• ILGLaw:
  R. Douglas Elliott, President
• Canada's Judiciary:
  Chief Justice McMurtry
• Faculty of Law, University of Toronto:
  Professor Lorraine Weinrib
• Government of Canada:
  Hon. Wm. Graham, MP, Minister of National Defence
• Government of Ontario:
  Hon. Michael Bryant, Attorney General of Ontario
  Hon. Geo. Smitherman, MPP, Minister of Health

This plenary will discuss some of the important human rights challenges in the struggle with HIV. Topics will include access to treatment, the links to homophobia and gender issues.

Larry Peloso's 2002 documentary about Marc Hall. Marc was a Catholic high school student who fought a legal battle to attend his school's graduation dance with a same sex date.

• 4.1 Regional Roundup from the South: Australia and South America
  Moderators: Rodney Croome, German Rincon Perfetti

• 4.2 Regional Roundup: Middle East/ Africa
  Moderators: Lisa Forman, Aeyal Gross
  Panelists: Cary Johnson, Yuval Merin
• 2.1 Right to Sexuality: “Lobby and Litigating on the World Stage”
  Co-moderators: Helmut Graupner, Kim Vance
  Panelists: Rodney Croome, John Fisher, Rob Wintemute
  

  In this workshop, panelists will talk about the role of international law and international institutions in advancing our equality agenda. Topics will include the status and future of the “Brazilian resolution”, and the role of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Experts will also discuss strategies for using international tribunals such as the European Court of Human Rights.

• 3.1 Right to Love ­“Getting Rights Right”
  Moderator: Lorraine Weinrib
  Panelists: David Cruz, Kathy Lahey, Nancy Polikoff

  Are we on the right track to rights? Leading thinkers take a critical look at the arguments being advanced and the courts' analyses in family recognition cases.

• 2.2 Right to Sexuality: “The Right to Work” sponsored by the Canadian Auto-Workers' Union
  Moderator: Stefano Fabeni
  Panelists: Cynthia Petersen, Maria Gigliola Togniollo

  Employment discrimination has been a chronic problem for sexual minorities. Despite advances in some countries, problems persist especially for transgendered persons. This workshop will explore strategies for uncovering and challenging workplace discrimination, including the important role to be played by trade unions.

• 4.3 Regional Roundup: Asia
  Moderators: Aditya Bondyopadhyay, Magdalena Lepiten