The AIDS Institute’s Events at The 2010 United States Conference on AIDS

September 11-15, 2010
Orlando, Florida

Click Here for Slideshow of USCA 2010 Highlights

Exhibit Hall
The AIDS Institute at Booth

Saturday, September 11, 2010 and Sunday, September, 12, 2010
Executive Director Meeting
• Michael Ruppal, Executive Director, The AIDS Institute

Sunday, September 12, 2010
Health Reform for People with HIV/AIDS Institute
10:30AM-5:30PM
Location: Union, Ground Level
Agenda: Click here for PDF
Presenters Bios: Click here for PDF
Featuring the following presenters:
• Michael Ruppal - Carl Schmid - Emily McCloskey, The AIDS Institute - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Jeff Crowley, Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House
• Julie Cross, Health and Disability Benefits Consultant - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Joey Wynn, Broward House - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Robert Greenwald, Treatment Access Expansion Project
• Sheila McCarthy, HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA
• Anne Donnelly, Project Inform - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Dr. Alice Thornton, University of Kentucky - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Arnold Doyle, Tibotec

Click here to watch our YouTube video of Carl Schmid's introduction

Click here to watch our YouTube video of Jeff Crowley's introduction

Monday, September 13, 2010
HIV/AIDS and Aging - An A to Z Look at a Growing Population Seminar
9AM-12PM
Location: Manatee, Ground Level
Agenda: Click here for PDF
Presenters Bios: Click here for PDF
Featuring the following presenters:
• Dan Tietz, RN, JD, Executive Director, AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) and Hanna Tessema, MPH, MSW, Program Manager, ACRIA - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Iván Meléndez Rivera, MD, FAAFP, AAHIVS, Medical Director, Centro Ararat, Inc. - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Nathan Schaefer, MSSA, Director, Public Policy, Gay Men’s Health Crisis - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Michael Ruppal, Executive Director & Michelle Scavnicky, Education Director, The AIDS Institute - Presentation: Click here for PDF

Strengthening Public Policy Advocacy for Gay Men Workshop
2:15PM-4:15PM
Location: Baker, Ground Level
Presenters Bios: Click here for PDF
Featuring the following presenters:
• Carl Schmid, The AIDS Institute
• Cornelius Baker, National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition
• Francisco Ruiz, National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors
• Nathan Schaefer, Gay Men’s Health Crisis
• Lance Toma, Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center

Click here to watch our YouTube video introduction by Carl Schmid

Paying for Routine HIV Testing Workshop
4:30PM-6:30PM
Location: Baker, Ground Level
Presenters Bios: Click here for PDF
Featuring these presenters:
• Carl Schmid, The AIDS Institute - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Holly Kilness, The American Academy of HIV Medicine - Presentation: Click here for PDF
• Kali Lindsey, Harlem United Community AIDS Center - Presentation: Click here for PDF

Capacity Building Assistance for Consumers Focus Group Affinity Session
6:45PM-7:45PM
Location: Fulton Room, Ground Level
Program Flyer: Click here for PDF
• A focus group session for CDC funded providers to identify needs of support and experiences with capacity building assistance.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
An Analysis of NIMH HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Funding Workshop
1:45PM-3:45PM
Location: Brevard, Ground Level
Presenters Bios: Click here for PDF
Featuring these presenters:
• Emily McCloskey & Carl Schmid, The AIDS Institute - Presentation: Click here for PDF

Capacity Building Assistance for Consumers Focus Group Affinity Session
6:15PM-7:15PM
Location: Fulton Room, Ground Level
Program Flyer: Click here for PDF
• A focus group session for CDC funded providers to identify needs of support and experiences with capacity building assistance.