[Press Kit, International Conference on AIDS (13th : 2000 : Durban, South Africa), compiled by the International AIDS Society]

IAS
- INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY
* It implemented a program to assist developing countries in the development of
infrastructures for the participation in clinical trials on the HIV infection, including
the set up of proper laboratory facilities.
* The IAS lobbied towards pharmaceutical companies in order to obtain a reduction of
the drug prices for the poorest countries of the world.
* It provided funds for the attendance of people living with HIV/AIDS and activists
to the International Conferences on AIDS.
* The IAS set up a cooperation with other organizations (UNAIDS, ICASO, GNP+,
ICW etc.) to meet common goals.
* It is publishing a quarterly newsletter with carefully selected articles by International
experts in the area.
* Since 1998 it has established a "Young Investigator Award" to young scientists who
had submitted abstracts to the International Conferences on AIDS within the four
different Tracks: Basic Science; Clinical Science and Care; Epidemiology, Prevention
and Public Health, and Social and Behavioral Science.
* It has established a charity account for the distribution of funds received from
various donors to support children affected by HIV/AIDS (Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken (SEB), No. 5267-10 262 93 Stockholm, Sweden).
* 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.
- 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 programs.
IAS organizational structure
Any person who is professionally involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS, from any
country of thw world, can become a member of IAS at the nominal cost of 30 $US/year.
Members from five geographic regions of the world elect five members every second and
fourth year who are the component of the IAS Governing Council. The IAS President is

elected among the members of the Governing Council which included some of the most