IAS 2007 - Background
This page contains background information on ASHM's affiliation with the 2007 International AIDS Society Conference being held in Sydney.
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In 2003 ASHM won the bid to be the local host for the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney. It is a very exciting win for ASHM and Sydney.
In addition, Australia and the region can reap benefits from hosting such an important scientific event. Since the successful bid ASHM has been busy working with the International AIDS Society (IAS) promoting the event. We had a booth at the preceding conference in Rio in July 2005 where clip-on koalas were very popular and where we were able to hand out a special edition of ASHM News [ref. Rio Edition above] to introduce ASHM, Australia, the local committee and Australian science to the international delegation.
The conference in Sydney from 22-26 July 2007 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.
This is the first conference in the Pathogenesis and Treatment series to take place in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference will bring together world experts in HIV science and medicine to address the challenges of research, treatment and prevention. As such, the conference can provide new insights into HIV disease that can lead to new research directions and help speed the translation of research into advances in clinical practice. This is a hugely significant conference internationally and will re-focus Australia’s commitment to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Professor David Cooper, Director of Australia’s National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR) based at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and past President of the IAS (1994-8) is the local chair of the IAS 2007. IAS President elect Pedro Cahn is the international co-chair. They will be supported by two local Deputy Chairs. Prof Sharon Lewin, Director of the Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Monash University, and John Kaldor, Deputy Director of NCHECR and former IAS Governing Council Member (1998-2004).
The Conference is very well respected in the scientific and medical community. We anticipate welcoming between 5000 and 6000 delegates which makes it one of the largest meetings of this kind held internationally. The Conference has three streams: basic science research, clinical medicine and biomedical prevention.
More information
For further information about IAS 2007 visit the conference website at www.ias2007.org. For information about the IAS, its membership, newsletters and other activities, please visit the IAS website at www.iasociety.org.
