Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is playing host to more than 3,000 members of the international research community, who are in Brisbane this week to attend The International Aids Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023).
The four-day conference (July 23-26) at the ASM Global-managed BCEC, presents a global focus for Australia’s and Queensland’s world-leading response to HIV.
Hosting the conference is seen as an accelerator for Australia to reach its goal of achieving the elimination of HIV transmission by 2025, as Australia’s rate of decline is among the best in the world.
IAS 2023 will also focus attention on the Asia-Pacific region as to the challenges and successes of the HIV response, focusing attention on the region’s most vulnerable people.
BCEC advocate, and conference chair, Charles Gilks, led the bid to secure the event together with ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine) along with the BCEC team with strong support from the Queensland Government, through Queensland Health and Tourism and Events Queensland, Tourism Australia and Brisbane Economic Development Agency.
BCEC’s general manager, Kym Guesdon, said that this conference is one of the 28 international conventions set to take place during the 2023/24 Financial Year.
“BCEC actively collaborates with the scientific and medical community through its highly successful Convention Advocates Partnership. Our convention advocates, who include many eminent scientists and academics, provide us with a deep understanding of where Brisbane and Australia lead the world in critical ground-breaking scientific research.”
