Yesterday was the first day of the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria.
We started off first thing on Sunday morning with a satellite session - Gender Gaps: Sex and Stigma - organized by the German BACKUP Initiative and IPPF. Speakers from Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom discussed the emerging stigma trends intheir countries and shared experiences of stigma and discrimination.
We also set up our exhibition booth with the theme 'Tried and applied' to highlight IPPF's efforts to scale up links between SRH and HIV andresearch to stregthen the evidence base. This will be the theme of the booth until Tuesday morning.
'Exposures - Lives lived in the shadows and light of an epidemic' is proving to be very successful. This photo exhibition highlights the work of IPPF Japan Trust Fund for HIV and AIDS. Located in front of the main session hall, this exhibition is receiving a lot of traffic by conference delegates. For more information about the exhibition: Exposures.
Over 80 IPPF delegates joined us for our 'Coffee & Cake' reception. Gill Greer and Kevin Osborne welcomed the delegates and gave insightful and motivating talks to ensure we all make the most of the conference. This was also a great opportunity for us to meet volunteers, board members, and staff from across the Federation.
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