Current Summit

AIDS 2012 International Leadership Summit on Housing

When: July 21, 2012, 9am to 6pm

Where: Preston Auditorium,
World Bank Main Complex,
1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC

Please join other researchers, policy makers, service providers and people living with HIV/AIDS for an international convening to share and discuss research findings and policy initiatives that focus on the role of poverty, housing status and other social determinants of HIV prevention and care outcomes. We are extremely pleased that Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS and a long-time leader the global fight to end AIDS, will open the Summit with a keynote address.

Building upon six North American Housing & HIV/AIDS Research Summit meetings and successful International AIDS Conference (IAC) satellite meetings in Mexico and Vienna, the 2012 Leadership Summit on Housing will bring together leaders from every continent for a full-day IAC pre-conference.

Participants will consider the global HIV prevention and treatment challenges presented by housing instability in all its forms, and discuss the role of housing interventions as a response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Simultaneous translation will be provided to facilitate participation in English, French and Spanish

For updates and queries, contact the U.S. National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) at nahc@nationalaidshousing.org or the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) at summit@ohtn.on.ca.