International AIDS Conference

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the custodian of the International AIDS Conference, the largest regular conference on any health or development issue. These conferences provide a forum for the interaction of science, community and leadership, and are claimed to strengthen an evidence-based policy and programmatic response to the epidemic. The conferences also provide an opportunity to intensify political and financial commitments to AIDS, and include the largest international conference scholarship programme in HIV/AIDS.

These conferences started in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They were held annually until 1994 when they became biennial. Below is the list of conferences and their venue:

International AIDS Conferences
number and external link	year	location	theme and link	notes
I	1985	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	(no theme)
II	1986	Paris, France	(no theme)
III	1987	Washington, D.C., USA	(no theme)
IV	1988	Stockholm, Sweden	(no theme)
V	1989	Montreal, Canada	The Scientific and Social Challenge of AIDS
VI	1990	San Francisco, USA	AIDS in the Nineties: From Science to Policy
VII	1991	Florence, Italy	Science Challenging AIDS
VIII	1992	Amsterdam, Netherlands	A World United Against AIDS
IX	1993	Berlin, Germany	(no theme)
X	1994	Yokohama, Japan	The Global Challenge of AIDS: Together for the future
XI	1996	Vancouver, Canada	One World One Hope
XII, mirror	1998	Geneva, Switzerland	Bridging the Gap
XIII	2000	Durban, South Africa	Breaking the Silence
XIV	2002	Barcelona, Spain	Knowledge and Commitment for Action
XV	2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Access for All
XVI	2006	Toronto, Canada	Time to Deliver
XVII	2008	Mexico City, Mexico	Universal Action Now
XVIII	2010	Vienna, Austria	Rights Here, Right Now
XIX	2012	Washington, D.C., USA	Turning the Tide Together