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Largest global conference devoted to a single
health issue
Worlds largest, most comprehensive HIV/AIDS
Conference
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Brings together science, community and leadership
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20,000 delegates from 130 countries
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Over 2,500 journalists and the largest
HIV-related media event in the world
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Unique global forum with a meaningful roles for
all players
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AIDS 2006 Youth Activities Overview

• Youth Activities Programme supports more than
  just attendance but the meaningful participation,
  integration and inclusion of young people
  throughout all levels of the conference,
  including planning and development.
• Through the efforts of a Youth Advisory
  Committee, the Youth Programme will ensure access
  and meaningful participation on panels, in skills
  building workshops, forums, non-abstract
  sessions, abstract sessions, as moderators and
  presenters, and ensure the visibility of youth
  throughout the Conference, the Cultural Programme
  and the Global Village.

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Organizers

Co-organizers
Organizers
Canadian AIDS Society
International AIDS Society
Global Network of People Living with AIDS
Toronto Local Host
International Community of Women Living AIDS
International Council of AIDS Service
Organizations
UNAIDS
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Organizational Structure
ICASO UNAIDS GNP
ICW CAS
Toronto Local Host (LH)
International AIDS Society (IAS)
Conference Organizing Committee
International AIDS Society Geneva Secretariat
Toronto Local Host Secretariat
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Programme Committee Structure
Scientific Programme Committee (SPC)
Community Programme Committee (CPC)
Leadership Programme Committee (LPC)
Local Host Board and Advisory Committees
5 Track Cttees
Geneva Secretariat

Toronto Secretariat
Sessions (abstracts non-abstract satellites,
skills building)
Activities (cultural, youth, outreach, PHA
lounge, global village opening and closing)
Indicates youth involvement
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Toronto Host Committees
Local Host Advisory Committee
Health and Medical Services
Welcoming
Outreach
Opening and Closing
Resource Mobilization and Finance
Cultural Programme
PHA Lounge
Global Village
Canadian Scholarship Programme
Youth
Immigration Task Force
Volunteers
Security
Child Care
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Committee Priorities

• Youth are a priority area for both scholarship
  working groups.
• Youth are addressed as a priority area for all 3
  Programme Committees, as are
• Harm Reduction
• Young women and girls
• People who use injection drugs
• Emerging epidemics, Central Asia and Eastern
  Europe

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June 2005 Youth Consultation

• Approximately 20 youth leaders and adult allies
  from international, Canadian and Toronto based
  HIV/AIDS, youth related or youth specific
  organizations and coalitions.
• Main focus for AIDS 2006 Toronto should be
  mainstreaming youth throughout the entire
  Conference, as there were concerns that in
  Bangkok youth programming was siloed and lacked
  engagement from adult delegates.
• Other recommendations
• Permanent space for youth at Conference site
• More involvement and engagement from HIV-positive
  youth
• Youth section of Conference daily newspaper

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Youth Programme Goals and Objectives

• Integrate youth and youth living with HIV/AIDS
  meaningfully as Committee members, delegates,
  presenters, rapporteurs and volunteers throughout
  the entire Conference structure.
• Include youth as major participant, ensuring all
  aspects of the conference are accessible to youth
  and responds to their needs. Advocate for and
  support increased scholarships for youth
  internationally and within Canada.
• Support the integration of youth interests and
  issues into programme activities and programme
  sessions by working with the Community Programme
  Committee (CPC), Leadership Programme Committee
  (LPC), and Scientific Programme Committee (SPC),
  and the Toronto Local Host organization.
• Increase opportunities for dialogue between youth
  and their peers, and youth and adults, to support
  and expand mentorship opportunities.

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Youth Programme Goals and Objectives

• Increase the use of new technologies to engage
  youth globally before, during and after the
  conference.
• Ensure that the Youth Programme is a permanent
  component within all International AIDS
  Conferences in the future, to address the
  problems of youth living with and affected by
  HIV/AIDS and try to help youth find solutions.
  Support the exchange of ideas and experiences in
  order to learn and share with others.
• Support and build capacity of youth leaders in
  the fight against HIV/AIDS. Prepare youth for
  effective advocacy efforts and meaningful
  participation during the conference.
• As youth is a transitional phase, youth
  leadership needs to be sustainable. Knowledge and
  expertise needs to be passed on to the young
  leaders of tomorrow. The Youth Activities
  Programme will keep all related documents,
  reports, minutes, and records in order to ensure
  there is institutional memory of the Youth
  Activities Programme for Conferences in the
  coming years.

