We want to draw your attention to an important deadline for the upcoming International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012). The deadline for submitting abstracts for the conference is Wednesday, February 15. We encourage authors to visit the conference website to review submission guidelinesExit Disclaimer.

For U.S. authors, please note: the strict midnight deadline applies to Central European Time (CET), or 6:00 PM (ET). After that time, the online submission system will close and no further submissions will be accepted by the conference secretariat.

All submissions must be made online through an individual’s conference profile. If you have never attended the International AIDS Conference before, you will need to create a profile. If you have been a delegate to a previous conference, you can sign into your existing profile.

Wednesday, February 15, is also the deadline for submissions related to other activities at the conference. For more information, visit www.aids2012.orgExit Disclaimer.Miguel Gomez is the Director of HIV.gov and Senior Communications Advisor to the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kelley Lennon is the AIDS 2012 Program Liaison at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State.