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In advance of the XVI International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) which is being held in Toronto from August 13 – 18, business leaders, thought leaders, journalists and celebrities will come together at a special event, hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto, to celebrate innovation in fighting the global AIDS pandemic.

Dr. James Orbinski, the President of Dignitas International and former International President of M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF/Doctors Without Borders), will be the featured speaker. Dr. Orbinski accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of MSF in 1999.

Internationally recognized Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will give a performance following Dr. Orbinski's speech. Dignitas International is a pioneering medical humanitarian organization working with communities to dramatically increase access to life-saving treatment and prevention in areas overwhelmed by HIV/AIDS.

WHAT: Evening Celebration – Harnessing the Power of Community

to Fight AIDS

WHEN: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:30 PM

WHERE: MaRS Collaboration Centre, 101 College Street, Toronto

WHO:            

Noella Milne – President, The Canadian Club of Toronto

Dr. Janice Gross Stein – Director of the Munk Centre for International

Studies, University of Toronto

David Fleck – Director, Dignitas International

Jacques Menard – Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns and President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec

Dr. James Orbinski – Dignitas International President 

Musical Guests
Grammy Award-winner Sarah McLachlan and Ugandan-born Achilla Orru

Media are asked to register their interest by contacting Kathe Rogers, at Dignitas International (see contact information below).

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