World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2009, 5:45pm
The 519 Church Street Community Centre, Toronto

This community event honours and remembers those we have lost to AIDS and supports those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, both locally and globally.  For more information, view the event flyer.

The AIDS Committee of Toronto will present a free Community Health Forum on “Top Tips for Living Well with HIV” on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, in Toronto. Expert guest speakers will address alternatives in HIV treatment and care. For more information, please refer to the forum flyer.

The Fall 2009 Competition is underway for the OHTN Investigator Driven Research Program (IDRP), including Research Operating Grants, Major Equipment Grants, Scholarship Awards, Career Scientist Awards, Junior Investigator Development Awards, and Career Investigator Transition Awards. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 16, 2009. Please see the IDRP guidelines for more details.

The deadline to apply for the position of Community-Based Research Facilitator for the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network is Friday, October 16, 2009. The two 6-month contract positions based in Nova Scotia and British Columbia will involve supporting and applying a strategic approach to building capacity in community-based research in the Aboriginal community to address HIV/AIDS in the Aboriginal population. For more information on how to apply to this position, see the job posting.  

The Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) will host its 14th Annual Honour Roll Banquet and Award Ceremony on Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Toronto. The evening dinner event will pay tribute to the 2009 OAN Honour Roll Recipients who have demonstrated excellence in community partnership building, leadership, and care in the Ontario HIV/AIDS sector. The 2009 Honour Roll Recipients are:

• Carol Major and Winston Husbands– Community Partner Awards
• John Maxwell – Person with HIV/AIDS Leadership Award
• Julie Phillips – Caregivers Award

For more information on the award or the event, visit the OAN website.

AMMI Canada and Pfizer Canada in partnership are proud to announce and welcome applications to their first Post Residency Fellowship to provide $140,000 in research funding to physicians practicing in infectious diseases and/or medical microbiology. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2010. For more information or to apply, please refer to the call for applications or visit the AMMI Canada website .