Hi all - this comes from the DC Area HIV/AIDS Community Advisory
Boards for HIV/AIDS Research.

Read the whole letter on the website: http://www.aidsvaccine.org

and PLEASE consider signing on to the letter by filling out the
online form - THANKS!

David Mariner

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It has come to our attention that there are significant
inconsistencies across the DAIDS funded HIV/AIDS Research networks,
and across other NIH funded HIV/AIDS research, in how data is
collected with regards to sex and gender.

Three Washington DC area community advisory boards (CABs) have been
discussing this issue and have written a joint letter on this issue
which we plan to submit to the DAIDS Cross CAB working group for
their consideration. The three CABs are: The Capital Area Vaccine
Effort which serves as the community CAB for the NIH Vaccine Research
Center, The Georgetown University Medical Center CAB which is part of
the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, and the Washington VA Medical Center
CAB, which is part of the International Network for Strategic
Initiatives in Global HIV Trials.

We realize that this is an issue that extends beyond the District of
Columbia. To that end, we are placing the letter online and
encouraging other individuals and community advisory boards to sign
on to the letter before it is presented to the Cross CAB working
Group. This letter will remain on the website until May 11th. It will
then be submitted on May 14th.

We encourage you to print out the letter and related information from
this website and discuss it with your local CAB. We encourage
supportive individuals or community advisory boards to sign on to
this letter on or before May 11th. You can sign on to the letter by
filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

Joseph Hall, on behalf of the Washington VA Medical Center CAB
Wayne Dicks, on behalf of Georgetown University Medical Center CAB
Colin Gillespie, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
Zenovia Wright, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
Kofi Akomeah, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort.

Find out more at http://www.aidsvaccine.org