“The Woodstock of Global Science Conventions”
Strategic Events, Meeting & Incentives partnered with The International AIDS Society (IAS) on the successful deployment of the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) which took place from July 6-10, 2020 on the UgoVirtual platform for virtualized conferences and hybrid events.
Dubbed by Science Magazine as “the Woodstock of global science conventions,” AIDS2020 is a biannual scientific and medical gathering dedicated to advancements in HIV/AIDS treatment and research. Traditionally held as a physical event, the 2020 conference was originally scheduled to be co-located in the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, California in the United States. Due to the worldwide outbreak and continued spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), organizers turned to the MCI Group in March to assist them with quickly pivoting the event online, in order to maintain continuity and momentum for a cure.
Featuring over 20,000 global attendees participating in more than 600 webinars, 12 prime sessions, 27 workshops, 50 symposia, 62 abstract sessions 10 pre-conference events and 70-plus satellite sessions, the massive virtual gathering was held on the originally scheduled dates and was deployed with a “follow the sun” schedule to accommodate multiple time zones.
The agenda included live and pre-recorded sessions and presentations by leading scientists, health workers, policy specialists, community leaders, A-list celebrities, activists, government officials and even members of the British royal family. The information was presented on the backdrop of a visually stunning virtual environment designed by MCI, which was then digitized and securely delivered to the many thousands of global registered attendees.
Click here to read media coverage of the event.
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