Pan Pacific Gathering for HIV+ People 2008 - WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2008
8:00amRegistration at Lower Entrance Area by Rm 3.10
9:00am - 10:30am Room 4.01    OPENING & PLENARY: Human Rights
Moderator: Stuart Watson - UNAIDS Pacific Programme Coordinator
9:00 am
9:05 am
9:40 am
10:05 am
Welcome - Bruce Kilmister - C.E.O. Body Positive NZ Inc
Speaker: Hon. Dame Carol Kidu - PNG Minister of Development
Speaker: Ms Rosslyn Noonan - NZ Human Rights Commission
Speaker: Warren Lindberg - Former Executive Director of the NZ AIDS Foundation
10:30am Morning Tea in Boardroom Rm 4.20 and Terrace
11:00am - 12:30pm Room 4.01    PANEL DISCUSSION: Human Rights
Moderator: Tim Barnett MP
Panel:    Hon. Dame Carol Kidu        Ms Rosslyn Noonan         Stuart Watson         Maire Bopp-Dupont         Warren Lindberg
Room 4.12     Skills Building: Speaking Out in Public
Facilitator: Susan Paxton - Director of Positive Response

Workshop for HIV+ People who want to speak out in public

12:30pm Lunch in Quest Hotel Cafe

Room 4.01 - Video Presentation - Journeys into the Unknown

1:30pm - 3:30pm Room 4.01     Closed Session: Men Only
Moderator: Jock Scott - Body Positive Inc

1:30 pm Introductions

1:35 pm Adam Paterson - Living with HIV and the Law in NZ

1:55 pm Kila William - Stigma & Discrimination against MSM, Gaymen & Transgender in PNG

2:15 pm Jason Myers - Everyday Stories of MSM living with HIV in Auckland: Exposing and Fighting Structures of Oppression

2:35 pm Discussion

Room 3.17     Closed Session: Women Only
Moderator: Maire Bopp-Dupont - C.E.O. of Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation

1:30 pm Introductions

1:35 pm Jokapeci Tuberi - Making HIV visible in Fiji: the role of people living with HIV

1:55 pm Marama Pala - Knowing Stigma , Discrimination and Social Injustice before HIV infection

2:15 pm Peati Gaugatao - Stigma and Dicrimination in Samoa

2:35 pm Discussion

Room 4.12     Skills Building: Dealing With The Media
Facilitators: Sandy Thompson, Fraser McDonald from Unitec New Zealand

Exploring the development of a media pack along with tips and strategies to talk to and work with the media

3:30pm Afternoon Tea in Boardroom Rm 4.20 and Terrace
4:00pm - 5:00pm Room 4.01    END OF DAY DISCUSSION

Moderator: Bruce Kilmister - C.E.O. Body Positive NZ Inc

A summary of each country's response to the HIV pandemic within the Pan Pacific Region.
Joeli Colati - FJN+Fiji
Maura Eliaripe, AusAIDPapua New Guinea
Peatri Malava Gaugatao - Samoan AIDS FoundationSamoa
Jane Bruning - Positive Women Inc (NZ)New Zealand
Marama Pala, INA FoundationAotearoa
Maire Bopp-Dupont - C.E.O. of Pacific Islands AIDS FoundationCook Islands
John Rule, NAPWAAustralia

Room 4.12     Skills Building: Proposal Writing
Facilitators: Sandy Thompson, Fraser McDonald from Unitec New Zealand

Tools and methods for preparing strong fundraising proposals

5:00pm Closing for the day
Evening Dinner at Sky Tower








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