International AIDS Society-USA Announces Office Move to San Francisco Presidio

International AIDS Society - USA
Presidio of San Francisco
1001 B O'Reilly Avenue, Box 29916, San Francisco, CA 94129-0916
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Board of Directors
Paul A. Volberding, MD
University of California
San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Constance A. Benson, MD
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Peter C. Cassat, JD
Dow, Lohnes, & Albertson
Washington, DC
Margaret A. Fischl, MD
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Harold A. Kessler, MD
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Ilinois
Douglas D. Richman, MD
University of California
San Diego and San Diego
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Diego, California
Michael A.Saag, MD
The University of Alabamna
at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Robert T Schooley, MD
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Donna M. Jacobsen
Executive Dirctor

Contact: Donna Jacobsen
Executive Director
415-561-6720
415-561-6740 FAX
[email protected]

December 1, 1997

INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY-USA ANNOUNCES OFFICE MOVE
TO THE SAN FRANCISCO PRESIDIO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - (November 15, 1997) - The International AIDS SocietyUSA (IAS-USA), a national not-for-profit organization based in San Francisco that
provides information and education for physicians involved in HJV/AIDS care, has
relocated from its current location in downtown San Francisco to a historic building
in the Presidio.
The San Francisco Presidio, known for its acres of pristine park reserve is most
notable as having served for over 200 years as a military garrison and the guardian of
the famed Golden Gate Bridge. The new location is part of the Golden Gate National
Parks Association project that has set aside a number of buildings for use by not-forprofit, educational, and scientific organizations. One of the most exciting aspects of
the IAS-USA's move to the Presidio is the notion of being part of a community that is
dedicated to social, educational, environmental, and cultural endeavors. The new
office space at 1001B O'Reilly Avenue, behind the former Letterman Hospital just
inside Lombard Gate, is also a much needed upgrade for the six year old organization.
With thc number of continuing medical education projects and staff continuing to
grow every year, the Presidio location offers the room to continuing offering
important CME education, producing the Improving the Management ofHIV Disease
journal, and convening panels of experts to develop clinical guidelines in areas of
HIV medicine where there is controversy or confusion.
Paul A. Volberding, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of San Francisco,
Director of the AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital, Executive
Committee Member of the UCSF AIDS Research Institute, and founding Board Chair
of the International AIDS Society-USA feels the move will be of great benefit to the
organization and the HIV medical community. "Educating physicians is a critical
means of improving AIDS care. The exciting benefits of today's therapy require,
more than ever, a well-informed health care provider. The move of the IAS-USA to
this ideal setting will allow our continuing leadership in meeting the challenges
ahead," noted Dr. Volberding.