Sex workers everywhere organize to address the impact of HIV/AIDS. Representatives and advocates for sex workers choose to attend the International AIDS Conference so that pertinent and accurate information can be provided to the sex worker community that will help in accessing resources that are needed. As sex workers, we also attend this conference because it is one of the very few opportunities we have to network with our colleagues from all over the world and also to form new connections to learn and to inspire. We have supported sex workers’ attendance at the International AIDS Conference for more than 20 years and are here to help our community as much as we can.
The International AIDS Conference is a very large event and can be daunting. Sex workers have organized protests and actions about specific issues at the conference over the years and have demanded change from the conference itself. If issues arise that you would like to address at the AIDS2024 you can email (hivaidsbppp@gmail.com) at any time and we will do our best to connect you with the information you need.
This year the International AIDS Conference will be held in Munich, Germany from July 22nd to July 26th, 2024. The conference can be attended in person or virtually. The AIDS2024 conference will include people living with, affected by and working with people living with HIV. The conference will provide lessons learned for the past 40 years.
Apply to present your work or organize a workshop at the Global Village – Applications are due January 23, 2024. The exact time applications are due on that day is unknown, so get your application in as early as possible. If you are a representative of the movement for the rights of sex workers and people in the sex work trade and need help applying please email BPPP January 13, 2023 at hivaidsbppp@gmail.com and we will try to assist you in the best way possible and/or refer you to one of our partner groups from our coalition.
Apply to present your work via an abstract submission – This process opens November 15, 2023 and closes January 23, 2024. For additional information about abstract submission contact the AIDS2024 abstract team at abstract@aids2024.org. Our community is often shut out of the main conference as abstract presenters.
Scholarships – Scholarship applications open November 15, 2023 and closes January 23, 2024. We recommend getting your application in the day before to avoid any confusion with the AIDS2024 system closing early across time zones (many people have missed out in the past because the system closed early, don’t miss your chance to go to Munich). Applications are accepted through conference accounts only. To create an account go to https://profile.aids2024.org/. Check out our webinar recording from 2018 with tips about how to apply and be successful. When will you hear about the outcome of your application? Scholarship recipients will be announced in early April 2024.
Want to learn more about International AIDS Conferences from the past and/or more about the ways in which sex workers are kept out or limited at this event, please check out our links from previous years.