[Promotional Materials, International Conference on AIDS (13th : 2000 : Durban, South Africa)]

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, founded in 1988, continues to
identify priorities for pediatric HIV/AIDS research and to rapidly fund and conduct
research which will impact the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HIV infection
and its complications in infants and children.
The Foundation has attracted and supported investigators new to pediatric HIV/AIDS
research; has created its own generation of students with research experience in
pediatric HIV/AIDS; has nurtured young investigators; and now fosters some of the
most productive scientists in pediatric HIV/AIDS.
Our additional objective is to promote awareness, education and compassion about
HIV/AIDS.
The Foundation has also been a driving force in drawing national attention to issues of
public policy that impact the lives of HIV-infected children.
* Commitment to Collaboration...
One of the most unique and critical aspects of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation is our ability to get scientists and researchers from across the country and the
world to work together in identifying the most critical questions in pediatric HIV/AIDS,
and then establishing research priorities.
This unique approach is the basis for our Think Tanks and Workshops.
Our Think Tanks bring together not only some of the most cutting-edge
researchers in the field of pediatric AIDS, but creative minds from other disciplines
as well. This diverse group of critical thinkers is invited to spend a weekend
sharing ideas and thinking creatively of ways to find answers. This is not a formal
scientific meeting but rather a chance to come together and ask what we know, what
we need to know, and where we go from here. It's a chance to go beyond the
confines of a lab or literary journal and work together - face to face - to find
solutions.
Workshops are designed to address specific issues in a more intensive way. While
they involve a smaller number of scientists who share a direct expertise in a
particular subject, collaboration is still a key element. The goal of our workshops is
to work together to define the mechanism for resolving a specific issue, determine
how it can be resolved, and identify who is best suited to resolve it.
These cooperative meetings not only provide a chance for critical exchange of information
and ideas, but lead to tangible results. It is through these mechanisms that we are able to
plan a course of action and identify the research priorities which will be funded through
our grant awards programs.