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AIDS at 25

A blog about the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 13-18, 2006.

Miscellaneous:

My thoughts on the conference

...from a non-attendee. As Hannah and Lindsay (and others around the blogosphere and news media) submitted their stories from the front lines, so to speak, a few things jumped out at me regarding how this conference seems to be a...

AIDS discussions elsewhere on ScienceBlogs

As the conference wraps up, I just want to be sure to point you to some other areas where AIDS is being covered on ScienceBlogs. Every week, our Seed overlords pose a question to us (originally titled, "Ask a ScienceBlogger.")...

Stigma and HIV

While Lindsay give the quote of the night to Bill Gates and much of the coverage in the press this morning focuses on his talk of microbicides, his wife Melinda spent much of her time discussing the stigma that comes...

Opening remarks

Just a note for anyone interested in catching the opening lectures but are "geographically challenged" as I am, you can check in remotely by heading to this link. The talks start at 7PM EST, so be quick!...

HIV and responsible journalism

If I could have been at this week's conference for one session, it would have been this morning's symposium on AIDS denial and responsible journalism. Hannah has already mentioned it and given her impressions and thoughts. The session itself was...

AIDS denialism kills

At this morning's HIV Science and Responsible Journalism session, Laurie Garrett lamented the lack of visibility the AIDS conference had on the rest Toronto. It's true: driving from Montreal on Friday, I entered the city on the Don Valley Parkway,...

Blogging Live from the 16th International AIDS Conference...

On Sunday, August 13, the lights will go up on one of the largest recurring gatherings of scientists and researchers in the world. With 24,000 participants, 3,000 journalists, and 4,500 officially-presented reports, the 16th International AIDS Conference will resemble a...

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