The XVIII International AIDS Conference took place last week
in Vienna and many of the presentations are now available online. However, the conference
website can be somewhat challenging to navigate and the location of slides and
abstracts may not always be readily apparent. The first step is to download the
Microsoft Silverlight plug-in that is required to use the
programme-at-a-glance, where links to abstracts and slide presentations are
located (a download button will automatically appear on this page if you do not
have the plug-in). Once Silverlight is installed, all the sessions from each
day of the conference can be browsed. Clicking on a session title opens up a slightly
larger window with a “more info” link at the bottom right. Clicking on the
“more info” link then brings you to the page containing the full details of that
session, including all the presentation titles and abstracts. In many cases
there is a “slides and audio” link to the presentation in Flash plug-in format.
Although some presentation titles also have “Powerpoint” immediately to the
left, do not get discouraged if nothing happens when you click this link; if
you scroll further down the page, there is another section entitled
“Powerpoints presentations” and clicking the links in this section will
download the powerpoint slides.
As a short-cut, I’ve included direct links here to sessions
relevant to basic science and biomedical prevention.
MOPDB1: Issues in HIV Therapy and Resistance, Oral Poster Discussion, Monday
July 19, 1-2pm
MOSY05: Innate Immunity – Key to Control?, Symposium, Monday July 19, 2:30-4pm
MOAA01: Novel Therapeutic Strategies, Oral Abstract Session, Monday July 19,
4:30-6pm
TUSY02: Pathogenesis – The Battle of the Immune System, Symposium, Tuesday July
20, 11am-12:30pm
TUSS05: Safety and effectiveness of 1% Tenofovir Vaginal Microbicide Gel in
South African Women: Results of the CAPRISA 004 Trial, Special Session, Tuesday
July 20, 1-2pm
TUPDA1: Role of Dendritic Cells in HIV Infection, Oral Poster Discussion, Tuesday
July 20, 1-2pm
TUSY06: HIV Vaccines – Quo Vadis?, Symposium, Tuesday July 20, 2:30-4pm
TUAA01: Advances in Vaccine Development, Oral Abstract Session, Tuesday July
20, 4:30-6pm
WEAA01: Correlates of Immune Protection, Oral Abstract Session, Wednesday July
21, 11am-12:30pm
WEPDA1: Viral Persistence and Latency, Oral Poster Discussion, Wednesday July
21, 1-2pm
WESY07: Use of Antiretrovirals for Prevention: PrEP, PEP and ART, Symposium,
Wednesday July 21, 2:30-4pm
WEAA02: T-Cell Responses in HIV Infection, Oral Abstract Session, Wednesday
July 21, 2:30-4pm
WEAA03: Immune Activation and Inflammation, Oral Abstract Session, Wednesday
July 21, 4:30-6pm
THLBA1: Late Breaker Track A, Oral Abstract Session, Thursday July 22,
11am-12:30pm
THPDA1: Immune Dysfunctions, Oral Poster Discussion, Thursday July 22, 1-2pm
THAA01: Persistence of HIV Reservoirs, Oral Abstract Session, Thursday July 22,
2:30-4pm
THBS03: Understanding HIV Transmission Mechanisms: Microbicides and PrEP,
Thursday July 22, 4:30-6pm
FRAX01: It All Starts Here: Acute HIV Infection, Friday July 23, 11am-12:30pm
FRAA01: Mechanisms of Transmission, Friday July 23, 11am-12:30pm
FRPL02: Rapporteur Session, Friday July 23, 1-3:15pm
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