[Program, International Conference on AIDS (12th: 1998: Geneva, Switzerland)]

12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva 1998
Committees
Members, Role and Responsibilities

Conference Committee
Chair
Bernard Hirschel
Members
David Cooper, President of IAS
As Sy, ICASO (alternate Jean-Jacques Thorens)
Alexander Rys, GNP+ (alternate Sue Newman)
Leigh Neal, ICW (alternate Joanne Manchester)
Stefano Bertozzi, UNAIDS
(alternate Martina Clark)
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of Local
Community Committee
Robin Gorna, Chair of the Community Planning
Committee
Frangois Wasserfallen, Representative of Swiss
Government
Congrex
Role and Responsibilities
* The key decision-making body for the 12th
World AIDS Conference
* Overall organisation and accomplishment of
the mission of the Conference (as specified by
the by-laws of the IAS)
* Decisions on the content of the Conference, its
format, themes and areas of focus
* Decisions on the proposals from the SPC and
the CPC regarding topics and speakers for
Plenary Sessions
* Decisions on the composition, functions and
proposals of the Working Groups
* Final selection of chair persons of the track
committees and, in collaboration with the
track co-chairs, selection of the other members
of the track committees.
* Decisions by consensus

IAS 1998 Committee
Chair
David Cooper, President of IAS
Members
Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair
Lars Kallings, Secretary General of IAS
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of the Local
Community Committee
Dario Zanni, Representative of Geneva Cantonal
Government
Congrex
Role and Responsibilities
* Overall authority on all financial, managerial
and logistic matters relating to the Conference
* Responsible for all major contracts
* Decisions by consensus
Executive Committee
Members
Bernard Hirschel, Conference Chair
Claire Torracinta-Pache, Chair of the LCC
W. H. Lindner, Executive Secretary
CPC Co-ordinator
Congrex
Role and Responsibilities
* Day to day management (within the budget
constraints imposed by the IAS 1998
Committee) using Congrex as 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
- Program of social activities

Committees