More than 6,000 HIV experts will gather in Berlin for the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science – arguably the most influential meeting on HIV research in the world.
The event will take place at City Cube 18-21 July, 2021.
The conference brings together scientists, medical and health experts from more than 140 countries to discuss critical advances in research and innovative technologies in HIV prevention.
The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the largest international HIV association.
“Berlin will be host city for the IAS Conference on HIV Science 2021. The IAS decision for Berlin strengthens the German capital’s profile as a major congress metropolis”, said Iris Lanz, head of the visitBerlin Berlin Convention Office. “This also further underlines Berlin’s growing international reputation as a venue for medical congresses and events.”
Tourism agency visitBerlin and its Berlin Convention Office worked together with the Federal Ministry of Health, the German AIDS Society, the German Healthcare Partnership, the Berlin Senate Chancellery and other partners to bid for the event. In winning the bid, Berlin joins previous hosts Cape Town, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sydney, Vancouver and Mexico City.
Berlin’s economy is increasingly benefitting from the congress sector, and has heightened its profile as a location for the important sector of medical conferences. In 2018, the medicine, pharmaceuticals, and health sector accounted for 22 per cent of all congresses held in the city.
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