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IAS announces plenary line-up for 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) 13 February 2015 (Geneva, Switzerland)—The International AIDS Society today announced the 12 plenary presentations that will lead the 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) held in Vancouver, Canada from 19-22 July 2015. This year’s conference, hosted in partnership with the University of British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, is expec...

12 December 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) – Today, The International AIDS Society (IAS) announced that Amsterdam, Netherlands will host the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018). AIDS 2018 will be held on 23-27 July 2018 at the Amsterdam RAI and is expected to bring together some 18,000 participants from around the world. “The Netherlands is a great example of what happens when a government supports outstanding science and embraces evidence-based HIV programmes in combination with a rob...

Collaboration to support advances in pediatric HIV treatment and care in low-resource settings 11 December 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) - As part of its continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV globally, the International AIDS Society (IAS) today announced a new collaboration with Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson in the IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) program. In support of CIPHER, Janssen is providing a grant to ac...

20 October 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The Institute of Medicine (IOM), announced today that Professor Chris Beyrer MD, MPH, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS) has been elected into its membership ranks. The election comes as the IOM gathers for its 44th annual meeting in Washington, DC. Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States, IOM acts as the health arm of the NAS and is recognized as a respected resource for independent, scientifical...

The Journal of the International AIDS Society is pleased to announce the publication of the special issue “Women and ARV-based prevention: opportunities and challenges” which addresses the wide-ranging issues around the use of current ARV-based HIV prevention methods, generally known as microbicides, for the prevention of HIV infection in women. View the supplement

Dr. Chris Beyrer (USA) of Johns Hopkins University becomes new President of the International AIDS Society as the 20th International AIDS Conference closes in Melbourne. Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker (South Africa) is new President-Elect and Dr. Anton Pozniak (UK) is re-elected Treasurer 25 July 2014 (Melbourne, Australia) – The International AIDS Society (IAS), convener of the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia, today announced Dr. Chris Beyrer as its new President...

25 July 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The International AIDS Society (IAS) honours Prof. Eric Goosby, Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with the IAS Presidential Award for his long-term commitment and leadership working in the HIV field at local, national and international levels. As Global AIDS Ambassador in the U.S. Department of State under the Obama administration, his leadership helped turn the emergency focus of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)...