Events

2024 HIV Vaccine Advocacy Academy

The 2024 HIV Vaccine Advocacy Academy, organized by the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise of IAS – the International AIDS Society, will award fellowships to 15 early- to mid-career advocates from central, eastern, southern or western Africa to take part in workshops on HIV vaccine-related advocacy with international experts.   

The 2024 academy will take place in Windhoek, Namibia, on 16-18 December. Selected participants will receive full travel support.   

The deadline for applications is 20 October, 23:59 CEST.  

 Unite to reach all with person-centred HIV prevention

This World AIDS Day, the IAS calls on the global community to Unite to reach all. Our theme emphasizes the critical importance of joining together and ensuring that everyone has access to HIV prevention services. This means that we must focus on the science and policies needed to implement person-centred service delivery approaches. We must ensure access to new biomedical advancements, notably long-acting or sustained-release HIV prevention technologies, such as injectables and the vaginal ring.  

Unlocking opportunities: How to navigate competitive scholarship applications

The IAS Youth Hub invites young people to join an interactive workshop, titled “Unlocking opportunities: How to navigate competitive scholarship applications”, on Tuesday, 3 December 2024, at 14:00-15:00 CET.

This workshop will:

Person-Centred Care Advocacy Academy

The Person-Centred Care Advocacy Academy will award fellowships to 15 advocates to engage in a series of interactive workshops. The academy is jointly organized by IAS – the International AIDS Society – and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), in partnership with Gilead Sciences. It is designed for individuals working in central, eastern, southern and western Africa who are interested in strengthening their advocacy skills to enhance person-centred service delivery initiatives.

The objectives are to:

Ask the experts: Hints and tips from successful Youth Hub Seed Grant applicants

The IAS Youth Hub invites young people up to the age of 30 years to join an “ask the experts” session, titled “Hints and tips from successful Youth Hub Seed Grant applicants”, on Tuesday, 19 November, at 14:00-15:00 CET.

This webinar will:

• Guide participants how to navigate the application process of the Youth Hub Seed Grant Programme.
• Offer participants space to ask former Youth Hub seed-grantees questions.

IAS change maker career forum

IAS change makers are invited to a career forum on Thursday, 14 November, from 14:00 to 15:00 CET on Zoom. Two human resources professionals will share guidance on how to write cover letters and CVs and excel in job interviews. The change makers will have the chance to engage with each other and ask the experts questions.

Invite-only event for IAS change makers.