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Programme Update

Tuesday, June 30

  • Please bear in mind that Palexpo is a non-smoking facility. Smoking is permitted only in the lobby near the main entrance.
  • The ICW will hold a news conference on mother-to-child transmission at 10:00 Tuesday at the Swissair Building, Geneva 2 Suite.

In the course of the data entry process for the Conference Record (or "Phone Book"), a few co-authors of presentations may have been omitted. The organisers and producers apologise for any inconvenience or embarrassment this may cause. As there will be follow-up publications in electronic form which will rectify this, you are invited to come to the Speakers' Centre between 12:30 and 13:00 each day if you wish to discuss your abstract.

Oral Sessions

  • Marlene Diaz will co-chair Session B21 at 11:00. Tammy Meyers will present the paper on in-hospital paediatric mortality. Robert Shearer will present a paper on heart, lung and immune abnormalities and high viral burden in rapid paediatric HIV-1 disease.
  • In Session B22 at 11:00, Lisa R. Hirschorn will present the paper on discontinuation of protease inhibitors.
  • In Session C23 at 11:00, Zita Lazzarini will present the paper on national HIV reporting. Ron Bayer will be a discussant.
  • In Session D21 at 11:00, Liz Thebe-Mooketsi will discuss implications for the private sector.
  • In Session D22 at 11:00, Alexandre do Valle Menezes will present the paper on HIV prevention for heterosexual men.
  • In Session D23 at 13:00, Jacqueline Desbarats will not attend.
  • In Session A25 at 15:00, co-chair Hanes W. Sheppard will give an introduction. Michael Lederman will present the paper on host-specific factors and virological failure. An additional paper will be presented by Zvi Grossman.
  • In Session C27, Don Francis will address the role of industry. Hans Binswanger will address vaccine and prevention economics.
  • Session C28 at 15:00 has been moved to Hall II. Reda Sadki will discuss Third World Immigration Rights Struggles or AIDS Justice in Fortress Europe.
  • Session D25 at 15:00 has been moved to Hall VI. Sherr will address psychosocial aspects of breastfeeding.
  • Session D26 at 15:00 has been moved to Hall I. Assane Diop will address health reform and international funding. Pierre Richard will discuss moving forward to address HIV/AIDS. Pakdee Pothisiri will address funding priorities in economic crisis.


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