Satellite Meeting PUTTING THIRD FIRST: VACCINES, ACCESS TO TREATMENT & THE LAW Barcelona, Spain, 5 July 2002 ================================================= A one-day satellite meeting on vaccines, access to treatment and the law will be held on Friday, 5 July 2002, in Barcelona, Spain, just prior to AIDS 2002. The meeting is being organized by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the AIDS Law Project (South Africa), and the HIV/AIDS Unit of The Lawyers Collective (India), and will be co-hosted by UNAIDS. Two issues will be examined in substantial depth: 1. HIV VACCINES: Participants will discuss the inadequacies of current approaches; the obstacles to vaccine development; strategies to mobilize greater support for vaccine development; and strategies to facilitate the widest possible access to HIV vaccines once they are developed. 2. ACCESS TO TREATMENT: Participants will discuss strategies for using the law to advance access to treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries – both directly through the use of legal proceedings, and indirectly by using legal norms to complement other forms of advocacy. Background papers on each issue will be distributed in advance to participants and presented in plenary. Most of the day will be spent in workshops where each issue can be explored in detail. Registration is limited to 100 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. To register or obtain more information, visit the website of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network at http://www.aidslaw.ca/barcelona2002/e-barcelona2002.htm or contact Glen Bugg (email: gbugg@aidslaw.ca; tel: +1 514 397 6828 ext. 226; fax: +1 514 397 8570). __________________________________________________________________ CANADIAN HIV/AIDS LEGAL NETWORK - RÉSEAU JURIDIQUE CANADIEN VIH/sida 417, rue Saint-Pierre, suite 408, Montréal (Québec) Canada H2Y 2M4 tel: 514.397.6828 # 224 fax: 514.397.8570 email: info@aidslaw.ca web: www.aidslaw.ca The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is a partner organisation of the AIDS Law Project of South Africa (http://www.hri.ca/partners/alp/). Le Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida est un organisme partenaire du AIDS Law Project en Afrique du Sud (http://www.hri.ca/partners/alp/). __________________________________________________________________