MEDIA RELEASE: Announcing the South African AIDS Conference 2003 Issued by Prof HM Coovadia, Chairperson South African AIDS Conference 2003 ************ THE AIDS CONFERENCE WITH A DIFFERENCE, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Prof Jerry Coovadia, Chairperson of the 13th International AIDS Conference held in Durban July 2000 announces the launch of the South African AIDS Conference 2003. The Conference will be held at the ICC Durban from 4 - 8 August 2003. Now Chairperson of the first South African AIDS Conference 2003, Prof Jerry Coovadia, says, "There is a complaint, probably justifiable, that there are too many meetings and conferences on HIV/AIDS. While this may seem to be so, we in South Africa are exposed to a catastrophe of massive proportions. This conference aims at nothing less than providing a comprehensive, holistic and precisely relevant programme for all stakeholders, including community representatives, business and the media. There is no equivalent meeting serving such a purpose. This conference leads directly from the hugely successful and landmark AIDS 2000; and one has the organisers promise of a worthy successor to the 2000 conference." The South African AIDS Conference 2003 is unique in that it combines science and the community to get a broader African perspective. Attendants can expect to hear both sides of the story from those in the know, as well as solutions to this worrying epidemic. Scientists in the research of HIV/AIDS, medical professionals, government departments, NGO's, industry specialists, international organisations, businesses and media will all be present for this unique opportunity at sharing ideas. The South African AIDS Conference 2003 is organised by the same non-profit organisation that planned and managed the successful 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in 2000. For more information contact Tilda Reyneke South African AIDS Conference 2003 office Tel: (012) 4812059 E-mail: tildar@samedical.org Issued by the Chairperson of the South African AIDS Conference 2003, Prof HM Coovadia The South African AIDS Conference 2003 PO Box 74789 Lynnwood Ridge 0040 Tel: (012) 4812059 Fax: (012) 4812083 E-mail: Info@AIDS-sa.com Professor H.M. Coovadia is Victor Daitz Professor in HIV/AIDS Research, Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine of the University of Natal in Durban. *---* A posting from AF-AIDS (af-aids@healthdev.net) To submit a posting, send to af-aids@healthdev.net For anonymous postings, add the word "anon" to the subject line To join, send a blank message to join-af-aids@healthdev.net To leave send a blank email to leave-af-aids@healthdev.net You are currently subscribed to af-aids as: kate@fahamu.org Archives before 19 September 2001: http://www.hivnet.ch:8000/africa/af-aids Archives after 19 September 2001: http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids *********** The forum is moderated by the Health & Development Networks Moderation Team (HDN, www.hdnet.org) on behalf of the AF-AIDS Policy and Steering Committee (HST, HDN & SAfAIDS) with support from Fondation du Present (FdP) and technical support from Health Systems Trust (HST). The views expressed in this forum do not necessarily reflect those of HDN, HST, SAfAIDS or FdP. Reproduction welcomed, provided source and forum email address is quoted. Copyright AF-AIDS 2002