December 1, 2016
Message from the President
Dear members,
It is with great pleasure that I take over the role as President of EACS this month. I do so in the knowledge that EACS has gone from strength to strength under the excellent stewardship of Prof Manuel Battegay over the last 4 years. There are now currently excellent governing structures in place and EACS has developed numerous collaborative links with other societies.
November 30, 2016
World AIDS Day
1 December 2016
Each year World AIDS Day is on December 1st. It is the opportunity to remind us that the European AIDS Clinical Society’s mission is to promote excellence in standards of care, research and education in HIV infection and related co-infections, and to actively engage in the formulation of public health policy, with the aim of reducing HIV disease burden across Europe.
November 29, 2016
HepHIV 2017
January 31 - February 2
HepHIV 2017 Conference: HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Challenges of Timely Testing and Care will take place in Malta from 31 January to 2 February 2017. The overall aim is to further improve HIV and viral hepatitis testing and treatment by engaging stakeholders within the two fields and to stimulate exchange of experiences and best practice as well as presenting the latest evidence within the field of testing and linkage to care for HIV and viral hepatitis.
November 25, 2016
9th IAS Conference on HIV Science
23-26 July 2017
The 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) will take place on 23-26 July 2017 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France. This biennial gathering is the largest open scientific conference on HIV and AIDS related issues - bringing together a broad cross-section of more than 6,000 professionals from around the world to meet and examine the latest scientific developments in HIV-related research with a focus on moving science into practice and policy. Registration opens on Thursday, 1 December 2016 at www.ias2017.org.
November 23, 2016
Co-morbidity & Ageing in people living with HIV
26 January 2017
Prof Dr Peter Reiss would like to invite you to join an all-day event in Amsterdam on Thursday 26 January 2017 to share and discuss the findings from their COBRA project ("Co-morbidity in relation to Aids").
Registration will be free of charge.
More information: Ms Wiesje Zikkenheiner (w.zikkenheiner_at_aighd.org)
October 23, 2016
EACS at HIV Glasgow 2016
23-26 October 2016
EACS is welcoming you on its booth at the HIV Glasgow Conference! Come and visit us in front of the catering area.
September 12, 2016
EACS Guidelines - Version 8.1
22 October 2016
A new revised edition of the EACS Guidelines electronic version will be released on October 22, 2016. It is available online at the EACS website and as a free App for download with iOS and Android. The EACS Guidelines v8.1 will be available in eight languages.
The aim of the EACS Guidelines is to provide easily accessible recommendations to clinicians centrally involved in the care of HIV positive persons.
September 12, 2016
2016 EACS General Assembly
24 October 2016
Dear EACS members,
The EACS General Assembly will be held during the HIV Glasgow Conference. EACS members are invited to attend this event on Monday 24 October, 2016 from 12:30 to 13:30, local time, in the Morar Room.
The agenda is as follows:
1. Welcome, approval agenda and the minutes of the last General Assembly
Manuel Battegay, EACS President
2. 2015-2016 President’s Report
Manuel Battegay, EACS President
3. EACS Elections
Manuel Battegay, EACS President
4. 2015-2016 Financial Report – 2017 Budget
Nathan Clumeck, EACS Treasurer
Ordinary members may attend general assemblies but only in a consultative capacity.
20th European AIDS Conference
15-18 October 2025 Paris, France
EACS Guidelines updated
The EACS 12.0 and the app are available for free on
Educational Programme
Training and educating the next generation of clinicians and researchers is an EACS core activity.
EACS Resource Library
Access all scientific content of EACS core activities! (members only)