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DYK that more than 30 affiliated events will be held during #IDWeek2026?

Learn more about learning lounges and opportunities for CE credit: https://bit.ly/3VcT5Ji

IDWeek is excited to welcome @agawande.bsky.social as the speaker for this year’s Opening Plenary, followed by a panel discussion on how collaboration across disciplines is essential to driving the infectious diseases field forward.

Meet this year's IDBugBowl teams and find out how they are preparing for this popular #IDWeek2026 event: https://bit.ly/3VOAumQ

Turn up the music, hit the dance floor and celebrate the global ID community at the IDSA Foundation’s #IDWeek2026 “Global Groove: An ID Dance Party”!

📍 Yardbird in Washington, D.C.
🕒 Thurs. Oct. 22, at 7pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4xRC6uc

See you on the dance floor! 💃🪩

IDWeek is pleased to announce that Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FIDSA, will present this year’s Edward H. Kass Lectureship, “Sankofa and Ubuntu: The Enduring Lessons of Dandelions Illuminate the Path Forward for HIV and Beyond.”

See Dr. Agwu present at #IDWeek2026: https://www.idweek.org/registration/

Strengthen your advocacy skills ahead of #IDWeek2026. Join IDSA and @hivma.bsky.social for the IDWeek Advocacy Lab, an interactive advocacy training on Tues. Oct. 20 at 4pm ET.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4rmGy1A

For those attending #IDWeek2026, you are invited to an #IDSky Social Media Meet-Up

⏰ Oct 22 8 PM-10:30 PM
Place: Marriott Marquis Lobby Bar

🚨 Spots are going fast for #IDWeek2026 premeeting workshops!

Attending your first IDWeek? IDWeek Daily News has you covered.

Check out our first-timer tips for #IDWeek2026: https://www.idweek.org/idweek-daily-news/2026/september/attending-your-first-idweek-were-here-to-help

Tickets are available for the IDSA Foundation's annual Dr. George W. Counts Interest Group Dinner at #IDWeek2026! Connect with colleagues and celebrate those advancing health equity in ID.

📍 ISLA in Washington, D.C.
🕒 Wed. Oct. 21 at 6pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4A8fWFU

🚨 LAST CHANCE to save on #IDWeek2026 registration!

What does modern HIV care look like beyond viral suppression?

Join “Modern A+ Management of HIV Comorbidities” at #IDWeek2026 to explore strategies for cardiovascular and bone health, key areas of uncertainty and promising research in HIV comorbidity management.

Learn more: https://cdmcd.co/d6yq4M

IDWeek is pleased to announce that Andrew T. Pavia, MD, FIDSA, will present this year’s John F. Enders Distinguished Lecture in Medical Virology, “Measles: From Rinderpest to Eradication, and Back.”

See @andrewpaviamd.bsky.social present at #IDWeek2026. Register: https://www.idweek.org/registration

Trainees: ready to explore all that infectious diseases has to offer?

#IDWeek2026’s curated trainee experiences bring together opportunities to learn from experienced ID professionals, connect with peers and more.

Explore the trainee experience: https://bit.ly/4gY1abS

Explore what’s new in HIV research at "What’s Hot in ID + HIV" at #IDWeek2026, featuring the latest advances in HIV clinical and epidemiological science, treatment, cure and prevention, pathogenesis and more.

Learn more and register for IDWeek: https://cdmcd.co/6vqALx

Level up your ID knowledge at #IDWeek2026. 🎮

Turn up the music, hit the dance floor and celebrate the global ID community at the IDSA Foundation’s #IDWeek2026 “Global Groove: An ID Dance Party”!

📍 Yardbird in downtown Washington, D.C.
🕒 Thur. Oct. 22, at 7pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4xRC6uc

See you on the dance floor! 💃🪩

Tickets are available for the IDSA Foundation's annual Dr. George W. Counts Interest Group Dinner at #IDWeek2026! Connect with colleagues and celebrate those advancing health equity in ID.

📍 ISLA in Washington, D.C.
🕒 Wed. Oct. 21 at 5:30pm ET
🎫: https://bit.ly/4A8fWFU

IDWeek is pleased to announce that Robin K. Avery, MD, FIDSA, will present this year’s Maxwell Finland Lecture, “Viral Infection Challenges – and a Message of Hope.”

See Dr. Avery present at #IDWeek2026. Register: https://www.idweek.org/registration