The participants to the Conference will be drawn from federal
and regional levels and include representation from all government
and non-government organizations, donors, research groups and
professional associations, civil society organizations, associations
and/or network of people living with HIV and AIDS, special groups
and community organizations, international institutions working
on research, prominent scientists, national research institutions,
and the Diaspora. Guideline for the selection of participants
from among the various groups working on HIV/AIDS and playing
advocacy role will be developed and shared with stakeholders ahead
of time. The share of participants from the identified institutions,
groups and regions will also be determined in good time before
the conference date.
Organisation Of Logistics And Content
As could be judged from the conference objectives and the scope
and mix of participants, the upcoming ENCHA clearly demands huge
logistic mobilization and high quality definition, classification
and organization of the content for the conference. The intended
ENCHA plan of action that expounds this concept paper is expected
to detail institutional arrangements for handling specialized
areas. Two broad working groups are considered – Conference
Support and Conference Content Working Groups. The Conference
Support areas include logistics, communication and resource mobilization,
while the Content Group has science, policy dialogue and community
events. These six areas could take the form of sub-taskforces
working on dedicated areas independently or in collaboration with
institutions/firms hired for the task. In addition to calls on
media and in some cases direct invitations, outreach will be one
of the strategies for collecting abstracts and community best
practices. Details regarding duties and responsibilities of the
sub-taskforces will be developed as soon as the ENCHA coordinator
is on board. This will then be followed by defining the strategies
appropriate for the various working groups. The task force may
also create an international organizing committee, a subcommittee
under the national (local) organizing committee.
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