Australia is called the Land Down Under for a reason: It is far from most everywhere. Thus, the organizers of the 20th International AIDS Conference to be held in Melbourne from July 20 to 25 say it is not surprising that the expected participation of about half the number of participants who attended the meeting 2012 in Washington, DC
on a conference call today media to inform journalists about the content of the meeting, the organizers said that about 8,000 people have registered to date, and they expect a total of 12,000 will attend. "We still believe it is a good amount," says Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, the international president of the meeting. "I'm not disappointed, but I'm a little surprised. It is very expensive to go there." Barré-Sinoussi, who shared the Nobel prize for his role in the discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS, stressed that, in addition to increasing the number of delegates from Asia and the Pacific, Africa will more participants than in recent years. A strong drop-off occurred among US participants. "It really is a conference for the region," she said.
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