Policymakers, scientists, delegates, advocates, and people living with HIV/AIDS meet in Washington for the largest International AIDS conference.
The XIX International AIDS Conference
![A member of the audience looks at slides during a speech given by Barton Haynes, Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), July 25, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9bd1447c-9182-4c7a-bfb4-f4a63ee4ddb0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the audience looks at slides during a speech given by Barton Haynes, Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), July 25, 2012.
![A variety of art, dancing, and performances can be found in the Global Village at AIDS 2012. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec47c3e2-3580-4b76-b679-5ce9373a520b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A variety of art, dancing, and performances can be found in the Global Village at AIDS 2012.
![Attendees view works of art and biographical stories in the rotunda outside the conference.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cc077da1-edf6-4cc7-8b9b-f289300a1743_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Attendees view works of art and biographical stories in the rotunda outside the conference.
![Bill Gates and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speak at the conference, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/124a1dd2-30dd-4344-99a3-a20840652291_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bill Gates and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speak at the conference, July 23, 2012. (Alison Klein/VOA)