AIDS Action Weekly Update Special EditionReport From the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit
Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2004 June 25, 2004 Introduction
For ten years, the summit -- previously known as the Community Planning Leadership Summit for HIV Prevention (CPLS) -- has drawn together health department staff, community co-chairs and other leaders in community planning. It has provided participants with an opportunity to exchange information and learn about the nature and scope of prevention efforts across the country. This year, the summit's steering committee expanded and enhanced the program to bring in a broader array of prevention experts, most notably professionals from community-based organizations. The name of the summit was revised to mark this change; the annual gathering will now be known as the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, or HPLS. HPLS' four-day program offered more than 70 workshops and roundtables where the summit's theme, Retooling to Maximize the Power of Prevention, was explored from multiple perspectives. As instructional opportunities, the workshops included presentations by one or more individuals, with question-and-answer opportunities integrated into the curricula. The roundtables were less structured, more conversational sessions that encouraged greater interaction among attendees. In addition, the HPLS agenda offered a plenary session each day (Wednesday excluded), either at breakfast or lunch. At each of these sessions, attendees were able to hear the remarks of several prevention experts addressing the same prevention-related theme. The articles in this Weekly Update have been organized thematically, and each has been given an original title, save for the three that appear under The Plenary Experience, which fall under the official HPLS session titles. We hope you find the information instrumental in your efforts to reduce the cases of new infections in the United States.
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