Melbourne next for AIDS meet

Health & Leisure
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Responsibility for the next International AIDS Conference has officially passed to Melbourne after AIDS 2012 in Washington, DC. USA closed.
Washington DC mayor, Vincent Gray, handed the iconic Conference Globe to the Victorian minister for Health, David Davis and the AIDS 2014 co-chairs at the closing event.


It will be the largest medical conference ever held in Australia.


“The Asia-Pacific region has the largest geographic area and experts from the region have a unique perspective on the HIV epidemic,” said Davis.


“The opportunity to stand side-by-side with global leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS at the closing ceremony was a privilege and further strengthens Melbourne’s reputation as an international leader in medical innovation, especially in HIV/AIDS research, prevention and clinical care.”


The upcoming conference is the first to be held in the Asia-Pacific region since 2004.


The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) led the bid process in securing Melbourne as the host city for AIDS 2014, a six-day event to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) which will generate an estimated A$80 million for the Victorian economy and attract more than 14,000 delegates to the city.


MCVB chief executive  Karen Bolinger said the International AIDS Conference was among the most significant and esteemed medical events in the world, but is only the beginning in terms of Melbourne’s impressive international conference line-up.


“The next two and a half years will see Melbourne host seven major international conferences including the World Diabetes Conference and the International Congress of Paediatrics in 2013, and the World Congress of Cardiology and the World Cancer Congress in 2014, leaving little doubt in our extraordinary biotech and medical capabilities,” said Bolinger.

Melbourne next for AIDS meet

Health & Leisure
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Responsibility for the next International AIDS Conference has officially passed to Melbourne after AIDS 2012 in Washington, DC. USA closed.
Washington DC mayor, Vincent Gray, handed the iconic Conference Globe to the Victorian minister for Health, David Davis and the AIDS 2014 co-chairs at the closing event.


It will be the largest medical conference ever held in Australia.


“The Asia-Pacific region has the largest geographic area and experts from the region have a unique perspective on the HIV epidemic,” said Davis.


“The opportunity to stand side-by-side with global leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS at the closing ceremony was a privilege and further strengthens Melbourne’s reputation as an international leader in medical innovation, especially in HIV/AIDS research, prevention and clinical care.”


The upcoming conference is the first to be held in the Asia-Pacific region since 2004.


The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) led the bid process in securing Melbourne as the host city for AIDS 2014, a six-day event to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) which will generate an estimated A$80 million for the Victorian economy and attract more than 14,000 delegates to the city.


MCVB chief executive  Karen Bolinger said the International AIDS Conference was among the most significant and esteemed medical events in the world, but is only the beginning in terms of Melbourne’s impressive international conference line-up.


“The next two and a half years will see Melbourne host seven major international conferences including the World Diabetes Conference and the International Congress of Paediatrics in 2013, and the World Congress of Cardiology and the World Cancer Congress in 2014, leaving little doubt in our extraordinary biotech and medical capabilities,” said Bolinger.