|
1. |
Ongoing
Restructuring of ASAP
ASAP issued an invitation to organisations to lodge
applications to become organisational members. An
increasing number of applications from organisations
were received throughout June leading up to the
ICAAP in July. |
| 2. |
Meeting
of Executive Committee of ASAP
Preparations were made for a formal meeting of the
ExCo during the 7th ICAAP in Kobe, Japan in July
2005. |
| 3. |
Re-establishment
of a Secretariat
A bank account and formal mailing address was identified
with the Seven Sisters Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. The Secretariat is co-located with the
Malaysian AIDS Council and fellow Sister organisation
APCASO. |
| 4. |
Development
of longer-term strategy for ASAP
Professor John Dwyer of University of NSW was confirmed
as the Public Officer of ASAP as required by legislation
administered by the Department of Fair Trading in
NSW, Australia. Registration of the new Public Officer
was completed. |
| 5. |
Strengthening
of future ICAAPs
ASAP continued to monitor progress made toward the
7th ICAAP in Kobe in July 2005. The Sri Lankan Health
Minister formerly wrote to ASAP inviting Colombo
to be selected as the host of the 8th ICAAP scheduled
for 2008. |
| 6. |
Work
toward strengthening relations with IAS
Final arrangements were made for representatives
of ASAP and IAS to meet in July during 7th ICAAP
to agree on next steps in developing the relationship
and to strengthen arrangements at the international
conference level. |
| 7. |
Strengthen
work in the area of women, gender and HIV/AIDS
There remains a need to build linkages with women
throughout the Asia and Pacific regions to promote
equality and reduce vulnerability to HIV by ensuring
their voices are heard by key leaders. The Working
Group expects to report back to ExCo during their
next meeting in July 2005. |
| 8. |
Continue
the development of a network of social scientists
throughout the Asia Pacific region focused on HIV/AIDS.
ASAP has committed to a process of creating such
a network with UNESCO. ASAP has been identified
by UNESCO as a partner in a forthcoming Regional
Workshop re-named to “Setting a Social Research
Agenda on Trafficking and HIV/AIDS”. A representative
of ASAP will attend the UNESCO workshop. |
| 9. |
Consultation
with 7 Sisters Forum
ASAP continued to publish its activities on its
shared Seven Sister’s Website. In addition,
ASAP participated in the 7Sisters annual meeting
in Bangkok in April. |
|
List of Previous Notices |
| 6/2005 |
Update
of Activities for Period Ending 30 June 2005: 15
September 2005 |
| 5/2005 |
First
Round of Invitations to New Organisational Members
Complete: 31 August 2005 |
| 4/2005 |
Eligibility
for Organisational Membership: dated 17 June 2005 |
| 3/2005 |
Invitation
to Join ASAP: dated 1 June 2005 |
| 2/2005 |
Announcement
of Publication of ICAAP-Guidelines: dated 7 March
2005 |
| 1/2005 |
Announcement
of appointment of Ms Marina Mahathir, Acting President
of ASAP: 4 February 2005 |
| 3/2004 |
Announcement
of Appointment of New Executive Committee Members
to the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific: dated
8 March 2004. |
| 2/2004 |
Call
for Nomination of Members to Executive Committee:
dated 10 January 2004. |
| 1/2004 |
Press
Release: AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific
Confirms the Future of ICAAP: dated 1 January 2004 |
NEW - (Colombo, 19 January 2007) The AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (ASAP) and UNAIDS have met today in Colombo, Sri Lanka as members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) to the 8 th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) which is scheduled to be held in Colombo between 19-23 August 2007. 
