2nd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights:
“From Evidence and Principle to Policy and Practice”
and 2010 Annual General Meeting
June 11, 2010 (8:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.) — Symposium
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto
June 11, 2010
(6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) — Public Lecture Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, The Global Fund
Following the 2010 Awards for Action on HIV and Human Rights
Grand Banking Hall
1 King Street West (southwest corner of King St. and Yonge St.), Toronto
June 12, 2010 (9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.) — Annual General Meeting
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto
June 12, 2010 (11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) — Symposium Closing Plenary
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto
2nd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights:
“From Evidence and Principle to Policy and Practice”
Friday, June 11, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
475 Yonge St. (between Wood St. and Alexander St.), Toronto
The Legal Network invites policy-makers, legal professionals, health researchers, activists, and people living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS to this Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights — a selection of panel discussions on advancing Canadian law and policy, based on scientific evidence and human rights principles.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Dr. Barry Adam, Professor, University of Windsor, and Senior Scientist and Director of Prevention Research, Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Michael Battista, Barrister & Solicitor, Jordan Battista LLP
Glenn Betteridge, Consultant (legal and policy research), Ontario Working Group on Criminal Law and HIV Exposure
Laura Bisaillon, Doctoral candidate, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa
André Ceranto, Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment (CAAT)
Stéphanie Claivaz-Loranger, Barrister & Solicitor, Program Coordinator Human Rights and HIV/AIDS, Coalitions des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida (COCQ-SIDA)
Rebecca Cook, Chair in International Human Rights Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Khatundi Masinde, Research Assistant, Families, HIV & Housing, Fife House, and Chair, Voices of Positive Women
Shari Margolese,Community Consultant, Women’s College Research Institute
Dr. Eric Mykhalovskiy,
Associate
Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
John Norquay, lawyer, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario) (HALCO)
Ryan Peck, Executive Director, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario) (HALCO)
Suzannah Phillips,International Legal Fellow, Center for Reproductive Rights
Lisa Power, Head of Policy, Terrence Higgins Trust (U.K.)
Shannon Thomas Ryan, Executive Director, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, and Member, African and Caribbean Council on HIV in Ontario
Amutha Samgam, Support Program Women Worker, Asian Community AIDS Services
Symposium registration and travel subsidy
The registration period is now closed.
Translation and interpretation
Simultaneous French/English interpretation will be provided for all events at the Symposium, including the public lecture on June 11. All symposium materials will be available in both English and French.
