Various planning documents have emerged from the work that ATHENA members are doing for the Mexico AIDS Conference:

Building toward Mexico City – consultation summary in English
Building toward Mexico City – consultation summary in Spanish
Themes from Mexico City consultation – English
Themes from Mexico City consultation – Spanish
Vision for AIDS 2008 – English
Vision for AIDS 2008 - Spanish

ATHENA members working officially on Mexico 2008

A number of ATHENA members and friends are working on preparations for the next International AIDS Conference in Mexico in leadership positions:

Conference Coordinating Committee:

Beri Hull, ICW, USA, ATHENA Steering Committee
Sophie Dilmitis, World YWCA, Switzerland (ATHENA serves as member of reference group)

Community Programming Committee:

Philippa Lawson, Co-Chair, Constella Futures/ICW, USA, ATHENA friend
Beatrice Were, Co-Chair, ActionAid/ICW, USA, ATHENA friend
Gcebile Ndlovu, ICW Southern Africa, Swaziland, ATHENA friend
Niza Picasso, ICW Mexico, ATHENA friend

Leadership Programming Committee:

Jennifer Gatsi, ICW Namibia, ATHENA member

Scientific Programming Committee:

Ida Susser, Co-Chair Track D (Social Science), Columbia University/Hunter College, USA, ATHENA Steering Committee
Lydia Mungherera, Mama’s Club, Uganda, ATHENA Steering Committee
Jodi Jacobson, AJWS, USA, ATHENA Steering Committee
Dawn Averitt Bridge, The Well Project, USA ATHENA Member

ATHENA and planning for the 2008 International AIDS Conference

From 7-11 May, UNFPA and UNIFEM, in partnership with the ATHENA Network, are convening a consultation with HIV-positive Mexican women leaders. ATHENA Network members who have led previous organizing efforts around International AIDS Conferences since Durban in 2000 will share that history and expertise to ensure that the leadership and participation of HIV-positive women in Mexico and throughout Latin America is strong for the upcoming International AIDS Conference in 2008. Tyler Crone (ATHENA Network Coordinating Director), MariJo Vázquez (ICW), Betsi Pendry (The Living Together), Monruedee Laphimon (Thai Women and HIV/AIDS Task Force), and Shari Margolese (Voices of Positive Women) will bring their collective expertise from Women at Durban, Women at Barcelona/Mujeres Adelante, Women at Bangkok, and the Women’s Networking Zone in Toronto. ATHENA member Tamil Kendall is co-leading the consultation and Eugenia López Uribe of Ipas México will contribute to the meeting.