Conferences can help us learn how to expand our response to the epidemic.
Conferences
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The following links provide information on upcoming conferences for Federal grantees related to HIV prevention, HIV/AIDS care and treatment, and research. Other HIV/AIDS conferences and new media conferences are also listed below.
For more conferences related to HIV/AIDS, search the database
of The CDC National Prevention Information Network
(NPIN - the U.S. reference and referral service for information on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis).
Federal HIV/AIDS Conferences
HRSA
Ryan White Grantee Meeting ![]()
November 27-29, 2012
Washington, DC
Under the management of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Federal funds are awarded to agencies located around the country to deliver care to eligible individuals. This conference brings together the Ryan White Program grantees. To learn more, visit the 2012 conference site
and follow@ryanwhitecare on Twitter.
SAMHSA
For SAMHSA grantee events, please visit http://samhsa.gov/index.aspx
AIDS Conferences: Non-Federal
XIX International AIDS Conference ![]()
July 22-27, 2012
Washington, DC
With its return to the United States, The International AIDS Society
, the world's leading independent association of HIV professionals is expected to convene more than 25,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries, including more than 2,500 journalists. Click here to learn more about the US presence at AIDS 2012. Get the embed code for the USG@AIDS 2012 badge to the right of this paragraph.
US Conference on AIDS ![]()
September 30 - October 3, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
Honoring its roots in Las Vegas, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) will host the 16th annual conference to provide a forum for workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
National Coalition of STD Directors Annual Meeting ![]()
October 9-12, 2012
Washington, DC
This conference provides participants with meaningful information and practical insights regarding STD prevention and control.
New Media Conferences
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- Mobile Health

May 16-17, 2012
Palo Alto, CA
Attendees will learn how mobile technologies are improving the health of everyday people. The emphasis is on what works in mobile health to change behavior, right now. - Health Data Initiative Forum III: The Health Datapalooza

June 5-6, 2012
Washington, D.C.
The Health Data Initiative, launched in 2010 by the Institute of Medicine
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as the Community Health Data Initiative, is a public-private collaboration that encourages innovators to utilize health data to develop applications to raise awareness of health and health system performance and spark community action to improve health. This year’s conference brings together data experts, technology developers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, health care system leaders, CIOs, CTOs, and community advocates and includes keynote addresses, an Apps Expo, demonstrations of cutting-edge apps, and thought-provoking panel discussions. Among the Conference sponsors
are The Department of Health and Human Services and The Institute of Medicine. - Games for Health

June 12-14, 2012
Boston, MA
Game developers, health professionals, and leading researchers will convene to discover, brainstorm, and debate how videogame and videogames technologies can work to improve health and healthcare. - National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
August 7-9, 2012
Atlanta, GA
This conference brings together academia, public health researchers and practitioners from all levels of government and private sectors, and provides a forum for cross-disciplinary dialogue. It is an opportunity to meet with colleagues and shape the future of health communication, marketing, and media practice. Sponsors include CDC, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Public Health Information Coalition.























