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: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Stephen Rutgers
Washington Blade named official media partner of XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)
LGBT ‘newspaper of record’ to unveil photo gallery on HIV in D.C., participate in panel discussions, exhibit in Global Village and more
Washington, D.C. — The Washington Blade, the nation’s leading LGBT newssource, announced today that it has been named an official media partner of theXIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) convening at the Walter E.Washington Convention Center in D.C. July 22-27.In addition to the partnership, the Blade will curate a unique and powerful exhibitof the newspaper’s photos chronicling the AIDS epidemic in Washington. Theexhibit will be on display in the Global Village, a space that is free and open tothe public, for the duration of the conference. Blade staff will also take part in apanel discussion during a training for international media, and the Blade will alsostaff a booth in the conference media center. Further details about the Blade’sinvolvement and extensive coverage plans for the conference will be announcedsoon.“We see our partnership with The Blade as critical, especially given the continuedburden of the HIV epidemic among LGBT communities” said Dr. Diane Havlir,U.S. Co-Chair of AIDS 2012. “This collaboration will help ensure that within thelarge landscape of conference media coverage, the news and story from AIDS2012 will be reported from the perspectives of LGBT people.”“The Blade has covered the AIDS epidemic since its earliest days, chronicling thedisease and supporting the local community in the process,” said WashingtonBlade publisher Lynne Brown. “We are proud to support the efforts of theInternational AIDS Conference and to bring unparalleled coverage of thisimportant event to our readers both locally and internationally.”The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)is the premier meeting for those working in the field of HIV/AIDS, as well as policymakers, people living withHIV/AIDS and others committed to ending the epidemic. The conference isexpected to draw more than 20,000 attendees and 2,000 U.S. and international journalists. This marks the first time the conference has been held in the United
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