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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, 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.

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.

INTERVIEWS/

PHOTOS:     

6:00pm – 6:30pm

7:40pm – 8:00pm                       

WHAT: Evening Celebration – Harnessing the Power of Community to Fight AIDS

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

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 &  Executive Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets

L. Jacques Menard – Chairman, BMO Capital Markets

Dr. James Orbinski – President, Dignitas International 

Musical guests will include Ugandan-born Achilla Orru

For building access media are required to register in advance by contacting Kathe Rogers, at Dignitas International (see contact information below).

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