IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP). IDWeek is a recognized forum for peer-reviewed presentations of new research on scientific advances and bench-to-bedside approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV, across the lifespan.
IDWeek 2021 is a virtual conference this year: Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2021
MEDIA ELIGIBILITY: Press registration is available only to working press who can show evidence that their attendance results in coverage of IDWeek in print, broadcast or online media.
Advance registration is recommended for all media who would like to cover the meeting. Registered media will have access to the full scientific program. Media who would like to register for IDWeek 2021 should contact McCabe Message Partners with 1) identification certifying that you are a working member of the print, broadcast or online news media 2) or a letter stating that you are on assignment to cover the meeting and 3) written agreement to honor the embargo policy.
IDWeek does not provide media registration to: a publication’s advertising, marketing, public relations, or sales representatives; publishers, editors, or reporters from manufacturers’ house organs or promotional publications; public relations staff of exhibitors or educational institutions; writers creating analyses or reports sold as a commodity to customers; or other individuals who are not reporting on the meeting. Exhibitors may not register as press.
EMBARGO POLICY: All exhibitor news releases, media alerts, and other news materials regarding research presented at IDWeek must be embargoed until the start of the meeting on Sept. 29, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. ET, with the exception of research findings presented at IDWeek-sponsored press conferences. Those findings are embargoed until the start of the specific press conference.
INTERVIEW COORDINATION: Presenters who are featured in news releases and other experts are available for interviews at IDWeek. For assistance in arranging interview times with presenters, please contact IDSA@MessagePartnersPR.com.