< Back

Hosting AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference

Key information

  • Latin America and the Caribbean is the region that will host AIDS 2026.
  • A detailed bid proposal and budget are required only from shortlisted cities. Detailed bid proposals will not be considered at this stage.
  • The submission deadline for letters of intent was 15 July 2023.

Timeline of the bidding process

STEP 1: Letters of intent (LoIs) to host the conference

 

  • 15 July 2023
    Deadline for submission of letter of intent
  • August-September 2023
    Shortlisting process. The IAS Conference Committee will propose a shortlist of 2-3 destinations to be approved by the IAS Executive Board.

STEP 2: Detailed proposals by shortlisted candidate cities

 

  • October 2023
    The IAS sends a detailed request for proposal (RFP) to each shortlisted candidate.
  • 16 January 2024
    Deadline for submission of bids
  • January-February 2024
    Detailed technical analysis of bids
    Site visits
    Review and analysis of the bids by the IAS Conference Committee
  • Second quarter of 2024
    Confirmation of the successful host city for AIDS 2026 by the IAS Executive Board
  • Third quarter of 2024
    Announcement of the successful host city for AIDS 2026

Quick links to our activities

Closing scientific gaps

Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Towards an HIV Cure

Disseminating the latest research

IAS Educational Fund Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS)

Improving health services

Community-Led Monitoring Differentiated Service Delivery Heart of Stigma Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme Person-Centred Care Youth Hub

Conferences

International AIDS Conference IAS Conference on HIV Science HIV Research for Prevention Conference

Get involved

Become an IAS change maker Corporate Partnership Programme Me and My Healthcare Provider IAS membership

The IAS promotes the use of non-stigmatizing, people-first language. The translations are all automated in the interest of making our content as widely accessible as possible. Regretfully, they may not always adhere to the people-first language of the original version.