Final Program [International AIDS Society (11th: 1996: Vancouver, Canada)]

Meet the Expert Sessions
Banquet Rooms A/B/C/D, Exhibition
and Poster Hall, BC Place
11:30 - 12:30
Also taking place at BC Place, these
small sessions on specific topics
will allow delegates to interact with
eminent scholars, field workers,
and practitioners from a variety of
disciplines. These sessions will be
informal and highly geared to the
discussion of practical issues. Space is
limited on a first-come, first served
basis.
Oral Abstract Sessions
VTCC and Waterfront Hotel
13:30 - 15:00; 15:30 - 17:00;
17:30 - 18:30
The main body of the XI International
Conference on AIDS will be composed
of speakers presenting peer-reviewed
research to audiences.The information
will be divided into four tracks with the
three Pathways running throughout
the tracks.Twelve sessions (three per
track) will be presented at one time.
Approximately six abstracts will be
presented in each session. Questions
from the audience will be facilitated by
session chairs.
Distinguished Lecturer Series
VTCC and Waterfront Hotel
13:30- 15:00
The Conference has invited leading
experts to share their views on
the future challenges of HIV/AIDS.
Delegates can choose to begin their
afternoon at the VTCC by attending
this lecture series offered by a variety
of mentors of AIDS research and
advocacy

Roundtable Discussions
VTCC and Waterfront Hotel
13:30 - 15:00; 15:30 - 17:00;
17:30 - 18:30
Roundtable discussions will allow a
panel of experts to address specific
topics from a variety of viewpoints
(drawn from the four tracks and the
three Pathways).Time in each session
will be devoted to input and discussion
from the audience. Chairpersons will
facilitate this input.
Debates
VTCC and Waterfront Hotel
17:30- 18:30
The debate format is intended to help
delegates understand some of the controversies surrounding AIDS. A formal
statement will be presented to debaters
on selected issues.They will be asked
to argue for or against the resolution.
Co-chairs will oversee the session.
Skills Building Workshops
Waterfront Hotel and VTCC
13:30- 17:00
Managers, trainers, programmers,
volunteers and clinicians from
developing countries are encouraged
to participate in the Skills Building
Workshops.These workshops will draw
from the collective experiences of
participants to identify new personal
and group resources that will allow
community-based organisations to meet
their challenges. Each day, one session
will be devoted to the theme of
Innovative Training.
Workshops will be co-facilitated by
professional facilitators and experienced
community-based practitioners.
Sessions take place at both the VTCC
and Waterfront Hotel. Space in these
workshops is limited. Admittance is on
a first-come, first-served basis. Please
register at the door

Please Note:
The Skills Building Workshops have
evolved and changed considerably since
the printing of the Advance Program.
Please review the program information
carefully before attending sessions.
Information and Communications
Technology LAB
VTCC, Room 9 / 10:00 - 20:00
Professional trainers will run short,
hands-on sessions designed to
familiarise participants with basic
communications technologies such as
e-mail and web browsing. Managers of
information technology projects from
around the world will demonstrate
their systems and discuss their experiences.The lab will also have first-come,
first-served drop in time for those
wishing to use a computer.The
computer lab is equipped with 10
PC's. A detailed schedule will be
posted each morning outside the lab.
The lab is called the Matthew Lewis
Computer Room in honour of this
well-known advocate of the use of
internet communications to disseminate
treatment information and to link
PLWH/As around the world via
computers.
Late Breaker Orals
VTCC and Waterfront Hotel
15:30 - 17:00; 17:30 - 18:30
Because the Conference requires
abstracts to be provided several months
in advance, time will be reserved within
the afternoon program at the VTCC
to accommodate "late breaking" news
of developments that have surfaced
in the months immediately preceding
the Conference. Only information of
critical importance will be presented in
these sessions.
Late Breaker Posters
BC Place
Wednesday, July 10
9:30 - 16:00
A special area has been set aside in the
Poster area on Wednesday, July 10 for
late breaking information presented in
the form of posters.

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