[Viva] Fwd: Announcing the COVID-19 Conference

[Margarite Sanchez]

The IAS conference is virtual this year.
Registration in free

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Date: Fri, May 1, 2020 at 5:39 AM
Subject: Announcing the COVID-19 Conference
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The International AIDS Society (IAS) will host a virtual COVID-19
Conference on breaking COVID-19 research, policy analysis and frontline
experience.
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The International AIDS Society (IAS) will host a virtual COVID-19 Conference
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on breaking COVID-19 research, policy analysis and frontline experience.
The conference will take place on 10-11 July 2020*, concluding *AIDS 2020:
Virtual*.
REGISTER FOR FREE
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*Delegates already registered for AIDS 2020: Virtual are automatically
registered to attend the COVID-19 Conference.*
In recognition of the urgent need to analyse the latest science, policy and
practice related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual COVID-19
Conference will feature a free-of-charge, stand-alone programme of plenary,
invited-speaker and abstract-driven sessions.

Many of the global experts gathering for *AIDS 2020: Virtual
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also leading voices in SARS-CoV-2 virology, immunology, vaccines, clinical
care and therapeutic guidelines, and trials. The virtual conference will
provide a unique opportunity to help shape the evolving global response to
COVID-19.

Read the full statement by IAS President Anton Pozniak here
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*CONFIRMED SPEAKERS*
Among other experts working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, the
list of confirmed speakers include:

* Ambassador Deborah Birx, MD*, United States
US White House COVID-19 Task Force Member

 *Dr Anthony Fauci*, United States
US White House COVID-19 Task Force Member

*Professor Salim Abdool Karim,* South Africa
Director of CAPRISA and Chair of the South African Ministry of Health
COVID-19 Advisory Committee/COVID-19 MAC
*SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT*

COVID-19 abstract submissions, including exploratory studies, are now open
until *Monday, 25 May 2020*. Abstracts for the COVID-19 Conference will be
considered in one of the following tracks:

   - *Track A:* Basic science, pathogenesis, virology, immunology,
   inflammation
   - *Track B: *Clinical science, testing (RT-PCR and serologic) and
   diagnoses, natural history, clinical care, ARDS care, therapeutics
   - *Track C:* Epidemiology, transmission dynamics, prevention, vaccines
   - *Track D:* Public health responses including physical distancing and
   community level efforts, programmes, policies, lifting restrictions,
   modelling
   - *Track E:* Social, economic, political, human rights impacts of the
   pandemic and the response.

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*A COMMENT IN THE LANCET*

"The IAS Virtual COVID-19 Conference at *AIDS 2020: Virtual* will be the
first international gathering on COVID-19 for all the many stakeholders,
including affected communities, in the emerging response."
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For more information, visit the official COVID-19 Conference FAQs
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**For delegates in certain time zones, the conference will run into
Saturday, 11 July 2020.*
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