FRIDAY - WELCOME & CONNECTION
9:00 AM - Registration open
6:00 PM - Meet & Greet Reception
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Opening remarks
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Icebreakers & networking
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Light refreshments
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Prevention - Yeztugo / Descovy
SATURDAY - EMPOWERMENT & EDUCATION
9:00 AM - Registration Open
10:00 AM - Opening, Welcome, Invocation
10:30 AM - Morning Workshops
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Transwomen & HIV
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CIS women & HIV
12:30 PM - Lunch Partner Address (GILEAD / VIIV) & Vendor Engagement
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Empowered to Thrive: The Future of Women & HIV Advocacy.”
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Sponsored by ViiV / Gilead / Local partners
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Long-Term Survivors: Thriving Beyond Survival
2:00 PM - Keynote Address & Partner Address (GILEAD / VIIV)
Topic: “Empowered to Thrive: The Future of Women & HIV Advocacy.”
3:00 PM - Panel Discussion
Topic: “How Do We Deal With This and the Outcome? Negotiating Sex, Stigma, and Survival.”
4:00 PM - Breakout Sessions
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Long-Term Survivors: Thriving Beyond Survival
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HIV & the Church
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Negotiating Sex and Safety
5:30 PM - Regroup and share
6:00 PM - Break on your own
7:00 PM - Evening Event
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Karaoke Night
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Dance Party
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Awards Ceremony
SUNDAY - REFLECTION & RENEWAL
9:00 AM - Spiritual Breakfast & Closing Ceremony (all white)
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Candle or rose remembrance
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Sending forth & community blessing
11:00 AM – Departure