The 2014 SHINE Conference, One Step Closer to HIV Elimination: Voices from the Next Generation of Advocates, Practitioners and Researchers, was held on Friday, November 7 in the SSA Lobby.

Here is some media regarding the event:

Windy City Media Group
Conferences ‘shines’ light on potential end of HIV tunnel

The University of Chicago CCHE in Partnership with Care2Prevent and Father Mario Balenciaga
Presents:

PARAGON IV: PrEP for the Party
In Honor of WORLD AIDS DAY
Friday, December 19, 2014
School of Social Service Administration (SSA), 969 E. 60th St. Chicago

Admission and tables are free, doors open at 7:00pm.

– Health Services and Table Decorations from 7:00 – 8:30pm
– Legends, Statements, and Stars at 8:30pm
– Ball Time from 9pm-Midnight

Email Mari Balenci for info or reservation.

This event is sponsored by:

The University of Chicago Care 2 Prevent (C2P)
The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
The University of Chicago Medicine
The University of Chicago STI/HIV Intervention Network

The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and SHINE Network invite you to:

ONE STEP CLOSER TO HIV ELIMINATION: VOICES FROM THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATES, PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS

Friday, November 7, 2014, 9 am – 1pm

Registration and Continental Breakfast begins at 8:30 am
Open to the public and free of charge; lunch will be provided.
The School of Social Service Administration Lobby, 969 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Rae Lewis-Thornton, Emmy Award winning AIDS Activist and Expert in Social Media for Social Change
Lewis-Thornton has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, been featured in Essence Magazine and the Washington Post, and is the author of the award winning blog, Diva Living With AIDS.
View Rae Lewis-Thornton’s biography here.

See the agenda and presenter biographies.

Registration is now closed.

For any questions, please call 773-702-9700 for more information.
Persons with a disability who may require special assistance should call 773.702.9700 by October 31.

This event is sponsored by:

The Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS)
The Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3)
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago
The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
The University of Chicago Medicine Urban Health Initiative
The University of Chicago Urban Network

ONE STEP CLOSER TO HIV ELIMINATION: VOICES FROM THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATES, PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS

The focus of this year’s conference is on the prevention and intervention efforts of community-based agencies, post-doctoral fellows, students and other trainees working towards reducing and eliminating new HIV infections among vulnerable populations.

The Program Committee values interdisciplinary collaboration and the participation of practitioners, advocates and researchers. We also invite graduate and undergraduate student submissions. Empirical, theoretical, methodological, and programmatic submissions are welcome.

FUEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS:

A WORLD AIDS DAY MINI BALL DELUXE

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO BLACK GAY MEN’S CAUCUS & THE LEGENDARY FATHER MARIO BALENCIAGA

Friday, December 6th
6pm – Midnight
969 E. 60th St., Chicago

This is a free event!

For more information and table reservations, email paragon@uchicago.edu.

Learn more about Fuel at their facebook page: www.facebook.com/fuelchicago

SPONSORED BY:

AbbVie
Care 2 Prevent @ University of Chicago
The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
SHINE
University of Chicago Medicine

Click here to view the powerpoint from Judy Auerbach’s keynote presentation.

Follow this link to view photos from the 2013 SHINE Conference.

Confab examines STIs and HIV among youth, Windy City Times (November 12, 2013)

Public conference Friday strikes at ‘youth epidemic’ of HIV and STIs, Medill Report(November 6, 2013) Annual Youth Conference Focuses on Sexually Transmitted Infections, DNAinfo Chicago (November 4, 2013)

SHINE a light: 
Empower youth to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, UChicago News(October 30, 2013)

The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, SHINE Network,
Access Community Health Network, and the Gary Comer Youth Center invite you to:

“BUILDING BOLD INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE STIS/HIV AMONG YOUTH”

November 8, 2013, 9 am – 4 pm
Registration and Continental Breakfast begins at 8:30 am
The Gary Comer Youth Center
7200 S. Ingleside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
“Social Drivers of STI/HIV Infections Among Youth”

Judith D. Auerbach, PhD
Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Francisco

Read Panelist Biographies

Open to the public and free of charge; lunch will be provided.
Registration is required, click here to register

For any questions, please call 773-702-9700 for more information or check this webpage for updates.

