Please note that it is the delegate’s responsibility to investigate visa requirements for Germany and apply for a visa, if necessary. Delegates are advised to apply for their visa as soon as possible. For more information, please visit our Immigration page and Visa FAQs.

Registration fees

To encourage the broadest participation in the conference, the IAS has adjusted the registration fees to make the conference as accessible as possible.

The conference offers a four-tiered fee structure, with lower registration fees for delegates from upper-middle-income countries, lower-middle-income countries and low-income countries (based on the World Bank Classification) and students/postdocs/young persons.

To participate in AIDS 2024, delegates and students/postdocs/young persons can choose between two registration formats.

You are entitled to put USD 75 of your registration fee towards one of the following options:

• Two-year IAS membership: The two-year IAS membership will be activated following the conference. If you are already an IAS Member, your existing membership will be extended by two years. For more information, take a look at the IAS membership benefits.
• Conference scholarship fund: Your contribution will support the International AIDS Conference Scholarship Programme.

In person plus virtual

* To register as a student/postdoc, you must be at least 18 years old and present proof of full-time enrolment at a recognized university or college at both the time of registration and during AIDS 2024.

* To register as a young person, you must be between 18 and 25 years old (inclusive) and present proof of age (official identity card stating your age).

Conference registration is exempt from German VAT (§ 4 Nr. 22 UStG).

Virtual

* To register as a student/postdoc, you must be at least 18 years old and present proof of full-time enrolment at a recognized university or college at both the time of registration and during AIDS 2024.

* To register as a young person, you must be between 18 and 25 years old (inclusive) and present proof of age (official identity card stating your age).

Conference registration is exempt from German VAT (§ 4 Nr. 22 UStG).

To attend AIDS 2024 on their own, delegates must be at least 18 years old.

To attend the in-person conference, individuals under the age of 18 (as of 22 July 2024) must be registered as accompanying persons under the age of 18. The parent/guardian must submit and provide a copy of the completed parent/guardian consent form.

An accompanying person under the age of 18 must be with the registered regular delegate at all times when they are in the conference venue. The regular delegate they are accompanying will be held responsible for all actions of the accompanying person under the age of 18.

In addition, accompanying persons under the age of 18 may be asked to provide official photo identification (for example, passport, student ID) confirming their age.

This registration fee for an accompanying person under the age of 18 includes in-person access to all conference sessions, satellite sessions, poster discussion sessions, the exhibition, the Global Village, and pre-conference meetings.

You can register up to two accompanying persons under the age of 18.

Conference registration is exempt from German VAT (§ 4 Nr. 22 UStG).

Change of registration format

AIDS 2024 allows you to change your registration to virtual or in person plus virtual as follows:

• If there is a change from in-person plus virtual registration to virtual registration, the difference will be refunded free of charge until 14 May 2024. After this date, all refunds are subject to a USD 65 handling fee. 
• If there is a change from virtual registration to in-person plus virtual registration, the difference will be charged.

Letter of invitation

If you require a letter of invitation for visa purposes, please check the box, “Please send a letter of invitation to my preferred and alternative (if provided) email address after you have received my registration and payment in full and after all required supporting documents have been received and approved (if applicable)”, while completing the AIDS 2024 registration form. Alternatively, contact the AIDS 2024 Registration team.

Delegates, accompanying persons under the age of 18, students/postdocs/young persons and exhibitors must register for the conference, pay in full and submit any required supporting documents (if applicable) before a letter of invitation is issued.

Click here for further details regarding the letter of invitation.

Terms and conditions

Find the AIDS 2024 terms and conditions for delegates, media and groups below:

Delegates Media Groups