Black AIDS Institute to Host Post-AIDS 2016 Webinars for U.S. Blacks

AIDS 2016 post-conference updates will be held in a number of U.S. cities including Atlanta

The Black AIDS Institute will host five interactive webinars centered on key science updates from the International AIDS Conference's core tracks: Clinical Research, Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Basic Science Research, Implementation Research, Social and Political Research, Policy and Human Rights.

The post-conference updates will provide an overview of key research discussed at AIDS 2016 and be tailored to focus on issues pertinent to the Black community in each of the BTAN cities. In-person forums will take place between August and December and be conducted by BAI staff, delegation representatives, and local researchers or clinicians who attended the conference. The updates will host as many as 50 participants each and will take place in the following cities:

* Los Angeles, California

* Oakland, California

* Melbourne, Florida

* Atlanta, Georgia

* Washington, D.C.

* Richmond, Virginia

* Charlotte, North Carolina

* Broward County, Florida

* Jackson, Mississippi

* Chicago, Illinois

* Baltimore, Maryland

* New Orleans, Louisiana

To register for the webinar series, go here: https://attendee. gotowebinar.com/register/4957722494202903044

The webinars are funded by Gilead, The Ford Foundation's Institute of International Education, Merck and UNAIDS.