Deadline of submission: May 31, 2008

The PLHIV-focused themes of LIVING 2008 will be an important component of the IAC. At the start of the IAC a large plenary satellite will present the outcomes of key sessions of LIVING 2008: The Positive Leadership Summit. Those sessions will highlight the several themes:

• Universal access to HIV treatment, care and prevention programmes
• Prevention, with a focus on positive prevention
• Sexual and reproductive health and rights of people living with HIV
• Criminalisation of the transmission of HIV
• Cross cutting issues include women and most at-risk groups

The Summit builds on the advocacy agenda articulated at the HIV+Monaco Conference (January 2008), as well as the Global Consultation on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (December 2007).

LIVING 2008: The Positive Leadership Summit is the 12th international conference for people living with HIV since 1987. The last Summits organised in Trinidad/Tobago in 2001 and in Uganda in 2003 brought together up to 800 people living with HIV from up to 84 countries.

Living 2008: the Positive Leadership Summit is organised by the Living 2008 Partnership, a consortium of organisations committed to strengthening the movement of people living with HIV and their communities.

Registration for self supporting delegates is open

To submit your application, please visit www.living2008.org
Application form available in English, French and Spanish
Deadline of submission: May 31, 2008

Selection of participants

Please note that a selection committee will review all applications to ensure geographical and linguistic distribution, gender balance, representation of all key populations and a diversity of experiences and backgrounds. During the Summit there will be simultaneous interpretation from and into English, French and Spanish; whisper interpretation will be available for Russian and Chinese. Successful applicants will be notified at the latest by 7 June 2008.

Scholarships and Financial Support

The application for participation does not include any financial support. Applicants are expected to cover all expenses of their participation.

Related links

• Living 2008 website