Past events

The policy seminar on HIV/AIDS recommendations will take place on 29 June in Brussels, including a session in the European Parliament. The objective of the seminar is to stimulate the dialogue, dissemination and advocacy relating to HIV and health inequalities in Europe. We hope to organise a lively and fruitful discussion with politicians, policy makers, service providers, service users,…

In the frame of the cooperation on management of HIV and Co‐infections, AIDS‐Hilfe Potsdam, lead partner of WP7 (BORDERNETwork Project) conducted a stocktaking survey in 7 countries (6 EU and 1 NON EU) on country‐specific medical conditions in diagnostic and treatment of HIV and Hepatitis B/C Co‐infections. In a next step a 3‐days medical workshop will be held in June 27‐29, 2011 in Potsdam,…

The XIII meeting of the Civil Society Forum on HIV and AIDS is planned to take place on 27-28 June in Brussels. The European Commission plans to renew the membership to the forum before this meeting. Keep track of our website to stay updated. More information about the Civil Society Forum can be found on theadvocacy page of our website.

DÖAK is the most important and largest German-language conference for all people working in the field of HIV/AIDS where new insights are presented and discussed and experiences are exchanged. This year's theme is "Science of Perspectives". More information is available at http://www.doeak2011.com/doeak2011/index.php 

EATG will share the results of their work and discuss some of their ideas and projects for the coming years at the Stakeholders Meeting. The Stakeholders Meeting starts at 1.00 pm and ends at 4.00 pm with a reception.

The German‐Polish BORDERNETwork model region organises a next serie of youth HIV prevention events. The cross‐border Youth Film Days (YFD) on the topic of Love, Sexuality, Contraception and AIDS will be hosted on June 9, 2011 by the town of Swinemünde in Poland. Total of 800 16 to 20 years‐old students from 10 schools, both secondary and vocational schools, together with teachers, educators and…

The world will come together to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response at the 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS. Member States are expected to adopt a new Declaration that will reaffirm current commitments and commit to actions to guide and sustain the global AIDS response. For more information go to the website of UNAIDS.

The Youth Summit is a forum for young leaders to come together to gain an in-depth understanding of the High Level Meeting and the Declaration of Commitment, discuss youth priorities in the econtext of the meeting, and strategize on how to advocate during the meeting in order to ensure that youth voices on HIV issues are heard.

In the framework of the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS, a number of side events are being organised in the period from 6-10 June. Planned side events include: Launch of AIDS 2011 / Progress of nations and shared responsibility report AIDS 2001-2011: Then and now Graphic intervention: 25 years of international AIDS awareness posters and launch of the 2011 Outlook HIV treatment: Reducing deaths,…

As part of the ROST project, AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) is organising Resource mobilisation training for NGOs and community-based organisations working in the field of HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The training will enable participants to learn more about the following: effective and potential tools and methods for resource mobilisation in Russia and CIS; changes on fundraising…

The International HIV/AIDS Code Conference is part of the ongoing project “Raising awareness of NGOs, GOs, MPs regarding human rights of PLHIV and improving national response to HIV/AIDS”. The aim of the project is making a national "HIV/AIDS Code", by raising awareness among code makers and parliaments as a suggestion to the state. For more information about the project, look at the website of…

The aim of the Conference is to provide a forum in which good practice, lessons learned and gaps in knowledge and successes, challenges, and innovations in HIV prevention are addressed. More particularly, the Conference aims to: Strengthen collaboration between government and civil society partners and facilitate an increased participation of civil society and community-based organizations in the…

The Global Commission on HIV and the Law is seeking submissions from the EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA region. In addition to giving voice to regional and country perspectives on issues of HIV and the law, the dialogue aims to contribute to regional efforts for creating enabling legal environments which support effective HIV responses. The forum will provide a unique opportunity for civil…

Regular high-level conferences, with accompanying exhibitions of the latest eHealth technologies and applications, provide a platform to enhance the development of eHealth services in Europe. Member States' Health ministers and state secretaries are gathering to discuss and advance common actions to move forward the many initiatives in this fast-moving field in the Member States. The 9th edition…

The steering committee gathers for its biannual meeting during which the following topics will be discussed (among others): HIV/AIDS in Croatia Resource mobilisation strategy UNGASS and universal access Civil Society Forum & Think Tank IQHIV initiative Please inform us at office@aidsactioneurope.org if you would like to raise any other topics for the agenda.

