Category: Conferences and Events

BEYOND THE SCOOP: Skills Building for Journalists and CBOs/NGOs in Interpreting and Communicating Trial Results for New HIV Prevention Technologies (NPTs)

Posted On: Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

      This workshop will: Increase the capacity of media representatives to report on new HIV prevention technology (NPT) trials with accuracy and sensitivity; Raise skills amongst community‐based organizations to critically analyze media discourse about HIV prevention trials; Increase the capacity of community   Date: Saturday February 12, 2011 Time: 9:00 am to 5:00… Read more »

PAN – Professional Development Opportunities – Registration Now Open

Posted On: Thursday, January 13th, 2011

    Registration is now open for two professional development training and networking sessions for PAN member agencies. Prevention Education Workers Training & Networking – March 1 & 2, 2011 Volunteer Managers/Workers Training & Networking – March 9 & 10, 2011 Click on the titles above to see all the registration details, along with a… Read more »

Travel Awards to attend Grant Writing Workshops

Posted On: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

In partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) HIV/AIDS Research Initiative, the CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS, and Universities Without Walls (UWW), the Ontario HIV Treatment Network is pleased to offer travel awards to eligible participants across Canada to attend the following grant writing workshops: CIHR CBR Masters Award Grant Writing Workshop… Read more »

Harm Reduction Canada 2011 – Change of Date

Posted On: Friday, December 17th, 2010

Harm Reduction Canada 2011 – A National Conference CHANGES: Due to health concerns with the convener, the conference has been postponed. It will now be held in July, 2011. There are many benefits to this delay – along with warm weather, we are now able to hold the conference at Carleton University with accommodations on… Read more »

Artists for AIDS Lottery: support HIV/AIDS services on Vancouver Island

Posted On: Thursday, December 16th, 2010

  AIDS Vancouver Island’s 25th Anniversary Fundraising Lottery. For 25 years, AIDS Vancouver Island has been working to improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and prevent more people from becoming infected. Please help us move toward our ultimate goal of an AIDS-free Vancouver Island by purchasing a chance to win spectacular works of… Read more »

Developing a Research Agenda for Women and HIV/AIDS in Canada, at CAHR 2011

Posted On: Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Dear Colleagues, In conjunction with the 20th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2011) in Toronto, we will be hosting an event on April 13 and 14 2011, to initiate the development of a comprehensive research agenda for women, transwomen, girls and HIV/AIDS in Canada. The event will bring together diverse stakeholders including people… Read more »

CAHR 2011 – Abstract submission deadline is Monday, December 13

Posted On: Thursday, November 18th, 2010

We welcome abstracts that cover all aspects of HIV research. Abstract submissions are grouped into the following four tracks: Basic Sciences Clinical Sciences Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences Social Sciences For more information on the subjects within each track, visit the Abstract page of the CAHR 2011 website. The abstract submission closes on Monday, December… Read more »

Gay Men’s Health Summit 2010: REGISTRATION OPEN

Posted On: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Impact, Resistance & Resilience: Reshaping gay men’s thinking about mental wellness Online registration for the Gay Men’s Health Summit 2010 is now open! Stay tuned for the program. For registration information, please visit the Summit registration page at: www.gaysummit.ca When and where? Thursday November 25 & Friday November 26, 2010 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University… Read more »

Harm Reduction Canada 2011

Posted On: Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Harm Reduction Canada 2011 A National Conference Ottawa, Canada February 23-25, 2011 www.cast-canada.ca Updates: 1 – Registration is open! Please visit the website. 2 – RFP deadline extended to November 22, 2010. While open to any and all ideas, there is an added focus on harm reduction in the following areas: harm reduction in shelters,… Read more »

Call for Papers “Fostering Biimaadiziwin”- A National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples

Posted On: Thursday, October 28th, 2010

The National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples will be held in Toronto, Ontario on February 23 and 24, 2011.  The conference will be ‘forward looking’ and will engage new approaches, bringing together a rich network of Canadian researchers and academics, policy-makers, community members and practitioners. We are interested in papers, presentations, panels and policy… Read more »

Pregnancy Planning Workshops

Posted On: Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

You are invited to attend an HIV and Pregnancy Planning Workshop in Vancouver, coming up at the end of September. These workshops have been piloted in Ontario by the Ontario HIV Pregnancy Planning Initiative and are now being piloted in Vancouver. There will be two workshops: one for HIV+ men and women and their partners… Read more »