5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

Location:
International Convention Centre - Cape Town, South Africa

Organizers:
International AIDS Society (IAS) and Dira Sengwe

As the fifth conference in this series, IAS 2009 will continue its strong emphasis on basic, clinical and biomedical prevention science. However, for the first time, the scientific programme also will include a fourth track on Operations Research. This newest feature underscores one of the defining characteristics of the IAS conference: to examine how scientific advances increase knowledge and are instrumental, through very practical ways, to reach populations which need new and improved methods to prevent, treat, and effectively confront the epidemic.

The urgent need for the rapid translation of science into practice is also one of the reasons South Africa, one of the most heavily affected countries in the world, was chosen to host IAS 2009. In 2000, Durban hosted the XIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2000), an event which is often considered to be a turning point in the international response to HIV/AIDS. Since that time, there have been many new developments in South Africa and the region as a whole. Being in Cape Town for IAS 2009 will enable the international scientific community to directly focus its attention on the continued challenges facing the region, as it did so successfully during AIDS 2000; and participants can maintain their support for the dynamic activism, creativity and innovation of South Africa’s people.

The truly international nature of the conference (with more than 133 countries represented in 2007) is an ideal opportunity for networking and collaboration.

View the conference programme.

See the list of speakers.

View the registration instructions.

See the affiliated events taking place from July 16 - 19, 2009.

IMPORTANT: During the conference, see online coverage including the full text of all accepted abstracts, speaker PowerPoint slides, speeches, e-posters, audio files and session summaries written by the conference rapporteurs.

(all info taken from www.ias2009.org)