All research presented at IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, is embargoed
The conference embargo policy specifies that while authors may publish the fact that their abstract has been selected for inclusion in the conference programme, they may NOT share data from the abstract in any form (print, broadcast or online publication, media release or conference presentation) before its official release at IAS 2025.
There may be some cases in which organizations are legally or ethically required to report study outcomes before the conference embargo lifts (for example, when a clinical trial is stopped). In these cases, any public communications that address results may not disclose any data outcomes beyond saying that a trial has been concluded due to positive or negative outcomes. All public communications must also note that full details will be presented at IAS 2025. Please notify abstracts@ias2025.org before publicly communicating any such information.
As is the case with most scientific and medical conferences, IAS 2025 abstracts are released to delegates and media representatives under a strict embargo policy. A breakdown of the embargo policy for different types of abstracts is detailed below. All conference delegates, presenters and media agree to respect this policy.
The exact date on which the embargo lifts for all abstracts, including oral abstracts, posters and late breakers, will be announced in May 2025.
Embargo breaks by presenters
A conference committee will review any potential cases of embargo breaks by presenters. Embargo breaks by presenters may result in the removal of the abstract in question from the programme. This includes publication of the abstract data in a journal or public outlet before presentation at the conference.
Please direct any questions or concerns about the conference embargo policy for presenters to the IAS 2025 Abstracts team at abstracts@ias2025.org.
Embargo breaks by media
Journalists who receive embargoed information related to studies to be presented at IAS 2025 agree not to publish that information before the conference media embargo is lifted, regardless of the source or format of the information (including slides, press releases, abstracts and interviews). Violation of the embargo policy by a journalist will lead to one or more of the following measures:
- Suspension of the journalist’s conference credentials
- Removal of the journalist’s name from the IAS media distribution list for two years
- Refusal to award media credentials to the journalist for upcoming IAS conferences
Please direct any questions or concerns about the media embargo policy to the IAS 2025 Communications team at media@iasociety.org.