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Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - June 30, 2004
Activists up in arms: HIV/Aids advocates in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday protested against the high cost of registration for the upcoming XV International Aids Conference, saying that "thousands of key voices" on HIV/Aids "would not be heard" because of the fees, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
The early registration fee for the conference, themed Access for All, was $800 and standard registration was $900; however, after May 1 the fee rose to $1 000, which comes to $1 250 including Thai tax.
Although the fees include access to all sessions and copies of related documents, meals and accommodation are not included in the price.
Karyn Kaplan of the Thai Aids Treatment Action Group said: "It's access for all except if you're a poor person." She added: "It's one of the most expensive Aids conferences to date, which is ironic given that this is in a developing country."
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