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XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAC)

The International AIDS Conference is a biennial meeting of the field that brings together nearly 25,000 activists, researchers, policymakers and government officials working in HIV/AIDS and related issues. The conference covers the plethora of issues facing the field, including a track that focuses on prevention science and research. Additional details are available on the conference website at: http://www.aids2010.org/

• Check out the AVAC's three piece summary highlighting biomedical HIV prevention research data presented at the International AIDS Conference. The first update focuses on antiretroviral (ARV)-based prevention findings; the next on AIDS vaccine research and the final one on male circumcision for HIV prevention.
• AVAC will provided regular updates via Twitter (@HIVpxresearch) and the Advocates’ Network
• Visit the official conference blog at http://blog.aids2010.org/
• Follow NAM's scientific reporting with their coverage at www.aidsmap.com/vienna2010
• Kaiser Family Health, in partnership with conference organizer IAS, will provide daily webcasts, podcasts, live coverage and new recaps from the conference at http://www.kff.org
• Download the AIDS 2010 webcast schedule
• Download the HIV Prevention Research Roadmap (abridged version) (expanded version)
• Download a complete list of AVAC activities at IAC
  
• Visit AVAC’s CAPRISA 004 page to learn more about the trial results presented at AIDS2010 that showed promise of an ARV-based micbrobicide

• WHiPT Community Monitoring of Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention and its Impact on Women: Findings from a five-country pilot in Kenya, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa and Uganda
• Looking Beyond TDF-based PrEP, Prevention Research Funding in a Time of Financial Crisis HIV Prevention Research and Development (R&D) Trends 2000-2009
• Strengthening Evidence-based Community Advocacy in HIV Prevention Research: the Case of the AVAC-GCM HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship Program
• The Road Ahead for HIV Prevention: Understanding, Explaining and Applying HIV Prevention Research Trial Results of 2009 in 2010 and Beyond
• Communicating High-profile Research Results in an Ever-changing Media Environment: Lessons learned from recent HIV prevention research trials
• A Human Rights Perspective on Implementing Test-and-Treat