The XIX International AIDS Conference brought leading scientists, public-health experts, policy makers and the HIV-affected community together to discuss the global state of HIV/AIDS. Now that it's over, POZ wants to know: What did you think of AIDS 2012?
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New knowledge New skills, including a better understanding of best practices Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits New contacts/opportunities for future collaboration, including professional and career development Strengthening collaboration with existing contacts (i.e., people you already knew before the conference) Meeting friends Sharing experiences/lessons learned Affirmation/confirmation of current work/research direction, approach and/or practice Motivation/renewed energy and/or sense of purpose Opportunity to advocate on specific issue(s) Opportunity to raise funds Identification or clarification of my priority needs and the ways I can help meet them I did not gain anything from the conference (skip to question 4) Other: (please specify)
Share information with colleagues, peers and/or partner organizations (e.g., through discussions, presentations, dissemination/translation of materials, writing papers, etc.) Organize a hub (a screening of selected conference sessions followed by a moderated discussion) in my city/communityto share the knowledge gained at the conference with others in my community Build capacity within my organization/network through training, development/update of guidelines, procedures, manuals, other materials, etc. Motivate my colleagues, peers and/or partners Influence work focus/approach of my organization Refine/improve existing work, research practice or methodology Start a new project/activity/research Expand/scale up existing programs/projects Raise awareness of key populations (e.g., women, youth, MSM, sex workers, people who use drugs, migrants, etc.) Raise awareness of community, policy and/or scientific leaders Strengthen advocacy or policy work Share information/experience with new contacts met at AIDS 2012 Develop new collaborations (e.g., creation of a partnership/network) Strengthen existing collaborations Join existing partnership(s)/network(s) Not sure I will not do anything differently Other: (please specify)
Male Female Transgender Other
Straight Gay/lesbian Bisexual Other
American Indian or Alaska Native Arab or Middle Eastern Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White Other: (please specify)