Announcing the COVID-19 Conference: Prevention
IAS – the the International AIDS Society – to host dedicated virtual event on 2 February 2021
13 October 2020 (Geneva, Switzerland) - Recognizing the urgent need to advance the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IAS COVID-19 Conference: Prevention will feature the latest in prevention-related science, policy and practice. The conference will take place virtually on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, and will include invited-speaker sessions and abstract presentations.
“After the first IAS-hosted COVID-19 Conference in July 2020, I am excited to announce the second iteration that will help shape the global pandemic response,” Adeeba Kamarulzaman, IAS President and conference Co-Chair, said. “Many HIV professionals are leading the COVID-19 response in their respective countries and conducting related prevention research. We expect the meeting to further accelerate progress in the face of COVID-19.”
Amidst global efforts to develop a vaccine, this conference will examine all aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention, including non-pharmaceutical interventions, active and passive immunization and related science.
“As multiple vaccine trials are being conducted globally, it is essential to take stock, scrutinize efforts to date for their scientific validity, assess what we already know and what the gaps are, and inform the implications for policy makers around the world,” Linda-Gail Bekker, former IAS President and conference Co-Chair, said.
An organizing committee of six leading scientists will direct the IAS COVID-19 Conference: Prevention. They are:
Co-Chairs:
- Linda-Gail Bekker, (IAS Past President, University of Cape Town)
- Adeeba Kamarulzaman (IAS President, University of Malaya)
Committee Members:
- Susan Buchbinder (IAS Governing Council member, University of California)
- Beatriz Grinsztejn (IAS Governing Council member, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Jennifer Kates (IAS Treasurer, Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Sharon Lewin (IAS President-Elect, University of Melbourne)
Prevention research submissions for the conference will be accepted from 27 October to 24 November 2020 in the categories of: basic science; vaccines; non-pharmaceutical prevention; and global access and policy. Selected virtual oral presentation or e-posters will also be included in the programme.
Registration for the IAS COVID-19 Conference: Prevention opens on 4 November 2020. Those registered for the 4th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P // VIRTUAL), hosted during the same period as the COVID-19conference, will be automatically registered. More information is available at the conference website covid19.iasociety.org.
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IAS – the International AIDS Society - leads collective action on every front of the global HIV response through its membership base, scientific authority and convening power. Founded in 1988, the IAS is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members in more than 170 countries. Working with its members, the IAS advocates and drives urgent action to reduce the impact of HIV. The IAS is also the steward of the world’s most prestigious HIV conferences: the International AIDS Conference, the IAS Conference on HIV Science and the HIV Research for Prevention Conference. For more information, visit www.iasociety.org.
About the COVID-19 Conference: Prevention
The IAS launched the COVID-19 Conference in July 2020 to meet the urgent need to analyse research, review policy and exchange frontline experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also recognizes that many global experts working on HIV are also leading voices in SARS-CoV-2 research. The IAS COVID-19 Conference: Prevention will feature the latest in prevention-related science, policy and practice. The conference will take place virtually and will include invited-speaker sessions and abstract presentations.
SOURCE: https://covid19.iasociety.org/
Media contact:
Bijan Farnoudi
IAS Communications & Public Affairs Director
media@iasociety.org
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