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Dear EACS members, dear friends,

We are deeply saddened to inform you that Dr Dénés Bánhegyi passed away a few days ago. Dr Dénés Bánhegyi was a pioneer in the AIDS response and a leader in HIV.  He developed the department of Infectious and tropical diseases of Szent László Hospital into a single treatment centre and decentralized HIV and implemented HIV care all over the country. Thanks to him HIV care in Hungary is solid, reliable and state of the art.

He was also well respected among the PLHIV community for his humanity and honesty.  Everyone will remember him not only as a scientist but also as someone who protected and cared for everyone.

Dénés was long-standing member of EACS and EATG. He will be sorely missed by all.

We convey our sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and the community.

Jürgen Rockstroh

EACS President

8 November 2019

Dear EACS Members,

You are invited to convene at the annual EACS General Assembly on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 12:45-13:45 pm. The meeting will be held during the 17th European AIDS Conference, at the Congress Centre Basel in Room Shanghai.

Invitation to the 2019 EACS General Assembly

Go and view the recent major updates in the scientific programme on this link.

The standard registration fee applies until October 8, 2019. 

A reduced fee is available for allied professionals, students and community members. 

More information

16-20 September 2019

The 5th HIV Cure Symposium and Reservoir Characterization Workshop will be held in the city of Ghent, Belgium, September 16-20, 2019.

The registration deadline is 31 August 2019.

Registration link

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8 November 2019

EACS is organising, together with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), a special session on November 8, 2019, 10:00-12:00 on severe infections. 

Chairs: Nathalie de Castro (France), Winfried Kern (Germany)

Lectures:

    - The burden of histoplasmosis and HIV: Connecting the dots, Mathieu Nacher, French Guiana

    - Hemophagocytic syndrome during HIV infection: How to sail to weather the storm?, Lionel Galicier, France 

    - Pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal infections: Where are we in the era of universal treatment for HIV infection?, Nathalie de Castro, France

Scientific programme 

Late breaker abstract submission for the 17th European AIDS Conference is now open and will close on September 2, 2019. More information: https://bit.ly/2PHIZdy

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