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The International AIDS Conference is the largest gathering of professionals working in the field of HIV, including people living with HIV and other leaders in the HIV response. It plays a fundamental role in shaping the global response to HIV and in keeping HIV and AIDS on the international political agenda.

Conference registration, individual hotel reservations, and abstract submissions will open in December 2011. As more details about these and other matters become available, they will be posted at www.aids2012.org.

Conference organization:
AIDS 2012 is convened by the International AIDS Society and the conference's permanent partners are the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+); the International Council of AIDS Service

The AIDS 2012 Conference Coordinating Committee (CCC) have selected Turning The Tide Together as the theme for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), which will be held in Washington, D.C. from 22 – 27 July 2012.

Turning The Tide Together reflects a unique moment in time, emphasizing that the AIDS epidemic has reached a defining moment. By acting decisively on recent scientific advances in HIV treatment and biomedical prevention, the momentum for a cure, and the continuing evidence of the ability to scale-up key interventions in the most-needed settings, we now have the potential to change the course of HIV and AIDS.

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Registration and Abstract Submissions for AIDS 2012 Now Open

Registration for the XIX International AIDS Conference is now open. All registrations for AIDS 2012 must be submitted through the online registration form. Before you can register, you need to create an online conference profile from which you can enter the registration system. If you already have a conference profile from previous IAS or AIDS conferences you can use the same login details.

For more information on registration, please visit AIDS 2012 Registration (http://www.aids2012.org/registration.aspx)

AIDS 2012 is now welcoming the submission of abstracts for original contribution to the field in the following five programme tracks:

Track A: Basic Science
Track B: Clinical Science
Track C: Epidemiology and Prevention Science
Track D: Social Science, Human Rights and Political Science
Track E: Implementation Science, Health Systems and Economics

For more information on how to submit an abstract, please visit AIDS 2012 Abstracts (http://www.aids2012.org/abstracts.aspx)

Applications for the following are also open:
•   AIDS 2012 Global Village: AIDS 2012 Global Village (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=429)
•   AIDS 2012 Youth Programme: AIDS 2012 Youth Programme (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=430)
•   AIDS 2012 Workshops: AIDS 2012 Workshops (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=479)
•   AIDS 2012 Satellites: AIDS 2012 Satellites (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=437)
•   AIDS 2012 Exhibition: AIDS 2012 Exhibitions (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=436)

Read more: AIDS 2012 Home (http://www.aids2012.org/)

International and Media Scholarship Programmes for International AIDS Conference - AIDS 2012.

The conference organizing partners are committed to making AIDS 2012 accessible to people from resource-limited settings, researchers globally, community activists and civil society representatives. Priority will be given to those whose participation will help enhance their work in their own communities, to those who are able to assist in the transfer of skills and knowledge acquired at the conference, and to those whose abstract, workshop or activity submission has been selected.

A very limited number of scholarships will also be available for media representatives from around the world. Media scholarship applicants will be asked to provide media accreditation and supporting documents.

Scholarship applications close on 15 February 2012.

Full information regarding the International Scholarship Programme and Media Scholarship Programme:
   AIDS 2012 Scholarships
(http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=376)

AFFILIATED INDEPENDENT EVENTS AT AIDS 2012

Affiliated independent events will support the vision and goals of the conference and address HIV, co-infections or issues faced by individuals or organizations affected by or responding to the epidemic. Organized by third parties, these events will take place outside the conference venue at times that do not conflict with the conference programme. Delegates should be aware that certain events will require pre-registration.

Please click here (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=467) to see the full list of affiliated independent events or for more information.

SATELLITE MEETINGS AND EXHIBITION SPACE APPLICATIONS

Satellite meetings take place in the conference centre but are fully organized and coordinated by the organization hosting the satellite (private company, government agency, institution or NGO). The contents and speakers of the satellite meetings will be reviewed by the programme committee to ensure that they meet the scientific and ethical principles of the conference.

Read more (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=437) about satellite meetings and to apply to host a satellite.

AIDS 2012 offers opportunities to both commercial and non-commercial organizations to showcase their products and services to the largest gathering of AIDS professionals in the world.

Read more (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=436) about and to apply for exhibition space at AIDS 2012.

FLIGHTS TO WASHINGTON, D.C., HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AND TOURS

Individual and group flight bookings can now be made online through the AIDS 2012 website. Full information on booking flights to Washington, D.C., is available here (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=444).

A large number of hotel rooms in various price categories have been secured in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore at preferential rates. Online accommodation bookings for both individual delegates and groups can be made here (http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=319). 

Optional tours before, during and after the conference will be available. Please
   AIDS 2012 Tours
(http://[url=http://www.aids2012.org/Default.aspx?pageId=412)]click here[/url] for more information about tours.

COMMERCIAL INVITATION

Download the AIDS 2012 Commercial Invitation (http://www.aids2012.org/WebContent/File/AIDS2012_Commercial_Invitation.pdf) which includes the list of sponsorship opportunities for the conference.

For additional information, please contact the secretariat at sponsorship@aids2012.org.