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20 Key Tweets from the #AIDS2014 Conference


"20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), run by the International AIDS Society at the Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. "
Through July 25, the 2014 International AIDS Conference (IAC) conference is taking place in Melbourne, Australia. With over 14,000 delegates, including experts, religious leaders, scientists, writers, and staunch HIV/AIDS advocates in attendance, the #AIDS2014 conference in the yearly gathering of the minds who stand on the global forefront of the HIV/AIDS conversation. In light of last week’s tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, several have said the mood of the conference is sad and reserved as 100 AIDS scientists and researchers who were en route to the conference never made it.

Despite the tragedy, organizers assured delegates that the conference would continue as planned, “in recognition of our colleagues’ dedication to the fight against HIV/AIDS” as reported by ABCNews.com.  There have been several opportunities for attendees to reflect and mourn those in the community who were lost. Follow the hashtag through the end of the week at #AIDS2014.

Here are 20 tweets I found give a thorough glimpse of the conference thus far. 

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