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| | XVI International AIDS Conference Announces Program, Including Prominent Leaders and Scientists - The Body |
 | | The XVI International AIDS Conference, to be held Aug. 13 to Aug. 18 in Toronto, will feature a number of prominent speakers, including former U.S. President Clinton, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, Crown Princess Mette-Marti of Norway, Bill and Melinda Gates and actor Richard Gere, VOA News reports (De Capua, VOA News, 6/29). |
 | | The conference, held every two years, is organized by the International AIDS Society, along with co-organizers UNAIDS, the Global Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, the International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS, the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations and the Canadian AIDS Society. |
 | | "The AIDS 2006 program is designed to harness the knowledge, skills and commitment of thousands of dedicated stakeholders from across the world," Mark Wainberg, conference co-chair and director of the McGill University AIDS Centre, said (XVI International AIDS Conference release, 6/29). |
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