Media registration

Journalists, photographers and videographers who are either employees of or on assignment for a recognized print, radio, broadcast or online consumer, medical, community-based or HIV service organization-sponsored media outlet.

Required documentation: 

1. Letter from your editor stating the purpose of your assignment at AIDS 2026 (on official company letterhead). If you are a freelance journalist, please provide a letter stating the purpose of your assignment(s) and what outlet(s) you are providing coverage for. 
2. A copy of your current press badge/media accreditation or two recent HIV- or global health-related articles with your byline (URLs or scanned copies of print pieces are accepted). Note: If original articles are not in English, please provide an English translation for review. Your byline must be clearly visible for our review.

Public-facing communications professionals attached to a recognized non-profit HIV research, advocacy or policy organization and whose work is directly related to supporting media coverage of presentations at AIDS 2026.

Required documentation:

1. A letter from the communications director of your non-profit organization stating the purpose of your assignment at AIDS 2026 (on official company letterhead). This letter must clarify that you will be attending AIDS 2026 to report on the conference in your public-facing communications or media role for your organization. 
2. Two samples of recent public-facing work produced for your organization (this can include blog posts and social media). This work should be related to HIV or global health more broadly. Note: If original samples are not in English, please provide an English translation for review. 

Social media influencers who make significant contributions to the HIV response. These influencers or content creators must be working in the HIV response and/or broader public health or have strong connections with key populations and have a social following of over 50,000 on X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and/or YouTube. 

Required documentation: 

1. A letter that briefly states what you plan to cover at AIDS 2026 and includes the URL links to your social media accounts, which must have over 50,000 followers in total.
2. Two samples of recent posts you have produced related to the field of HIV, broader public health or key populations. Note: If original samples are not in English, please provide an English translation for review.

Aceitamos e incentivamos inscrições de delegados de mídia local no Brasil e na América Latina que reportem em português e espanhol, bem como de mídia internacional que reporte em inglês. As inscrições para credenciamento de mídia e bolsas de participação para mídia devem ser preenchidas em inglês. Os candidatos que não sejam fluentes em inglês são incentivados a usar um tradutor online, como o Google Translate ou o DeepL, para traduzir a sua inscrição. As inscrições traduzidas não serão penalizadas por eventuais imprecisões no inglês.

Durante a AIDS 2026, tradutores de português e espanhol estarão disponíveis no local para a mídia. Todas as sessões da conferência contarão com serviços de tradução simultânea. 

Aceptamos y alentamos la inscripción de delegados de los medios de comunicación locales de Brasil y América Latina que informan en portugués y español, así como de medios internacionales que informan en inglés. Las solicitudes de acreditación y de becas para medios de comunicación deben completarse en inglés. Se recomienda a los solicitantes que no hablen inglés utilizar un traductor en línea, como Google Translate o DeepL, para traducir su solicitud. Las solicitudes traducidas no serán penalizadas si el inglés no es perfecto.

En AIDS 2026, habrá traductores de portugués y español disponibles en el recinto para los medios de comunicación. Todas las sesiones de la conferencia contarán con servicios de traducción simultánea.

AIDS 2026 media registration allows journalists, communications professionals and qualified social media influencers to attend and report from the world’s largest HIV conference. Accredited media can access all conference sessions, press events and online materials, depending on their registration type.

Media registration opens on 20 November 2025. You can register up until the first day of the conference, but early registration is strongly encouraged to avoid delays. 

Media registration for AIDS 2026 is free for accredited journalists and eligible public communications professionals or social media influencers. However, participants are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and other personal expenses.

All eligible candidates must complete and submit an online media registration form on their AIDS 2026 profile. 

Candidates must include work samples and support letters that align with the category in which they are currently active: 

Category 1 (Journalists, photographers and videographers) – Required documentation: 

1. Letter from your editor stating the purpose of your assignment at AIDS 2026 (on official company letterhead). If you are a freelance journalist, please provide a letter stating the purpose of your assignment(s) and what outlet(s) you are providing coverage for.
2. A copy of your current press badge/media accreditation or two recent HIV or global health-related articles with your byline (URLs or scanned copies of print pieces are accepted). Note: If original articles are not in English, please provide an English translation for review. Your byline must be clearly visible for our review. 

Category 2 (Public-facing communications professionals) – Required documentation: 

1. A letter from the communications director of your non-profit organization stating the purpose of your assignment at AIDS 2026 (on official company letterhead). This letter must clarify that you will be attending AIDS 2026 to report on the conference in your public-facing communications or media role for your organization.
2. Two samples of recent public-facing work produced for your organization (this can include blog posts and social media). This work should be related to HIV or global health more broadly. Note: If original samples are not in English, please provide an English translation for review. 

Category 3 (Social media influencers) – Required documentation: 

1. A letter that briefly states what you plan to cover at AIDS 2026 and includes the URL links to your social media accounts, which must have over 50,000 followers in total.
2. Two samples of recent posts you have produced related to the field of HIV, broader public health or key populations. Note: If original samples are not in English, please provide an English translation for review. 

Yes. If you registered for in-person attendance but can no longer travel, you can change your registration to virtual by emailing media@iasociety.org.

Registered media are encouraged to produce accurate, ethical and balanced reporting about AIDS 2026 sessions, research findings and global HIV response efforts. Journalists must comply with conference policies and embargo rules.

Yes. A limited number of media scholarships are available. Please see below for further information.

Aceitamos e incentivamos inscrições de delegados de mídia local no Brasil e na América Latina que reportem em português e espanhol, bem como de mídia internacional que reporte em inglês. As inscrições para credenciamento de mídia e bolsas de participação para mídia devem ser preenchidas em inglês. Os candidatos que não sejam fluentes em inglês são incentivados a usar um tradutor online, como o Google Translate ou o DeepL, para traduzir a sua inscrição. As inscrições traduzidas não serão penalizadas por eventuais imprecisões no inglês.

Durante a AIDS 2026, tradutores de português e espanhol estarão disponíveis no local para a mídia. Todas as sessões da conferência contarão com serviços de tradução simultânea. 

Aceptamos y alentamos la inscripción de delegados de los medios de comunicación locales de Brasil y América Latina que informan en portugués y español, así como de medios internacionales que informan en inglés. Las solicitudes de acreditación y de becas para medios de comunicación deben completarse en inglés. Se recomienda a los solicitantes que no hablen inglés utilizar un traductor en línea, como Google Translate o DeepL, para traducir su solicitud. Las solicitudes traducidas no serán penalizadas si el inglés no es perfecto.

En AIDS 2026, habrá traductores de portugués y español disponibles en el recinto para los medios de comunicación. Todas las sesiones de la conferencia contarán con servicios de traducción simultánea.