countries working at all levels of the global response to
AIDS. Our members include researchers from all disciplines, clinicians, public health and community
practitioners on the frontlines of the epidemic, as well as policy and programme planners. The IAS is the
custodian of the biennial International AIDS Conference and lead organizer of the IAS Conference on HIV
Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, which will be held in Rome, Italy in July 2011.
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For more information about this release:
Tiffany Chester (Washington, D.C.)
Head of Local Secretariat
Email:Tiffany.Chester@aids2012.org
Tel: 011 202-442-8391
Scott Sanders (Washington, D.C.)
AIDS 2012 Communications Consultant
Email: scott@highnooncommunications.com
Tel: 001 202-332-2303/ 011 202-486-8761
Sian Bowen (Geneva, Switzerland)
Senior Manager, AIDS 2012 Senior Communications Manager
Email: Sian.Bowen@iasociety.org
Tel: +41 22 710 0864
Lindsey Rodger (Geneva, Switzerland)
AIDS 2012 Communications and Media Officer
Email: Lindsey.Rodger@iasociety.org
Tel: +41 22 710 0822
For general inquiries:
Email: info@aids2012.org
Tel: +41 22 710 0800
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