General Information

The European HIV/AIDS & Infectious Diseases Academy (http://www.aidsacademy.org/index/) and The National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” (http://www.mateibals.ro/ ) are organizing the 6th National Congress HIV/AIDS, May 17-19, 2012. We wish this edition to reflect to a larger extent the international vocation of the Academy with a focus on Central European topics. Official letters of invitation will be provided by request to the registered participants. The European Society for Antiviral Resistance (ESAR) (www.esar-society.eu ) is endorsing the event.

The official language of the congress is English. Oral presentations and slides are to be made in English.

The congress fee is 100 EURO (or equivalent in RON); tax free registration will be available on request for presenting authors. The participation fee for participants should be paid to the “Matei Balş” Foundation accounts:  BCR (Romanian Commercial Bank), Stefan cel Mare Branch - SWIFT Code: RNCB-ROBU:

  • RO98RNCB0078007082080001 - for Romanian currency (RON);
  • RO71RNCB0078007082080002 - for Euro.
 Please mention for the HIV/AIDS Congress.
Participants should send the fee payment proof by:
  • Fax number - ++40213186090 - (please mention "for HIV/AIDS Congress")
  • E-mail: attached document at: congreshiv@mateibals.ro

Contact

Abstract submission

Participants are encouraged to prepare abstracts on the topics of epidemiology, co-infections, phylogeny, resistance and tropism, metabolic complications, neuroHIV; submission is open starting January 1st, 2012. The abstract text will be up to 2500 characters, including spaces. No tables and charts are allowed. Stating a preference for oral or poster presentation is recommended, but the final decision is made by the scientific committee. The time allowed for oral presentation is 10 minutes. The poster dimensions are 90/120cm.

Venue and accommodation

The city of Sibiu (http://www.turism.sibiu.ro/index_en.php) will host the event. We trust that the cultural resources of the city will contribute to the success of our meeting. We intend to offer to those interested a cultural evening and a visit to one of the neighboring medieval fortified churches (http://www.fortified-churches.com/). Not least, the access to the congress is facilitated by the city being served by an international airport.  The congress recommended hotels are Hotel Ramada Sibiu (site of the event; http://www.ramadasibiu.ro/), Ibis Hotel Sibiu (http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-6806-ibis-sibiu/index.shtml) and hotel Hilton Sibiu (http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SBZHIHI-Hilton-Sibiu/index.do). Details about reservations as well as free of charge accommodation for authors will be available soon on this site.

Important dates:

  • 1st of January 2012:  registrations, abstract submission open
  • 1st of March 2012: deadline for abstract submissions
  • 1st of April: abstract acceptance e-mailed

Confirmed speakers:

  • Scott Letendre MD, UC San Diego Medical Center, USA
  • Douglas Richman MD, University of California, San Diego, USA
  • François Simon MD, Saint-Louis Hospital-APHP, Paris, France
  • Mark A. Wainberg, Ph.D, McGill University AIDS Centre and McGill University in Montreal, Canada
  • Annemarie Wensing, MD, PhD, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Nederlands
  • Mike Youle MB ChB, HIV Clinical Research, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
  • Cristian Achim MD, PhD, UC San Diego Medical Center, USA
  • Ronald Ellis MD, PhD, UC San Diego Medical Center, USA

Sessions:

  • HIV epidemiology
  • Co-infections
  • Phylogeny
  • Resistance and tropism
  • Metabolic complications
  • NeuroHIV

See you next year in Sibiu!

President of the Congress:
Prof. Adrian Streinu-Cercel MD, PhD, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balş”, Chairman of the National AIDS Committee

On behalf of the Organizing Committee:
Dan Otelea MD, PhD, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balş”