[Flier, International AIDS Society]

- rASINTE:1RAIONALgA*IDS SOIETY

The IAS was founded as a non-profit organisation in connection with
the IV International AIDS Conference in Stockholm, 1988, primarily to decide on future venues of the series of International AIDS
Conferences and to serve as a network for those working with
HIV/AIDS. During the Yokohama Conference in 1994 the IAS was
restructured and established a Permanent Secretariat with an
appointed Secretary General enabling the IAS to take on responsibility regarding programme and finances of the International AIDS
Conferences. Since then IAS has grown and comprises today more
than 10,000 members, both individual members (approx. 6,000) and
an increasing number of affiliated national AIDS societies. The IAS
individual members consisting of mainly scientists and health care
professionals, originate from more than 132 countries.

Responsibility for the series of International AIDS
Conferences:
As custodian of the series of
International AIDS Conferences, the
IAS is responsible not only for the choice of venue and assurance of a high scientific quality of the programme but
also for financing of these huge, biennial events (11-13,000 participants). The
financial responsibility includes fundraising, pre-financing, cost-efficiency,
transparency and accountability.
Audited budgets are made public. After
the International AIDS Conference in
Durban, South Africa in 2000, the next
Conference will be held in Barcelona,
Spain. Bids to host future Conferences
has been received by the Secretariat and
is being considered by a Bid Committee.
Regional Conferences and
Symposia:
In between the International AIDS
Conferences, the IAS is co-sponsoring
the Regional Conferences on HIV/AIDS
in Africa, in Asia and the Pacific, and in
Latin America. IAS arranges Symposia
on clinical management and prevention
in connection with these Conferences.

- To contribute to the control and management of HIV infection and AIDS
throughout the world in co-operation
with national and regional AIDS
Societies, with UNAIDS and other
international organisations including
non-governmental organisations.
- To serve as an international forum for
scientific interest groups and caucuses on
HIV and AIDS. To initiate, co-ordinate
and evaluate activities to control HIV
and AIDS.
-To organise international conferences
and subspecialty conferences on HIV
infection and AIDS, in particular the
series of biennial International AIDS
Conferences and Conferences on HIV
Pathogenicity and Clinical Care in the
intervening years.
-To organise training courses related to
HIV infection and AIDS, particularly
the Educational Program on Clinical

Management and Prevention of HIV
Infection (SHARE).
-To represent the scientific community as
a voice of reason in AIDS controversies,
to counteract discrimination and promote the ethical aspects of research and
interventions.
-To advocate for adequate resources for
research and training as well as for controlling the epidemic and alleviating its
consequences.
-To solicit and receive funds in support
for the IAS activities against HIV and
AIDS.
-To serve as a central registry of individuals professionally involved in AIDS research and activities to treat and prevent
HIV infection.
-The IAS is not organised nor is it to be
operated for profit.

SHARE:
The IAS
Educational
Program on
HIV Clinical
Care and
Prevention

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Why are you a member of the [AS
"The lAS is the only worldwide, broadly-based scientific organisation in
the field with the credibility and potential to push for medical, political
and social advances that will lead to control of the epidemic. That is why
I joined the lAS and it is my mission as President to ensure that we make
progress toward this goal. "
MARK A. WA/NBERG, PRESIDENT OF THE lAS
McGill University, Montreal, Canada

The Share Project is a not-for-profit
Educational Program of the International
AIDS Society, principally focused on
the clinical management and prevention of HIV infection. The program is
primarily directed towards developing
countries, but will start with countries
in economical transition. The primary
target will be physicians and other
healthcare workers, as well as allied professionals such as health care resource
planners and public health experts. The