[Viva] World AIDS Conference 2012

[kathy G]

Thanks so much for the feedback on the conference in DC.  I always love a challange so will put my application in and see where it takes me. :-)
Kathy



Sent from Samsung tablet by kathyKath Webster <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:I have been lucky enough to attended 5 International conferences over the years.  4 were with scholarships.  It used to be a lot easier but nowadays so many people apply and priority goes (rightly so) to people from resource limited countries.  But still worth applying because you never know!  Last conference I scraped together funding/support from 5 sources which was a lot of work but it was an amazing experience.  Even if you just get yourself to Washington and attend the Global Village alone it’s very exciting and empowering.  See more about global village on the website. 
Time to get outside – I love this chilly invigorating snowy weather! J
 
From: viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca [mailto:viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca] On Behalf Of Margarite Sanchez
Sent: January-14-12 8:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Viva] World AIDS Conference 2012
 
For anyone who is applying.... on the applications they usually want to know what your involvement in the HIV community is and how you will bring what you learn back to share with people in your region.
Just a thought.....
You can send ViVA updates during the conference and/or write an article about your experience at the conference. Girl Talk, in the Positive Living magazine would love to have an article from one or more positive women who attend and that would reach all the members of PL society.
M
ps Kathy I think you will find lots of interesting things in the schedule regarding mental health. Once the Conference Programme comes out you can do a search for workshops and seminars on any subject that interest you.

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Denise Becker <dbecker106 at gmail.com> wrote:
Kathy, I totally agree with you, the mental illness aspect is really not talked about enough and I think it would make a great abstract too!
Denise
 

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 9:30 AM, kathy G <kathy.grant at telus.net> wrote:

Thanks denise. :-) 
I also would like to bring my extensive personal expeience w mental illness to the table.  I have noticed that it is a neglected topic in hiv circles and yet some of us must suffer from one diagnosis or another.  Not to mention the fact that if you are on any psych meds plus art, there is no long term effects measured to date.
Any thoughts on  this?
Thanks 
Kathy
 


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Denise Becker <dbecker106 at gmail.com> wrote:
As far as I know, they always are keen on getting women and those with children/from aboriginal communities/rural areas are probably given extra points.
 
Denise
 
On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 8:00 AM, kathy G <kathy.grant at telus.net> wrote:
Has anyone been sucessful in the past in getting a scholarship in viva?  Would like to know what are the criteria for a application being accepted!  
Any ideas anyone??? 
Kathy g in north van :-)




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Denise Becker <dbecker106 at gmail.com> wrote:
Are any of you planning on trying to get a scholarship to the World AIDS Conference this year?  This is the scholarship site.
http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=376
 
It would be great to see some ViVA members apply.
 
Denise

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