Free World AIDS Day Luncheon
HIV Vaccine Research: A New Chapter

This event takes place on Tuesday, December 1st from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the HRC Equality Center ,1640 Rhode Island Ave, NW.

free and open to the public - light lunch will be served

Speakers: Elizabeth Adams, DAIDS, NIH; Anthony Fauci, NIAID, NIH; Barney Graham, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH: Sanjay Phogat, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Mark de Souza, Afrims.

A question and answer session will be moderated by Mitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC).

Scientists have been searching for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection since the virus was first identified in 1983. Each clinical trial brings us one step closer to finding an effective vaccine. More than 25,000 HIV-negative individuals have participated in both government- and privately sponsored HIV vaccine trials.

This event will discuss current HIV vaccine research including the results of the 'Thai Study', and outcomes of the recent Paris HIV Vaccine Conference. Speakers will be announced shortly.

Sponsors: AIDS Action, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), Capital Area Vaccine Effort, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), Prevention Works, The DC Center, Us Helping Us, US Military Research Program, Vaccine Research Center, Whitman Walker Clinic.