Persons with a disability who may require special assistance should call 773.702.9700 by November 1.

Sponsored by:
Access Community Health Network
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago
The Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
Ci3
The Gary Comer Youth Center
The University of Chicago Medicine Urban Health Initiative
The UChicago SSA Center for Health Administration Studies
The University of Chicago Urban Network

AGENDA and SPEAKER LIST

8:00 – 9:00   Check-in

8:30   Light breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 am  Welcome: Greg Mooney, MBA, Executive Director, Comer Science & Education Foundation/Gary Comer Youth Center

9:15 – 10:15 am  Panel 1: Youth and Community Violence

Moderator: Dexter Voisin, PhD, Professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA)

Panelists

1. Nanette Benbow, MAS, Deputy Commissioner for HIV and STI Services, Chicago Department of Public Health;
2. Danny Davis, PhD, U.S. Representative for the 7^thCongressional District of Illinois;
3. Mariame Kaba, Director Project NIA;
4. Cathy Krieger, AM ‘79, MBA ’91 (Booth), President and CEO, The Children’s Place Association;
5. Alfonza Wysinger, First Deputy Superintendent, Chicago Police Department.

10:20 – 11:20 am   Panel 2: Youth and Mental Health

Moderator:  Alida Bouris, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago SSA

Panelists:

1. Felicia Davis, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement
2. Deborah Gorman-Smith, PhD, Professor, Principal Investigator and Director of the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention, University of Chicago SSA;
3. Matt Richards, Manager of Community Programs and Prevention, Care2Prevent, University of Chicago Medicine;
4. Suzanne Snyder, AM ‘87, MDiv, LCSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, Access Community Health Network.

11:25 am – 12:25 pm   Panel 3: New Media

Moderator: John Schneider, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, Departments of Health Studies and Medicine, Director, Global Health Programs

Panelists:

1. Seed Lynn, Ci3, University of Chicago;
2. Rod McCullom, Writer, Producer, Broadcaster;
3. Robin Robinson, Fox Chicago News Anchor;
4. Tim’m West, Spoken Word Artist/AIDS Activist; Director of Youth Programs at Center On Halsted.

12:25 – 1:15 pm   Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 pm   Panel 4: Adapting Evidenced-based Interventions for Youth

Moderator: Kischa Hampton, MSW, Director, Preventive & Behavioral Health, Access Community Health Network

Panelists:

1. Monica Longmire, MHA, Supervisor, Preventive & Behavioral Health, Access Community Health Network;
2. Harold Pollack, PhD, Helen Ross Professor, University of Chicago SSA; University of Chicago Crime Lab, B.A.M. (Becoming a Man);
3. Pastor Chris Harris, CEO and Founder, Bright Star Community Outreach;
4. Keith Green, MSW, SSA Doctoral student; Chair, Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus.

2:15 – 2:20 pm   Introduction of Keynote Speaker: John Schneider, MD

2:20 – 3:15 pm   Keynote speaker: Judy Auerbach, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Francisco “Social Drivers of STI/HIV Infections Among Youth”

3:15 pm   Closing Remarks: Dexter Voisin, PhD

3:15 – 4:00 pm   Performance: Tim’m West

4:00 – 4:40 pm   Closing Ceremony: South Shore Drill Team

Fuel at the Uiversity of Chicago in partnership with Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus & Legendary Father Mario Balenciaga presents

PARAGON II A WORLD AIDS DAY MINI BALL DELUXE

Friday, December 7
7PM – midnight
969 E. 60th St., Chicago

7:00 Table Decorations and Health Village
Offering free flu shots, HIV testing, doc chats, mental health screenings, & safe sex gift bags
8:30 Legends, Statements & Stars
9:00 Ball Time
Commentators: Legendary Neiman Marcus Escada, Memphis Khan, & Adonis Escada

FREE EVENT 

Email paragon@uchicago.edu for information & table reservations
www.facebook.com/fuelchicago
Sponsored by: Abbott; Department of Public Health Chicago; Care 2 Prevent; and University of Chicago Medicine

Download a PDF of the event flyer for details.