NCCID Alerts have been fairly quiet these past few months, and we're now in a position to tell you why — we've been busy changing host organizations! Staff at the Centre are now happily settling into our new offices at the University of Manitoba.
Tuesday December 1 marks World AIDS Day. To see what's going on where you live in Canada, consult CATIE's comprehensive list here. For those who may be in Winnipeg (home of NCCID), consider attending "Crimson & Cocktails" evening in support of the Manitoba HIV program.
May 12-15, 2016, the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) hosts its 25th annual Conference for "those working in all disciplines of HIV/AIDS research, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic."
The Abstract submission deadline is January 13, 2016, with online registration now underway (early bird ends March 21). Community Scholarship applications will open December 7.
Webinar: HIV, Gender-Based Violence and the Policy Environment
December 11
10 am eastern
As part of the 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (Nov. 25 through Dec. 10), the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) invites you to register for a free webinar on the impact of policy and legal environments on HIV and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Speakers will explore the ways in which laws and policies can shape the lives of women in both Zimbabwe and Canada.
Learn more here, or, to register, please contact Shayna Buhler at sbuhler@icad-cisd.com.
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