Founded in 1988, the International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries working on all fronts of the global AIDS response. Together, we advocate and drive urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV. The IAS is the steward of the world's two most prestigious HIV conferences - the International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference on HIV Science. These conferences have established a gold-standard meeting that convenes the world's top scientists, civil society members and policymakers to jointly discuss the fight against HIV. We promote and invest in HIV advocacy and research on key issue areas through our strategic programmes, initiatives, and campaigns.