Important note: Information in this article was accurate in September 2001. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. IAVI Report - July / September 2001
All of us at IAVI are deeply saddened by the tragic events of 11 September. Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones.
As many of you know, IAVI's New York office is located only a few blocks from the World Trade Center, although far enough away to have been spared damage. We are fortunate to report that IAVI's staff and the visiting researchers attending a scientific advisory committee meeting at the time are all safe.
We extend our deepest thanks to partners, colleagues and friends around the world for their warm outpouring of concern and reassurances. Although headquartered in New York, IAVI is truly an international organization. Now more than ever we will need the support of our staff, consultants, partner organizations, colleagues and friends around the world, and we look forward to continuing to work with them towards the goal of finding a vaccine against AIDS.
Following the attack, lower Manhattan was closed for the week. We apologize for any delays in responding to messages during this time. While we were able to conduct limited operations in space generously provided by the Rockefeller Foundation, our electricity, phones and computer server were down. On 20 September, we reopened the New York office, after engineers certified that the building was structurally sound and services to the area had been restored.
The events of 11 September interrupted, but by no means halted, our global work. Our science programs continue in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and India, and our international network continues to build worldwide support for AIDS vaccine research and development.
These events have touched all of us very personally. Moving forward will not be easy, but it is essential. We especially regret that New York staff who had planned to attend the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Melbourne, where many of you will be reading this newsletter, are unable to attend, although other members of the IAVI international team will be present.
IAVI's mission—ensuring the development of safe, effective and accessible AIDS vaccines for the world—is one that affirms the value of every human life. The events of 11 September have reinforced for us the importance and urgency of this work.
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