Welcome to
The 16th AIDSImpact Conference Casablanca, Morocco
26th–28th May 2025
As time goes by – HIV Community and Science Mobilization!
As time goes by we mark the ongoing challenges for people living with HIV. With a long lens on the evolving reality the world is changing, countries face multiple crises and people living with HIV have evolving and complex needs. This conference will gather in the vibrant city of Casablanca to explore the psychosocial aspects of HIV across the age spectrum.
The Casablanca conference will harmonise community and science mobilization for elements of prevention, treatment, care and policy. We are excited to welcome our delegates to this cutting edge meeting. Given the location our English language conference will have a French provision in order to resonate globally and regionally.
The three day meeting will be held from 26th – 28th May 2025. Dr Mehdi Karkouri has been appointed as conference chair and his local team are eagerly preparing AIDSImpact 2025.
Registration will open soon and to log your interest for notifications please register here.
Registration and Abstract subbmision are now open for AIDSImpact 2025, sign up now!
About AIDSImpact
AIDSImpact is an international behavioural and biopsychosocial science conference that addresses issues related to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care, focusing both globally and on specific communities and countries hardest hit by the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
AIDSImpact first convened in Amsterdam in 1991.
Each AIDSImpact meeting attracts delegates new to the field as well as a core group of loyal psychosocial and behavioural researchers, care providers, health care workers. prevention workers, community members and policy makers from universities, health services, community providers and institutes across all five continents who use the biannual meeting to present their studies, interventions and prevention schemes.
AIDSImpact has evolved as one of the leading platforms for understanding, updating and debating the behavioural, psychosocial and community facets of HIV in light of changing social conditions and medical advances. In fact, a review of past AIDSImpact scientific programs reveals the evolution of the psychosocial and behavioural response to the HIV epidemic over the past 25 years.
The Board 2025
LOCAL BOARD
Steering Committee:
Conference Chair – Mehdi Karkouri – Morocco
Naoual Laaziz – Morocco
Mustapha Sodqi – Morocco
Hakima Himmich – Morocco
Majid Mohamed – Morocco
INTERNATIONAL AIDSIMPACT BOARD
Jose Catalan – United Kingdom, Bruno Spire – France, Richard Harding – United Kingdom, Bridgette Prince – South Africa, Lorraine Sherr – United Kingdom, Udi Davidovich – Netherlands, Lucie Cluver – United Kingdom & South Africa, Kathryn Steventon Roberts – United Kingdom, Lena Nilsson Schonnesson – Sweden, Ari Sherr – Technical & Operations Manager
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Laith Abu-Raddad – Qatar, Iskandar Azwa – Kuala Lumpur, Amal Ben moussa – Morocco, Rigmor Berg – Norway, Felicia Browne – USA, Ewa Carlsson Lalloo – Sweden, Anne Cockcroft – Canada, Ahmed Cordie – Egypt, Marie Costa – France, John de Wit – Netherlands, Chantal den Daas – United Kingdom, Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola – Switzerland, Maria Ekstrand – USA, Lars E. Eriksson – Sweden & United Kingdom, Michael Evangeli – United Kingdom, Gabriel Girard – France, Robin Gorna – United Kingdom, Simon Gregson – Zimbabwe & United Kingdom, Catherine Hankins – Canada, Tobias Herder – Sweden, Rena Janamnuaysook – Thailand, Kai Jonas – Netherlands, Ashraf Kagee – South Africa, Michel Kazatchkine – Switzerland, Rachel Kidman – USA, Susan Kiene – USA, Lisa Langhaug – Zimbabwe, Joseph Larmarange – France, Xiaoming Li – USA, Carmen Logie – Canada, Joanne Mantell – USA, Franziska Meinck – United kingdom, Claude Mellins – USA, Angelina Namiba – United Kingdom, Eve Namisango – Uganda, Faustine Kyungu Nkulu Kalengayi – Sweden, Denis Onyango – United Kingdom, Simon Rackstraw – United Kingdom, Damien Ridge – United Kingdom, Nesrine Rizk – Lebanon, Michael Ross – USA, Perrine Roux – France, Caroline Sabin – United Kingdom, Anita Sampson – South Africa, Theo Sandfort – USA, Mustapha Sodqi – Morocco, Winnie Sseruma – United Kingdom, Sarah Stutterheim – Netherlands, Tonya Thurman – South Africa, Mark Tomlinson – South Africa, Janet Turan – Türkiye, WD Francois Venter – South Africa, Nataly Woollett – South Africa, Marie Preau – France
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Abstract submission open!
-Abstracts are to be submitted in English as the first option. Submissions in French are, however, also welcome, and these will be considered for the French language sessions only.
-They should present novel relevant new information.
-Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words.
-Every registered delegate may be the presenting author on 2 abstracts. There are no restrictions on the number of abstracts that a delegate can appear as an author.
-All presenting authors must register for the conference.
Three types of abstracts are possible:
Option 1: Abstracts based on Formal Research Work
Study Objectives (a hypothesis or a description of the problem); Method; Results (specific results in a summarized form with appropriate statistical analysis); Discussion (brief comment’s and conclusions and implications).
Option 2: Abstracts describing work other than Formal Research
Issues: (A short statement of the issue or issues that the abstract addresses); Project (a brief description of the project, experience, service or research and its results and findings); Lessons learned (a summary of the lessons learned and their implications).
Option 3: Symposia, workshops and satellites:
Proposals for Symposia, workshops and satellites should be submitted as a clear abstract, with details of title, presenters, and topics.
Late breaker abstracts must be submitted by 2nd April 2025 using the online abstract facility by logging in with your registration details.
Key Dates
The conference will be taking place from 26th – 28th May 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco.
In order for us to prepare well in advance, we have identified the following key dates.
Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2025
Notification to authors: During March
Late Breaker submission deadline: 2nd April 2025
Il est possible de soumettre et de présenter des travaux en français à la conférence AIDSImpact 2025 de Casablanca.
Des sessions seront organisées en français.
Vous pouvez donc soumettre vos travaux en français en utilisant la plateforme de soumission en ligne:
-Pour avoir un maximum de chance d'être acceptés, les travaux soumis doivent porter sur des sujets apportant des pertinents et novateurs.
-Les résumés ne doivent pas dépasser 500 mots.
-Chaque participant peut présenter en tant qu'auteur principal jusqu'à 2 résumés; toutefois, il n'y a pas de limite au nombre de résumés dans lesquels un participant peut apparaître en tant qu'auteur.
-Tous les auteurs principaux doivent s'inscrire à la conférence.
La date limite de soumission des résumés est fixée au 31 janvier 2025. Les notifications aux auteurs parviendront durant le mois de mars 2025.
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Important dates
31 January 2025: Abstract submission deadline
31 January 2025: Early bird registration ends
March 2025: Abstract outcome notifications
2 April 2025: Late breaker deadline
20 May: Regular registration rate ends
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