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News from HIV Research for Prevention 2016 (HIVR4P)
Abstract submission, registration, and scholarship applications are now open for HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) 2016—the world's only scientific meeting dedicated exclusively to all forms of biomedical HIV prevention, including vaccines, treatment as prevention, microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and new and emerging forms of prevention. Plan now to join us for HIVR4P 2016, 17–20 October 2016 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Chicago, USA.
Through both abstract and non-abstract driven sessions, HIVR4P supports cross-fertilization between every field of HIV prevention research, while also providing a unique venue to discuss the findings, questions, and priorities specific to each. By bringing every major area of prevention research together, HIVR4P responds to a growing consensus that effective HIV prevention will require a combination of approaches.
HIVR4P represents a bold new way of reporting on, debating, and addressing HIV prevention research progress and challenges. More than 1,300 researchers, funders, policymakers, advocates, and journalists from 45 countries participated in the first biennial HIVR4P conference in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2014. This year, HIVR4P 2016 will take the field further into the future of prevention.
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NEW, EXPANDED CONFERENCE WEBSITE NOW OPEN!
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The new and expanded HIVR4P 2016 website is now open. Please bookmark our site: hivr4p.org, and check back often for conference news and program updates. You can also subscribe to receive future HIVR4P updates here.
Submit an abstract, apply for a scholarship, register to attend
Abstract submissions are now being accepted in 28 categories covering every dimension of HIV prevention research—from mucosal immunology and innate immunity to product acceptability and community engagement in research, and every aspect in between. Learn about submitting an abstract for presentation at HIVR4P 2016 here.
HIVR4P is dedicated to ensuring the participation of researchers, community activists, and civil society representatives in the conference, especially those from resource-limited settings and communities. Information about HIVR4P 2016 scholarship opportunities is available here.
Early bird registration rates are available now. Register to attend HIVR4P 2016 here.
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HIVR4P CONFERENCE CHAIRS IN THE NEWS
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HIVR4P Co-chair Nelly Mugo of the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi appeared on the BBC recently to explain the potential use of PrEP to help protect the estimated ¼ million couples in Kenya in which one member is HIV-positive and the other is negative. In the report, “Could HIV drugs give hope to couples with the disease,” Dr. Mugo explained the science behind PrEP, and discussed the implications of the Kenyan government’s recent approval of PrEP for use in the East African nation.
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HIVR4P PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
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The conference Program Organizing Committee (POC) works closely with the Co-Chairs to develop a balanced and representative program for HIVR4P. The POC includes 46 members reflecting different areas of biomedical prevention research, geography, and gender and career stage. Members of this diverse, global advisory committee of experts met January 19-21 in New York City to plan all aspects of the conference program, with a focus on symposia and plenary sessions.
HIVR4P’s unique, interactive session formats are designed to promote collaboration, exchange, and debate among and between researchers and advocates working across the spectrum of HIV prevention research. Through roundtables, symposia, crosscutting sessions, meet the expert sessions, and networking lunches, as well as more traditional scientific conference sessions, HIVR4P shares a unique commitment to exchange and interaction among attendees. This year, a series of rapporteur sessions will be added to the conference program, to help attendees keep up with the latest developments at sessions they were unable to attend. Learn more about all of our conference session formats here.
And watch our website, hivr4p.org, for more HIVR4P program updates.
Plan your HIVR4P satellite
More than 1,300 prevention researchers, funders, policymakers, advocates, and journalists are expected to attend HIVR4P 2016. Satellite sessions provide a critical opportunity to reach leaders in the field with program updates and perspectives, and thought-provoking news, information, and insights on HIV prevention opportunities and challenges.
Satellite sessions are held from 09:00 to 15:00 on the conference opening day, Monday 17 October, and from 09:00 to 12:00 on Friday, 21 October. More information on planning your satellite session is available on the HIVR4P satellite session resource page. Applications are open!.
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Partnering for Prevention is the theme of HIVR4P 2016. There is no better way for your organization to demonstrate its commitment to this principle than by joining the scientific, medical, philanthropic, and governmental organizations around the world that support the unique mission of HIVR4P: the world’s only scientific conference focused exclusively on HIV prevention research.
HIVR4P funding partners help keep conference registration fees low, support conference scholarships for more than 300 promising early career researchers, support diverse educational programming at HIVR4P, and much more. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please visit our partner resource page.
Don't miss updates from HIVR4P
There has never been a more dynamic, exciting, or challenging time in HIV prevention research than now. Keep on top of the news and receive planning updates from HIVR4P 2016 by signing up here.
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