International AIDS Conference

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Education, networking and the promotion of best practice are essential to enhancing the response to HIV/AIDS. IAS conferences provide opportunities to share experience, and increase the knowledge and expertise of professionals working in HIV/AIDS.

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the custodian of the International AIDS Conference, the largest regular conference on any health or development issue. These prestigious conferences provide a unique forum for the interaction of science, community and leadership, and strengthen an evidence-based policy and programmatic response to the epidemic. The conferences also provide an opportunity to intensify political and financial commitments to AIDS, and include the largest international conference scholarship programme in HIV/AIDS.

These conferences started in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They were held annually until 1994 when they became biennial. Below is the list of conferences and their venue:

Year	Number	Venue	Theme
1985	I	Atlanta, GA, USA	none
1986	II	Paris, France	none
1987	III	Washington, D.C., USA	none
1988	IV	Stockholm, Sweden	none
1989	V	Montreal, Canada	The Scientific and Social Challenge of AIDS
1990	VI	San Francisco, CA, USA	AIDS in the Nineties: From Science to Policy
1991	VII	Florence, Italy	Science Challenging AIDS
1992	VIII	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	A World United Against AIDS
1993	IX	Berlin, Germany	none
1994	X	Yokohama, Japan	The Global Challenge of AIDS: Together for the future
1996	XI	Vancouver, Canada	One World One Hope
1998	XII	Geneva, Switzerland	Bridging the Gap (Conference website)
2000	XIII	Durban, South Africa	Breaking the Silence
2002	XIV	Barcelona, Spain	Knowledge and Commitment for Action
2004	XV	Bangkok, Thailand	Access for All (Conference website)
2006	XVI	Toronto, Canada	Time to Deliver (Conference website)
2008	XVII	Mexico City, Mexico	Universal Action Now (Conference website)
2010	XVIII	Tba at AIDS 2008

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