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30 September 2013, (Geneva, Switzerland) -- Stepping up the Pace has
been selected as the theme for AIDS 2014, the upcoming 20th
International AIDS Conference, to be held in Melbourne, Australia,
from 20 – 25 July 2014.

“Stepping up the Pace recognizes that we are at a critical time in
the global response to HIV. Recent data show a steady decrease in new
HIV infections worldwide and increasing numbers of people on
treatment. This, together with substantial gains in cure and vaccine
research and new evidence on Treatment as Prevention, is giving us a
renewed sense of optimism”, said Professor Sharon Lewin, Local
Co-Chair of AIDS 2014, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases,
Alfred Hospital and Monash University and Co-Head of the Centre for
Biomedical Research at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. “We need
to capture such optimism and build on it to ensure that HIV remains on
top of the global agenda. The future looks promising, but we need to
increase investments, collaborative research and political commitment
to ultimately reverse the trajectory of the epidemic.”

“The AIDS 2014 theme also reminds us that, despite significant
progress, many countries are still struggling to address their HIV
epidemic and that Key Affected Populations are consistently being left
behind”, commented Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, AIDS 2014
International Chair, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS)
and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Unit at the
Institut Pasteur in Paris. “Stepping up the Pace reflects the
crucial opportunity that AIDS 2014 will provide for mobilizing
stakeholders, joining forces and building on the present momentum
necessary to change the course of the epidemic.”

Held every two years, the International AIDS Conference is the largest
gathering of professionals working in the field of HIV, including
scientists, activists, policy makers and people living with HIV. AIDS
2014 is expected to convene some 14,000 delegates in Melbourne, and
will examine the global, regional and national trends of the epidemic,
and will study the latest breaking science within the field of HIV.

Conference registration, hotel reservations, and abstract submissions
will open on 1 December 2013, more information is available online:
www.aids2014.org.

AIDS 2014 Conference Organization

AIDS 2014 is convened by the IAS and permanent partners the Global
Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+); the International Council of
AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO); the International Community of
Women with HIV/AIDS (ICW), and the Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Non-permanent partners are the Positive Women’s Network and
Sidaction.

The Australian based partners are: AusAID; the Australasian Society
for HIV Medicine (ASHM); and the National Association of people with
HIV Australia (NAPWHA).

The Asia Pacific Partners are: The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers
(APNSW); the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (ASAP); and the
National AIDS Research of India (NARI).

AIDS 2014 on Social Media

Facebook: www.facebook.com/InternationalAIDSConference Twitter:
@AIDS_conference #AIDS2014

YouTube www.youtube.com/iasaidsconference

About the IAS

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's leading
independent association of HIV professionals, with over 16,000 members
from more than 177 countries working at all levels of the global
response to AIDS. The IAS members include researchers from all
disciplines, clinicians, public health and community practitioners on
the frontlines of the epidemic, as well as policy and programme
planners.

The IAS is custodian of the biennial International AIDS Conference,
which will be held in Melbourne, Australia, 20-25 July 2014 and lead
organizer of the IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and
Prevention, which will be held in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 19-22 July
2015. www.iasociety.org | www.aids2014.org | www.ias2015.org

For more information:

Siân Bowen (Geneva, Switzerland) Senior Manager, Communications, IAS
Email: Sian.Bowen at iasociety.org

Tel: +41 22 710 0864

Francesca Da Ros (Geneva, Switzerland) Communications and Media
Officer, IAS Email: Francesca.Daros at iasociety.org Tel: +41 22 710 0822


Local journalists can also contact Rebecca Elliott at the Melbourne
Convention Bureau who will forward on enquiries to the IAS
communications team.

Rebecca Elliott (Melbourne, Australia) Communications Manager, MCB

Email: rebecca.elliott at melbournecb.com.au Tel : +61 3 9693 3317
Mobile: +61 437 257 071



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