The Committees

Conference Committee

Chair Bernard Hirschel

Members
David Cooper, President of IAS
Lars Kallings, Secretary General of IAS
Rita Arauz, ICASO
Alexander Rys, GNP+ (alternate Sue Newman)
Leigh Neal, ICW (alternate Joanne Manchester)
Stefano Bertozzi, UNAIDS (alternate Martina Clark)
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of LCC
Robin Gorna, Chair of the CPC
Mark Ita, Representative of Swiss Government
W. H. Lindner, Special Advisor on North South issues
Congrex

Executive Committee

Members
Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of the LCC
W.H. Lindner, Senior Advisor to Chair
Ken Morrison, Community Coordinator on behalf of Robin Gorna, Community Chair
Suzi Peel, SPC Coordinator
Bruce McDougal, Geneva Secretariat Office manager
Dario Zanni, Representative of the Canton of Geneva
Congrex

Mandate

• Day to day management (within the budget constraints imposed by the Finance Committee) using Congrex as a professional administrator
  
• Coordination and supervision of the SPC and the CPC
  
• With Congrex, responsible for organisation and logistics on a local and national level, e.g. :

  - Housing and transport of participants
  - Translations, mailings and registration
  - Programme of social activities
  

Community Planning Committee

Chair Robin Gorna

Members
Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair and Chair of the SPC
Gerald Friedland, IAS
Zdenek Kurka, ICASO (alternate Jean-Jacques Thorens)
Sue Newman, GNP+ (alternate Alexander Rys)
Beatrice Nabwire Were, ICW (alternate Joanne Manchester)
Bai Bagasao, UNAIDS (alternate Martina Clark)
Members of the Local Community Committee
Congrex

Scientific Planning Committee

Chair Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair

Members
Lars Kallings, Scientific Secretary
Robin Gorna, Chair of the CPC

Track Co-Chairs:
A: Giuseppe Pantaleo, Mark Wainberg, Edward Mbidde
B: Luc Perrin, Margaret Johnson, Scott Hammer
C: Françoise Dubois-Arber, Jean-Baptiste Brunet, Mabel Bianco
D: Dominique Hausser, Geeta Rao Gupta, Rolf Rosenbrock
W. H. Lindner, Special Advisor on North South issues
Congrex

Finance Committee

Chair
David Cooper, President of IAS

Members
Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair
Lars Kallings, Secretary General of IAS
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of the LCC
Dario Zanni, Representative of the Geneva Cantonal Government
W. H. Lindner, Special Advisor on North South issues
Congrex

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