IAEN Pre-conference meeting in Bangkok

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International AIDS Economic Network Bangkok Pre-conference Meeting

The Futures Group International is coordinating a Pre-Conference Meeting of

International AIDS Economic Network in Bangkok. The details are given below.

Please contact beth (e.smith@... ) directly for registration and

more details.

Description: Following on our successful pre-conference meetings at the

International HIV/AIDS Conferences in Durban and Barcelona, we are planning to

hold the 3rd IAEN pre-conference meeting for the XV International AIDS

Conference at Bangkok. The pre-conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of

July 2004 in the Sofitel Central Plaza, Bangkok Thailand.

The pre-conference is being held to discuss papers on AIDS and economics written

by authors from around the world. The authors have been selected, through a

highly competitive process, to present papers and discuss issues relevant to

economists and policymakers. This year we will have six distinct sessions

along with the concurrent poster sessions:

1. The Economics of Antiretrovirals in Developing Countries

2. HIV/AIDS and Workplaces in Developing Countries

3. The Economics of Behavior Change

4. The Economics of Children Being Orphaned by HIV/AIDS

5. Costing and Cost-Effectiveness

6. The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS

There will be 15 presentations following on the themes listed above and we also

hope to hear from some important policy makers and hold a plenary session whose

format is yet to be determined.

We will post a tentative schedule for the meeting starting 15 May 2004. If you

plan to attend the meeting please inform e.smith@... of serious intentions

only. There is a seating limitation. We cannot offer any scholarships for

attending this pre-conference. We hope to see many of you there.

Sherry ph

E-mail: <tfgi.sherry@...>