ATGC at the United States Conference on AIDS

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

September 19, 2006 5:44pm
Representatives from the AIDS Taskforce will soon depart to the United States Conference on AIDS in Hollywood, FL. We'll be collecting information on the latest HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention issues, as well as updates on the most recent government responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
While at the conference, we will be posting updates and highlights. We welcome questions that you may have on the conference, or on HIV/AIDS issues that we might be able to answer for you while interacting with many of the nation's leading service providers and advocates.
Stay posted for blog updates. We look forward to hearing from you!

-Nathan Schaefer, Director of Education and Public Policy

posted by ATGC at 9:44 PM

12 Comments:

  • Hey Taskforce people at the AIDS conference. The BIcc members will be looking here for information on other programs for girls and boys to keep them safe from hiv. Can you find out if there are any programs for other gay kids like ours?

    By Blogger ball kid, at 10:57 PM  

  • I would be interested to know what kind of research, development, or funding (public or private) is being put into microbicides. Are they at the stage of being tested for use of preventing hiv and/or stds?

    By Blogger eahill, at 6:11 PM  

  • what type of female programs can young female start up for the women that come to the center?

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 7:38 PM  

  • I'm particularly interested in whether you can gather an evidence, or connect with anyone whose been successful, in developing effective interventions for public sex environments (including bathhouses) and internet sites. Who's doing the best work in these areas?

    Earl Pike

    By Anonymous Earl Pike, at 8:57 PM  

  • Greer and I have arrived in sunny Florida. We are excited that we have arrived a day early so we can get a head start on registration for the conference. I am very excited to hear many of the speakers scheduled, especially Magic Johnson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ryan White's mother. We will keep you posted as we began to attend all of the plenaries and sessions. We will try to answer all of your questions. Talk to you soon!! Don.

    By Blogger The Hill's, at 8:59 PM  

  • We'll definately get info on interventions that have been successful in public sex environments. We have also had requests for info re: interventions that have been successful with commercial sex workers and will seek info on who's doing work in that area.

    BICC: So glad to see your questions! There are many sessions on youth prgrams and interventions and I am really looking forward to learning more about HIV/AIDS prevention efforts with youth populations similar to BICC youth. And BICC ladies: of course we'll be seeking information on prevention programming for young women. Check back often for more information and updates once the conference begins!

    By Blogger The Hill's, at 9:04 PM  

  • Can a pill be made to surpress STD's such as HIV/AIDS?

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 9:40 PM  

  • kiesha rodeo said...hiI wanted to know what all things will be pointed on at the aids conference and do they have different facilities for people that are effected with hiv/aids.a how do the programs go about

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 9:49 PM  

  • Kikki: I wanted to know is it really a fact that people that do not have enough income will not be able to get help with the HIV/AIDS meds that is need to keep it under control?

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 10:13 PM  

  • KIKKI: What did all the speakers there have to say about all the topics that was talked about in the AIDS Conference? What advice can Rayn's mother tell young people that think they could never get this deadly Diease?

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 10:26 PM  

  • KIKKI: What type of program or support groups will they have for younger kids that have to live with the deadly diease that effect their everyday living and people around them?

    By Blogger BICCMEMBERS, at 10:41 PM  

  • Excited and Overwhelmed

    As the conference continues I have begun to realize that working in the HIV/AIDS feild will give me the opportunity to continue to learn as well as share that education with others. The USCA has turned into one of the most educational and overwhelming experiences for me seeing that it is my first conference. By the end of the conference I will be better equipped to serve my current clients as well as those clients I will come in contact with in the future. This experience has allowed me the opportunity to meet many care providers from all over and share in their experiences in this work. I am looking forward to the rest of the conference and the opportunity to share those experiences with everyone.

    By Anonymous Herman Benjamin, at 11:18 PM  

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