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

Rapporteur Sessions
Plenary Hall, General Motors Place
Thursday, 19:00 - 21:00
The final day of the Conference will
feature summary sessions in each track.
Rapporteurs will summarise and synthesise Conference presentations, focusing
on critical questions and issues.
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR
AWARDS
The Conference organisers are pleased
to announce that eight presenting
authors have been chosen to receive
a "Young Investigator Award."
These cash awards go to the authors
of the two highest-scoring abstracts in
each track submitted by an author
35 years old or younger The abstracts
were reviewed in a blinded fashion and
scored by the 700 member
International Scientific Committee.
These eight winners will be announced
during the Conference and will be
profiled in the Conference newspaper,
The Daily Progress.
AnotherYoung Investigator was
identified earlier to receive a travel
grant to attend the Conference.This
award was funded by the journal AIDS
published by Rapid Science. It was
presented to the presenting author of
the highest scoring poster submitted by
a researcher from the developing world.
The recipient is Sukhontha Kongsin
of Thailand whose poster appears on
Monday in Track C, Session 107. Her
poster number is Mo.C. 120.

GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS to
Speakers, Chairs, Moderators
and Poster Presenters
Speakers' Centre
The Speakers' Centre is located in
the Harbourview Room on the Cruise
Ship Level of the VancouverTrade &
Convention Centre (VTCC). Hours of
operation are Sunday through Thursday
July 7 - II from 08:00 to 19:00.The
Speakers' Centre is available to service
the needs of all oral presenters,
moderators, facilitators, and chairs of
afternoon sessions taking place at the
VTCC and Waterfront. Projection
facilities are available to view slides.
Procedures for Oral Presenters
Oral presenters of abstracts and invited
speakers at the VTCC are kindly asked
to observe the following procedures:
* Report to the Speakers' Centre at
least 24 hours before the scheduled
time of presentation to check-in and
drop off your slides (for which you will
be given a receipt).You will be asked
to transfer your slides to a carrousel
which will be sealed, identified with
your name, session, and any special
instructions, and stored in the Speakers'
Centre until your session begins.
Conference staff will ensure your slides
are delivered to the session in which
you are presenting;
* To ease their transfer to a carrousel,
make sure that each slide is marked
on the front at the bottom left corner;
* Sign consent forms to allow
Conference staff to record sessions;
* Meet with session chairs inside the
designated room (on the stage) 15
minutes before the session begins;
* During the presentation, please
conform to the instructions regarding
the length of your oral presentation.
Session chairs are instructed to end
lectures that exceed their allotted time;
* Collect your slides from the Speakers'
Centre after your session.

Note:
Session rooms are not equipped
with overhead projectors. Only slides
can be used as visual aids.
Chairs of Afternoon Sessions
An instructional meeting for each day's
chairs and moderators will take place
daily at 12:30 in the Speakers' Centre.
Light food will be provided.The meeting
will begin at 12:30 sharp.
Meet the Expert Session
Participants
Delegates participating as experts or
moderators in Meet the Expert
Sessions at BC Place are welcome to
use the Speakers' Centre to meet with
colleagues and prepare for sessions.
Please meet with your fellow experts
in the session room at BC Place
(Banquet Rooms A - D) 15 minutes
before your session begins. For more
information, look for the Meet the
Expert Information Kiosk in Poster Area
"D" in the Poster and Exhibit Hall.
Procedures for Facilitators of
Skills Building Workshops
Skills Building Workshop facilitators may
register at the regular Registration Desk
at BC Place (Level 4) or if you prefer,
at the registration kiosk at the VTCC.
* Skills Building rooms are equipped
with slide projectors, overheads, and
flipcharts;
* Facilitators requiring assistance should
check in at the Community Liaison
Office at the VTCC (Room 16);
* All related services will be available
in Room 16 except for the checking of
slides. If you are planning to use slides
please report to the Speakers' Centre
24 hours in advance of your session as
per instructions to Oral Presenters;
* Facilitators are required to attend the
facilitator debriefing from 17:30 - 18:30
in VTCC, Room 7 on the day of your
session.

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