New Call for Abstracts and Registration [International Conference on AIDS (8th: 1992: Amsterdam, Netherlands)]

Program Information

Introduction
The International AIDS Conference is a
unique event. In 1992, as in years past,
this Conference will bring together thousands of people who, in the face of the
HIV/AIDS pandemic, are dedicating
their energy to research, prevention, and
care.
The organizers have worked diligently to
organize a Conference that meets the
needs and interests of all participants.
We have also discussed with colleagues
around the world how the Conference
can best serve the larger community, the
unseen millions whose hopes and concerns must also be a part of our efforts.
To achieve these goals, we must recognize that the Conference is first of all a
forum and a meeting place, an opportunity for the exchange of information, experience, and ideas. The Conference is
based on our profound belief that we
will learn-over time-to prevent and
control the ravages of HIV infection and
AIDS in our world. This capacity, the
combined result of science and societal
response, must be promoted, strengthened, and accelerated.

We must also strengthen our solidarity.
To do so, we must realize that solidarity
is based on the idea that we need each
other, that creativity is not limited by
race or sex or sexual orientation or national origin. Our common goal-the
prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS
pandemic-benefits most from openness,
dialogue, and sharing across borders,
whether these borders be geographic,
cultural, or disciplinary.
This year's program is designed around
these principles. The Conference is a
world forum, within which we have
sought to simultaneously maintain a human scale, a sense of purpose, and a
global vision.
The 1992 International AIDS Conference is a scientific meeting. The program
is therefore designed to present and discuss the latest results of basic, clinical,
and epidemiological research. This year,
we have introduced a number of program innovations, described in detail below, to help make the Conference more
focused, more useful, and more effective
as a vehicle to help accelerate scientific
progress.
The 1992 Conference also provides an
unparalleled opportunity to examine the
societal impact of HIV/AIDS and the response to the pandemic, to help accelerate progress in prevention and care.
In sum, the program for the VIII International Conference on AIDS/Ill STD
World Congress reflects our commitment, both personal and collective, to
"A World United Against AIDS."
Daily Schedule
How the Program Was Developed
Within each track, the Program Committees have identified the most critical
questions and issues in their area. The
Committees have then considered how
each issue can best be incorporated into

the Conference, including the format
which would be most useful and effective. Finally, abstracts will be selected

from those submitted, speakers and discussants identified, and the program
comple.ed.
A Forum for Exchange and
Critical Appraisal of Information,
Experiences, and Ideas
Three periods for abstract presentations
and panel discussions are scheduled each
day. These sessions will focus on the
critical questions and issues identified by
each track, and will generally involve
presentation of a series of abstracts followed by discussion. In the discussion,
we will attempt to define consensus and
clarify continuing controversies, as a basis for future research, prevention, and
care efforts.
During the Conference itself, important
and possibly controversial new information will be presented. Sessions will be
organized for each track to appraise
critically the Conference's most interesting and/or controversial presentations.
In the past, the necessarily lengthy process of abstract submission and approval
has meant that the very latest research
results could not be presented within the
formal Conference program. This year,
time will be reserved for recent reports,
enabling presentation of the most important developments that have surfaced in
the months immediately preceding the
Conference.
The final day of the Conference will feature summary sessions in each track.
Rapporteurs will summarize and synthesize Conference presentations, focusing
on how they have addressed the critical
questions and issues. They will then look
toward the future, articulating a new set
of critical questions emerging from the
Conference.
For the first time, all posters will be displayed during the entire Conference.
Posters will be grouped according to

common issues or themes, and discussion sessions will be scheduled to summarize and critically appraise informa
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