XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012
The XIX International AIDS Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. from 22 to 27 July 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Response of host city
The International AIDS Society formally announced that Washington D.C. would host the conference on February 25, 2011. On February 23 Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS, which is a city board which has the mission to promote treatment and HIV prevention. Gray stated that the conference would bring $22-25 million to the city as delegates stayed in hotels, ate in restaurants, and enjoyed city entertainment.[1]
References
- ^ James Wright (17 March 2011). "Gray Takes the Initiative on HIV/AIDS". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 30 March 2011.