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Youth Definitions

• Currently youth age for registration and
  scholarships is up to 26 years old. Minimum age
  yet to be defined

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Conference Programme
Programme Sessions
Programme Activities
Concurrent
Plenary
Abstract-driven Sessions
Outreach Programme
Opening / Closing Sessions
Youth Programme
Bridging Sessions
Plenary Sessions
Controversy Common Ground
Cultural Programme
Rapporteur Summary Session
Learning From Practice
Global Village
Special Sessions
Symposia
Skills Building Workshops
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Supporting Broader Participation

• Reduced registration fees with significant
  discount for non-OECD countries
• More scholarships Internationally 1,200 will be
  receive full or partial scholarships, up to 1,500
  Canadian full or partial scholarships
• Online abstract mentoring programme
• Abstract toolkit
• Expanded online access including webcast sessions
  

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Registration
Regular Delegate
Non-OECD Country US 550
OECD Country US 750
Youth/Student Delegate
Non-OECD Country US 150
OECD Country US 200
22 February early registration closes and
additional surcharges apply

• 15 May standard registration closes and
  additional surcharges apply

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AIDS 2006 Key Challenges

• Key Challenges in the Response to AIDS
• Concentrating selected sessions on one of the
  key challenge facing the global response to
  HIV/AIDS will help marshal the collective
  experience, knowledge and insights of Conference
  delegates toward developing responses to those
  challenges.
• The key challenges for AIDS 2006, selected by
  the COC, are to
• 1. Accelerate research to end the epidemic
• 2. Expand and sustain human resources to scale-up
  prevention and treatment
• 3. Intensify involvement of affected communities
  and
• 4. Build new leadership to advance the response.

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AIDS 2006 Key Challenges

• Challenge 3 Intensify Involvement of Affected
  Communities
• Identify options for promoting greater
  representation of heavily-impacted communities on
  planning and policy bodies
• Address political and social obstacles to
  providing appropriate services to heavily
  affected communities, including injection drug
  users, gay men and men who have sex with men,
  youth, sex workers, the poor, and people living
  with HIV/AIDS
• Discuss legal and human rights protections for
  marginalized communities
• Identify model programs for addressing stigma and
  discrimination
• Improve capacity to address the particular
  vulnerabilities of women and girls
• Expand involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS
  in planning and implementation of services.
  Review successes and challenges in the GIPA
  program.
• Ensure greater involvement of youth in programme
  planning and policy development
• Develop policy and advocacy tools to address AIDS
  through broader social change

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AIDS 2006 Key Challenges

• Challenge 4 Building New Leadership to Advance
  the
• Response
• Discuss what it means to be a leader, the
  different kinds of leaders that will be needed
  over the next five years in the response to AIDS,
  and ways to support this leadership
• Explore programs and policies to nurture new
  leadership across the field of HIV/AIDS
• Mobilize leadership expertise in the private and
  public sectors to support development and
  implementation of leadership initiatives in
  HIV/AIDS
• Expand learning opportunities for leaders from
  LDCs in many fields, including research, service
  provision, policy, NGOs, and advocacy
• Promote greater inclusion of new leaders on
  national and multi-lateral planning bodies
• Acknowledge examples of outstanding new
  leadership over the last two years by
  politicians, advocates, community members,
  researchers, providers and others
• Build capacity of young leaders and focus on
  expanding opportunities for young people

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Youth Advisory Committee

• The Youth Advisory Committee will also be
  established to direct and support the Youth
  Activities Programme. Committee tasks will be
  coordinated with the Toronto Youth Force
• Youth Pavilion -priorities, criteria and
  selection, programming
• Communications/Website -conference newspaper,
  resources, bulletins,
• Mentoring and Capacity Building -supporting
  presenters and delegates, capacity and advocacy
  sessions, orientations
• Conference Programme -rapporteur team, sessions,
  key challenges and committee priorities
• The Youth Advisory Committee will work to ensure
  a coordinated approach with the Toronto Youth
  Force and other stakeholders in planning youth
  initiatives throughout the Conference

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Youth Website

• To ensure the Conference is accessible to youth
  locally, nationally and internationally by
  disseminating information through a youth AIDS
  2006 Toronto webpage.
• Will be a collaborative project with Toronto
  Youth Force to ensure website is comprehensive
  and engaging for all delegates and non-delegates.
• Site could include
• Event Schedule/Youth Roadmap
• Capacity Building resources
• Forum webcasts, podcasts
• Reports on main Conference sessions
• Online discussions
• Personal Conference blog
• Picture Galleries

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Youth Pavilion

• The Youth Pavilion within the Global Village
  will be an informal youth focused space for
  meetings and forums a space to highlight and
  showcase youth achievements, art activities,
  films, have discussion forums and facilitate
  networking opportunities and engage adults in
  dialogue. This will also be a space for evening
  session report backs from youth rapportures. The
  Pavilion will also act as a lounge for young
  people to socialize, participate in online
  discussions on the Virtual Youth Pavilion at
  computer terminals, check emails, and meet
  informally.

Write to youth_at_aids2006.org for application forms
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Get Involved with the Youth Programme!

• Volunteer opportunities for
• Youth committee members website maintenance
  abstract mentors youth site visits workshop
  facilitators fundraising support performers
  speakers conference guides translators

Contact youth_at_aids2006.org to learn more
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Key Dates

• 22 February Deadline
• Early registration closes
• Abstract submission
• Skills building workshop applications
• International and Canadian scholarship
  applications

• 15 May Deadline
• Standard registration
• Media scholarship applications

• 31 May Deadline
• Exhibition applications

• 15 March Deadline
• Youth Pavilion, Global Village and Cultural
  Applications

Late Breaker Abstracts 29 May 12 June 2006

• 31 March Deadline
• Satellite Meeting applications

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