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{{short description|AIDS Conference held in Barcelona, Spain}}
The '''XIV International AIDS Conference''' was held in [[Barcelona, Spain|Barcelona]], [[Spain]] from July 7–12, 2002.
==Conference theme==
The XIV International AIDS Conference was organized in Barcelona ([[Catalonia]]) in July 2002 by Dr. Jordi Casabona ([[Epidemiology|medical epidemiologist]]) and Dr. Jose´Mª Garell ([[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|infectious disease medical specialist]]), the co-chairs of the conference, who created the Fundació Barcelona SIDA 2002 as the legal entity who supported the organization (currently Fundació Barcelona SIDA 2002 and Fundació Sida i Societat.) The theme of the conference was "Knowledge and Commitment for Action." The [[International AIDS Society]] selected this theme to emphasize the need for the general community and public and private sector organizations, scientists, and social workers to commit to use the knowledge gained through science and experience take action. The conference was attended by 18,000 people, and both former [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Bill Clinton]] and former [[President of South Africa|South African President]] [[Nelson Mandela]] participated in the closing ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Resources/conference.html |title=14th International Conference on AIDS July 7-12, 2002 - Barcelona, Spain |date=2 June 2009 |publisher=[[United States Agency for International Development]] |access-date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021034641/http://usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Resources/conference.html |archive-date=October 21, 2011 }}</ref>
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==External links==
{{official website|http://www.aids2002.org/}}
{{International AIDS Conference}}
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[[Category:International AIDS Conferences]]
[[Category:International conferences in Spain]]
[[Category:2002 in Catalonia]]
[[Category:2002 conferences]]
[[Category:2000s in Barcelona]]
[[Category:July 2002 events in Europe]]