Satelite session during AIDS 2008 Mexico. © IAS

Satellite sessions are meetings that take place in the conference centre but are fully organized and coordinated by the organization hosting the satellite (private company, government agency, institution or NGO). Conference organizers make satellite slots available for a fee, which is based on the room capacity and the time slot, and will allocate slots according to availability on the conference programme. The contents and speakers of the satellite meetings will be reviewed by the programme committee to ensure that they meet the scientific and ethical principles of the conference.

In years past their have been fee waivers for selected NGO’s but it is not known whether this will happen at AIDS 2010

Satellite meetings applications will open on 1 December 2009. Applications will have to be done through the online IAS Satellite and Exhibition Tracker. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2010.

Contact information: satellites@aids2010.org