Cambridge University World AIDS Day Conference 2002
Saturday 30th November
Palmerston Room, St John's College
The day runs from 10am to 4pm, please feel free to attend the whole day, or attend the specific sessions you are most interested in;
10am Africa and the Global Situation
11.30am Gender, power and sexuality
1.30pm Media perception of HIV/AIDS
3pm Local and National UK
Further information is below, please contact Alice welfare@cusu.cam.ac.uk if you would like any more information.
Timetable for the Conference
10.00-11.00am Africa and the Global Situation
Stop AIDS Campaign
CamFed, Anne Cotton, Director
Action:Aid, Ms J Hearn
This session will examine how the global issues differ from those at "home" and what methods have been used to help people in less developed countries combat the increasing threat of HIV and AIDS. It will also highlight how local work is helping those globally to fight the issue.
11.00-11.30am Interval, refreshments provided
11.30-12.30am Gender, Power and Sexuality
Dr Bergman
Dr Mottier
Positively Women
Ms I Hudson
This session will examine examples of how HIV and AIDS disproportionately affects people of certain communities, considering the roles played by gender and sexuality in the transmission and perception of HIV and AIDS both in the UK and globally. It will also focus upon strategies to combat the negative image and create an accepting environment for people with HIV and AIDS.
12.30-1.30pm Interval
1.30-2.30pm Media Perception of HIV and AIDS
Dr Kearns
Mr L Brookes
Ms H Weston
This session will examine how the media approaches, and impacts on our perception of, people and issues surrounding HIV and AIDS . Discussion will also touch on what images they have helped to construct, and how these positive or negative imapcts may be further addressed.
2.30-3.00pm Interval, refreshments provided
3.00-4.00pm Local and National UK
fpa, Anne Weyman OBE, Chief Executive
Cambridge DHIVERSE, Anne Streather, Manager
Manager of Sexual Health for Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire District Council
This session will examine how the National Sexual Health Strategy is intended to impact the country on a national scale, its aims and methods of implementation. We will see how the picture in Cambridgeshire is unique and what initiatives and activities are already in place to combat HIV and AIDS and generally increase awareness about sexual health in the local area.
Session Format
Each session features a panel of speakers drawn from a range of different backgrounds within the subject area,. Each panel member will be present a brief outline of their work and views with relation to the session. The session will then be opened up to the audience to ask questions and insight debate between the panellists on different areas and topics.
Conference Location
All sessions will take place in the Palmerston Room, St. Johnıs College, Cambridge. Directions are available from the Porterıs Lodge situated on Trinity Street. Please note that there are no car-parking facilities available at the College. For further information about getting into and around Cambridge see here.
The conference is a non-profit making event, and is kindly supported by the Cambridge University HIV and Sexual Health Working Group and in part by Cambridge University Students Union (CUSU). A resource table, featuring materials about all the issues addressed, and organisations present, at the Conference will be available in association with Cambridge DHIVERSE.