2014 STD Prevention Conference 09-12/Joul 2014 Atlanta USA

May 7, 2014

Dear Partners in Prevention,

The 2014 STD Prevention Conference is a little more than one month away! To help you prepare, the STD Prevention Conference Logistics Committee has some updates and reminders to share.

When making your travel arrangements for the Conference, don’t forget that there will be several pre-conference meetings taking place on Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9. 

The following sessions are open to all conference attendees:

Sunday, June 8

• Program Science
• Capacity Building for STD/HIV Prevention:  Defining a Role for Academia
• Guidelines Development: Methods, Role and Impact
• STI Vaccines: Toward Global STI Prevention and Control

Monday, June 9

• Training: STD 101
• STI Prevention Control in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Site Visits ($20 fee)
• Implementing PrEP in STD Clinics (Satellite)
• Training: How to Link Adolescents to Good Community Providers of Sexual Healthcare: Tips for Implementing the Project Connect Model in Your Community (must register ahead of time)

The full conference agenda is now posted online. Highlights include:

• King K. Holmes’ opening plenary talk entitled “Progress and Challenges in the Evolution of Sexual Health and STI Prevention.”
• Interactive poster sessions with authors on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
• Plenary sessions on program science, social and behavioral issues, global health systems, and global challenges in bacterial STIs.

If you’d like to take advantage of the special hotel rate for conference attendees, remember to make hotel reservations before the end of the day, as the negotiated rate will increase after May 7.  If you are not able to join us in Atlanta, you can still be part of the conference by following the #STDConf14 hashtag on Twitter.

Special Note For Presenters:
Colleagues hosting oral presentations will have the opportunity to upload their slides before the conference. An email with further instructions will be sent in the near future.

Poster presenters should plan to be available from 12:00pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11 to answer questions from Conference attendees.

Additional information for presenters- including recommended formatting for slides and posters- is available on the Information for Presenters section of the Conference website.

Please send any questions to STDConf@cdc.gov.

Regards,
Gail
Gail Bolan, M.D.
Director
Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-02
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
404-639-8260 Office
404-639-8609 Fax
gyb2@cdc.gov