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IAS INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY

"Care givers, public health and social workers dealing with AIDS patients and the epidemic were from the very onset characterised by qualities like compassion and devotion. This also applies to the basic scientists, who feel the responsibility and urgency to discover the ways to
prevent and treat HIV infection. All these individuals have been joined in
a unique global movement of solidarity with PHLA to fight discrimination
and stigmatisation. Sharing of all of these sentiments is the very soul
and driving force behind the IAS".
LARS O. KALLINGS,
FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF IAS, CURRENTLY SECRETARY-GENERAL

general aim of the Program is to improve and enhance the care of people with
HIV linked to prevention, by drawing
on the extensive expertise of the members of the International AIDS Society.
For further information, please see the
IAS Web page ( http://www.ias.se).
IAS Newsletter - published three
times a year.
The
Newsletter
gives our
members
access to
carefully
selected articles by leading
experts within
the scientific
community.
The topics are chosen with a view to
give current information on relevant
themes, scientific activism and debate.
There are also membership updates
and information on forthcoming
events related to HIV/AIDS worldwide.
The IAS Newsletter is included within
the IAS official Journal AIDS to subscribing IAS members. For members who
do not wish to subscribe to AIDS and to
the Affiliated Societies the Newsletter is
distributed directly.
IAS Official Journal:
Please see further information ahead in
this Brochure.

Young Investigator Award
In connection with the XII International
AIDS Conference in Geneva, 1998 the
IAS established a "Young Investigator
Award" to young scientists who had submitted abstracts to the Conference within
the four different Tracks: Basic Science;
Clinical Science and Care; Epidemiology,
Prevention and Public Health, and Social
and Behavioural Science. A jury reviewed
the submitted contributions and selected
an Award winner in each Track. The
"Young Investigator Award" initiative will
be repeated at all future International
AIDS Conferences.
Charity Account: "For the
Children in the World"
The IAS has received a number of generous donations from individuals and
from companies. A general wish from
donators to use these funds to help children afflicted by HIV/AIDS around the
world has initiated the IAS to set up a
special bank account for such donations. These funds will be used to support children affected by HIV/AIDS.
The IAS will work through well-established organisations and will carefully
follow-up the use of the funds. The
account will be audited.
Hopefully this trend will continue. If you
would like to contribute in some way, please do so. The IAS will list the names of
new contributors in each issue of the
Newsletter and on the IAS Web Page.
The bank account details are:
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB),
Account No. 5267-10 262 93 Stockholm,
Sweden.

IAS Caucuses
According to the Bylaws the IAS shall serve
as an international forum for scientific
interest groups and caucuses on HIV and
AIDS. Presently, there are two established
IAS Caucuses:
The International AIDS Society's Women's
Caucus
The Women's Caucus of the International
AIDS Society was formed 1992 in
Amsterdam, at the VIII International AIDS
Conference, to promote networking among
women's groups working on the issues of
women affected by or living with HIV.
Another goal of the Caucus was to address
women's issues at the International
Conferences.
For further information:
loyce Hunter, Liaison from the IAS Women's Caucus;
E-mail: [email protected]
Mabel Bianco Coordinator, IAS Women's Caucus;
Tel/Fax: [phone].
The IAS Caucus for Lesbian, Gay and
Bisexual Concerns
The Caucus was established in 1991 at the
VII International AIDS Conference in
Florence in order to pursue its founding
principle: that lesbian, gay and bisexual issues are fundamental to and not separate from
the issues driving research, prevention and
treatment. The Caucus sees its tasks to gather existing data on concerned issues and to
encourage dialogue in areas yet unexamined, such as woman-to-woman transmission, developmental concerns and the implication of scientific research, treatment and
successful prevention programmes.
For further information:
Clint Gould
Co-Chair IAS Caucus for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Concerns. Email: [email protected]
Joyce Hunter,
Co-chair IAS Caucus for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Concerns. Email: [email protected]
A Caucus on Traditional Medicine is under
development:
IAS Natural, Alternative, Indigenous
Traditional and Complementary Medicines
(NATC) Caucus
For further information:
Kaija Montaocean
E-mail: [email protected]