Please join ATHENA at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto.

Our Network builds upon the legacy of Women at Durban, Women at Barcelona and Women at Bangkok - forums through which local communities could interact and engage with advocates, researchers, and policy makers attending the International AIDS Conferences.

We have planned an exciting week of events - framed by the Barcelona Bill of Rights - to focus on the leadership of women and girls, especially those living with HIV/AIDS; link global and local voices; raise the visibility of contentious and neglected issues; and develop strategies to address women's and girls' rights in the context of HIV/AIDS.

Most importantly, we hope that the conversation we begin now will move beyond Toronto and that you will join us in our effort to advance gender equity and human rights in the global response to HIV/AIDS.

For ATHENA member and partner highlights, a comprehensive guide to women and AIDS-related events in Toronto, and more information, please visit

Join the Women's Networking Zone at AIDS 2006, stay up to date in advance of the conference, and be part of the conversation: wnz_aids2006-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

A guide to ATHENA activities at the conference as of 31 July can be downloaded

The ATHENA Network produced guidance for the abstract committees of the Toronto AIDS Conference to help them in selecting submissions that will be particularly relevant from a gender and human rights perspective. The guidance is available

The ATHENA Network has been commissioned by the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS to produce a guide to all gender and women-related sessions at the Toronto Conference. The guide is available

ATHENA was asked to co-lead the women's networking zone at the Global Village together with the Blueprint Coalition. ATHENA members are also contributing to plans for a woman’s march to take place on the morning of 14 August 2006, the first full day of the conference.