Upcoming Events

• CCA 2005 Business Summit - Building Partnerships
  June 21-24, 2005
  Baltimore Waterfront Hotel
  Baltimore, Maryland
  
  The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will host its fifth biennial U.S-Africa Business Summit that will help advance, in tangible terms, our common ambition of strengthening trade and investment ties between the United States and Africa. Registration and updated Summit information available here...

Past Events

• Applied Technology Forum on HIV/AIDS and Healthcare Delivery
  Wednesday March 9, 2005
  8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  Development Gateway offices (1889 F Street, NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20006)
  
  The CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative, in collaboration with VOXIVA, BroadReach Healthcare, Development Gateway Foundation and Bridges.org, will convene CCA members, our partners and invited guests representing the communications and the digital and information technology industries to discuss the creation of new markets, the expansion of current markets, and innovative applications for existing technologies for healthcare delivery in Africa.
  
  View the event information; including final agenda, press release, meeting summary and participant list.
  

• Women in Literature: HIV/AIDS Journaling Workshops
  Saturdays, January 8 - February 26, 2004
  CCA Offices

In this awareness writing group project, women of African descent will explore and share experiences of being affected by or infected with HIV.The workshop group, facilitated by a professional writer, will meet every Saturday from 10:00-11:30 am for seven weeks and will be built around a weekly writing assignment and brief “in class” exercises. Each assignment will contribute toward a final, finished work, which will be a story/narrative about whatever aspect the writer wishes to express concerning her HIV/AIDS experience. Learn more...

 

 

• World AIDS Day
  December, 1, 2004
  World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on 1 December. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic — and brings into focus remaining challenges. World AIDS Day 2004 focuses on women, girls, and HIV and AIDS, the theme for the World AIDS Campaign 2004.

• HIV/AIDS Charity Golf Tournament
  November 7-10, 2004
  Bayonet Blackhorse Country Club
  Monterey Bay, CA
  This event, organized by CCA and hosted by David Frost Wines, brings members of the business community together to raise awareness around HIV/AIDS. The funds raised will be used to match grant funding for the CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative.

• Elton John Dinner Concert and Smash Hits Tennis Tournament
  October 10-11, 2004
  Newport Beach, CA
  This annual dinner concert and Smash Hits TeamTennis tournament is hosted by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the National AIDS Fund and the Corporate Council on Africa to raise awareness and funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS.

• Cameroon - SIDA Entreprises Meeting
  September 23-24, 2004
  Douala, Cameroon
  The HIV/AIDS and Business Forum was organized by two French organizations, CIAN (The French Council of Investors in Africa) and SIDA Entreprise with the collaboration of the Cameroonian Business Council called PCGE (La Plate-forme de Coordination Groupe des Entreprises du Cameroun).

• XV International HIV/AIDS Conference
  July 11-16, 2004
  Bangkok Thailand
  The XV International AIDS Conference links community and science to galvanize the world’s response to HIV/AIDS through increased commitment, leadership and accountability. The theme Access for All reflects the need for all groups, including scientists, community workers and leaders, from all levels, from the field, the public and private sectors, to have access to all resources developed after 20 years of living with HIV/AIDS. View daily conference coverage on KaiserNetwork.org

• Malawi Private Sector Mobilization Sub-regional Forum
  June 14-17, 2004
  Blantyre, Malawi
  The Malawi Forum is the third in a series of four conferences designed to develop innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The series is jointly sponsored by the World Bank Multi-Country AIDS Program, UNAIDS, the World Economic Forum 's Global Health Initiative and CCA.

• Ebony Coca-Cola Festival: A Celebration of Africa
  June 3-6, 2004
  Goree Island, Senegal
  The Ebony Coca-Cola Festival seeks to raise HIV/AIDS awareness and celebrate the hope, spirit and cultures of the African people. This event is sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company and UNAIDS, and will engage African youth in the promotion of HIVAIDS education and awareness in Africa. The proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to an HIV/AIDS orphanage in Senegal. View the Coca-Cola news release from the event.