If you plan to be in Atlanta next week for the HIV Prevention Conference please visit the NCSD exhibit booth (#226) for great materials and give-aways. Be sure to bring your colleagues, especially those who are not yet members so we can quickly get them signed up and welcome them as a new member!

Also, please note the following STD related sessions included in the conference agenda.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Plenary Session
Bending the Curve: Getting to “No New HIV Infections”
Hyatt Hotel – Ballroom Level, Centennial Ballroom

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
TRACK B Session B25 – Outcomes of School-Based Interventions to Reduce HIV and STD
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: Embassy A-C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions
Session SS03 – Increasing STD Rates and PrEP: Unpacking a Complicated Connection
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: Regency VI

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Plenary Session
Hyatt Hotel – Ballroom Level, Centennial Ballroom
The Intersection of Opioid and Other Substance Use, Mental Health, and Infectious Diseases

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
TRACK A Session A06 – Come Together! Integration and Collaborations to Improve Engagement Along the Prevention and Care Continua
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Location: Imperial A

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
Session B22 – Dual Purpose: The Role of STD Clinics and Partner Services in HIV Prevention
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: International South

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
Session B30 – Intersections in Prevention: HIV and Other STIs
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: Embassy A-C

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
Session B21 – Latex Nation: Condoms Are Not a Lost Art
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: Regency V

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Special Session
SS04 – Two Debates: Hot Issues in STD/HIV Interactions
Hyatt Regency Atlanta Location: Embassy D-F

Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health will be hosting a listening session to gather input about the Federal Action Plan for STDs, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), and the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan (NVHAP) on Thursday, March 21 from 8:30-10:00 AM in Regency VI at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatiatis, STD and TB Prevention, and Dr. Laura Cheever, HRSA’s Associate Administration for the HIV/AIDS Bureau will also be joining.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!