The Civil Society Hearing is an informal interactive hearing which will take place on April 8 2011 before the High Level Meeting (HLM) on AIDS on 8 -10 June 2011. The Civil Society Task Force (CSTF) has designed the Civil Society Hearing to allow for an open and informal dialogue between civil society, Member States and other stakeholders. In addition to an opening and closing, the CSTF has…

On the 7th of April the Civil Society Task Force (CSTF) is organizing a day dedicated to providing information to civil society representatives attending the Civil Society Hearing on April 8th. The CSTF will meet with speakers and moderators in the morning and will convene with civil society in the afternoon. There are a number of other meetings taking place that are also being organized by civil…

Conference objectives: To exchange knowledge about new scientific research and evidence on psychoactive drug use including alcohol and tobacco, drug related harms and the effectiveness of harm reduction interventions. To involve a broad range of participants from the Middle East and North Africa and beyond including government officials, frontline workers, HIV/AIDS and drug user advocates, people…

The BORDERNETwork project and the Romanian Association against AIDS (ARAS) are jointly organising this 3-day Training Seminar in the method POL (Popular Opinion Leader) for Participatory Community-based HIV/STI Prevention for ethnic minorities (Roma) and migrant groups.   What is POL? POL is an HIV Prevention Model to identify and train natural popular and well-liked community peers to function…

This special international symposium will analyse the latest E-Health initiatives and address the key challenges that lie ahead in shaping tomorrow's healthcare systems across Europe. For further information, please visit the website The early registration deadline for the above symposium is now fast approaching. This discounted rate represents a reduction of 15% off the standard delegate rates…

The main goal is to train participants in the use and implementation of the Social Intervention Tool within their own organisation. The training will focus on different aspects of the use of online strategies, including practical use of the SIT, online communication methods and conversation techniques, and guidelines for successful implementation.

The objectives of the Universal Access Consultation are the following: identify the major challenges met by countries over the past 10 years in scaling up for the Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support; identify the main issues requiring addressing in the next 10 years; identify the major challenges to the Universal Access in the future (e.g. resistance, price of drugs…

In the European Union, domestic violence against women remains an alarming phenomenon, and the most consistent and pervasive human rights violation across the continent. Unfortunately, within the current EU regulatory framework, domestic violence does not exist as an independent issue but is linked to other policy areas such as public health, fundamental rights and gender equality. Because of its…

The partners of the Democracy, Cities & Drugs II project will hold the conference New challenges, New solutions in Vienna on February 23rd – 25th 2011. This conference will approach the working groups dealt with during the project, as well as the new challenges and solutions the local partnerships acting in the drug field will have to tackle with. This conference will see the participation of…

With the ongoing changes in the lobbying scene in Brussels, particulary regarding the European Transparency Initiative, it is necessary to be proactive and to understand the challenges and opportunities of the coming year. Prepare yourself and get trained by The European Training Institute, the major provider of high level trainings on EU affairs. Participation costs €350 (+ Belgian VAT when…

Marking World AIDS Day (December 1st), the event will remind participants that HIV/AIDS remains a fundamental health problem in Europe, also affecting migrant populations, and it will mobilize a wide array of stakeholders, practitioners and policy makers around HIV and migration at EU and national level. The conference will also serve as a networking and dissemination event of the AIDS &…

SUNFLOWER is an EU funded project, which generates, collects and disseminates good practices, information and data on HIV/AIDS prevention methods among young people that will be used by national administrations, professionals and other parties from New EU Member states who work in the field of HIV prevention. SUNFLOWER consortium will identify innovative strategies to promote safer sex among…

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Regional Consultation on HIV in men who have sex with men and transgender people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). This event is part of a joint regional initiative coordinated by UNDP as lead UNAIDS Co-sponsor agency for HIV and men who have sex with men, in close partnership with WHO, as lead UNAIDS Co-sponsor agency for health sector response to…

This seminar organised by Correlation will focus on the current state of affairs regarding outreach work and early intervention and peer support and user involvement.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are pleased to announce the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) - Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda…