Aug. 19: AIDSmeds in Mexico: Notes From the XVII International AIDS Conference
	The largest gathering of AIDS experts concluded August 8 with a number of new findings that will undoubtedly impact HIV prevention and treatment, both here and abroad, for years to come. We present highlights from our coverage of the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.

	Jul. 29: The South Rises Again
	The Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) issued an update to its 2002 Southern States Manifesto, highlighting both the encouraging progress made against the HIV epidemic in the South and the daunting work that remains to be done. SAC co-chairperson Kathie Hiers shares with POZ her dream that activists will unite next year to help heal a part of the country most severely ravaged by the epidemic.

	Jul. 22: Loreen Willenberg: In Search of (Other) HIV Controllers
	It took Loreen Willenberg nearly 10 years after her HIV diagnosis to write “I am HIV-positive.” When her name first appeared in the March 2001 issue of POZ, Willenberg was still closeted in her small town life working as a landscaper. Five years later, her name and her story were all over the world press as a spokesperson for an international HIV study. Now she is launching a foundation and website to attract others to the study and help them enter clinical trials. Willenberg tells POZ what happened between 1992 and 2006 to convince her to shed her veil of anonymity and become a world-class HIV advocate.