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NMAC Lifeline - March 4, 2009

 

Monday, March 9 - Last Day to Enter the Drawing for a Free 2009 USCA Registration! It's not too late to enter the drawing for a free registration to attend the 2009 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), set for October 29-31, in San Francisco, CA, at the Hilton San Francisco. Just click here to take a one-minute survey on or before Monday, March 9. Everyone who participates is automatically entered into a drawing!  Check next week's NMAC Lifeline to learn the results of the survey. We also will be noting the first of several exciting ways you save for USCA, from March until May! You can start now by taking advantage of early registration at www.2009usca.org, and booking a discount flight on American Airlines using starfile code #A77H9AD. Online participant and exhibitor registration, as well as abstract submission, are available at www.2009usca.org. Direct inquiries to (202) 483-NMAC (6622) or conferences@nmac.org.

New SOAR Training-of-Trainers Sessions Announced NMAC's SOAR Training-of-Trainers Series (TOTs) to train and certify professional trainers for NMAC's Division of Technical Assistance, Training and Treatment. The next TOTs under the SOAR Training Initiative are planned for Miami, FL, April 28-30 and Seattle, WA, May 6-8. For more information, click here.   SSA to Distribute Economic Recovery One-Time Payments Information to SSI and Social Security Beneficiaries President Obama recently signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This act provides for the one-time payment of $250 to individuals who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) currently is working out how these payments will be distributed. Informational brochures, mailers and online information will be coming out soon. Please keep checking the SSA's special one-time payment website: http://www.ssa.gov/payment/. A great deal of information already is available on this site's Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) page. We expect everyone who is entitled to a payment to receive it by late May 2009. No action will be required on the part of SSI and Social Security beneficiaries.    2009 USCA Now Has Its Own Facebook Group Page!  Are you on Facebook and want to connect with others in the HIV/AIDS community while planning your 2009 USCA experience? Then join NMAC's Facebook group and the dedicated 2009 USCA group page! To find the NMAC group page. You may find these pages using the Facebook search bar as follows: NMAC Facebook page: Type "NMAC" or "National Minority AIDS Council" into the Facebook search bar.  2009 USCA group page: Type "2009 United States Conference on AIDS" into the Facebook search bar, and be sure to select the USCA "group", and not "event," page. Entries for POP Awards Due March 20! Cable Positive is accepting entries for the 2009 Positively Outstanding Programming (POP) Awards, which honor exceptional HIV/AIDS-related cable television. Entries are due March 20, 2009; applications are available from http://www.cablepositive.org/. To be eligible, original programming must have aired January 1 - December 31, 2008 and fit into one of the following categories:  Outstanding Biographical Program Outstanding Community Partnership (for cable systems and local cable outlets) Outstanding Documentary Outstanding News Coverage Outstanding News Magazine Outstanding Original Film/Movie Outstanding Original Series Outstanding Public Service Announcement (PSA) Outstanding Special Programming Outstanding Public Service Announcement (PSA) Outstanding Program Outstanding Original Spanish Language Public Service Announcement (PSA) Outstanding Original Spanish Language Programming POP Network of the Year  Nominees will be announced in spring 2009.    Hope's Voices Launches New "Does HIV Look Like Me?" Campaigns and Invites Everyone to Join Its Facebook Group Hope's Voice International is excited to announce the premiere of the "Does HIV Look Like Me?" campaigns for South Africa, Swaziland and the United States. The campaigns worked with ambassadors - young people living with HIV or AIDS - in each country, and included leadership workshops, filming of the ambassadors’ stories, a full print campaign, registration into the social networking website and an in-country website in the native language. View the the campaigns at www.doeshivlooklikeme.org/. Spanish versions are available here. If you are a young person living with HIV or AIDS, and are interested in becoming an ambassador, complete the enrollment form. We encourage supporters to join the Hope's Voice Facebook group!

New HIV Drug Guide Now Available  Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) and Positively Aware magazine announce the arrival of the 13th Annual Positively Aware HIV Drug Guide. Widely recognized throughout the country as the "must have" tool for HIV service providers, this year's HIV Drug Guide offers the most up-to-date information on currently available HIV medications, as well as a detailed look at those in development. To order copies, call (773) 989-9400, or e-mail distribution@tpan.com. For more information, visit http://www.tpan.com/and http://www.positivelyaware.com/.

NAPWA Honors the Denver Principles The National Association of People with AIDS(NAPWA) has launched the Denver Principles Project in honor of the Denver Principles, created 25 years ago by AIDS activists. The Denver Principles Project:  Enables you to directly manage your own health and healthcare Provides awareness of and access to information that improves your well-being. Creates a large social network that leads to a more fulfilling and connected life. Contributes to helping others in need. For more information or to get involved, visit NAPWA online or call (866) 846-9366.

Policy Papers from "Our Place at the Table" Available Online Many of the documents presented during "Our Place at the Table," a one-day policy institute held in Washington, DC, on January 19, are now available for download here. Pictures from the training, and the reception that followed, also are available online.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

March 10, 2009
3rd Annual Women and HIV Conference, Baltimore, MD

March 10, 2009
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 12-14, 2009
AIDS in America, Fort Walton Beach, FL

March 20, 2009
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 12-14, 2009
AIDS in America, Palm Springs, CA,

April 13-15
Testing Days Campaign Training

April 16-18, 2008
HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies VI

April 27-29, 2009
AIDSWatch, Washington, DC 

May 18, 2009
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

May 19, 2009
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

June 8, 2009
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

June 27, 2009
National HIV Testing Day

August 23 - 26, 2009 
2009 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA

September 27, 2009 
Gay Men's HIV Awareness Day 

October 15, 2009
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

December 1, 2009
World AIDS Day

UPCOMING DEADLINES

March 9, 2009 
Transition from Prison to Community

March 20, 2009 
Cable Positive POP Award Applications Due

April 1 & October 1, 2009 
Tommy Hilfiger Foundation Grants for Health and Youth Proposals Due

July 10, 2009
2009 USCA Scholarship Applications Due

July 17, 2009
2009 USCA Early Participant Registrations Due

July 17, 2009
2009 USCA Early Exhibitor Registrations Due