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News and updates about USCA 2013.
2013 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
September 8-11, 2013
New Orleans, LA
USCA 2013 will be held at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, LA.
Planning your meeting
Visit the main USCA 2013 website to access the latest news and updates about the conference.
The complete agenda for USCA 2013 is available online, along with a downloadable PDF of the tentative 2013 schedule.
This year’s event will also feature the 2nd Annual Summit to End AIDS in America on September 7-8. According to the conference organizers, The focus for this year’s Summit will be “policy discussions on the opportunities/challenges to enroll people living with HIV (PLWH) into Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs.”
Below is an overview of the conference schedule:
Saturday, September 7
4:00 pm-7:00 pm -- Registration Opens
Sunday, September 8
7:30 am-5:00 pm -- Registration
8:30 am-10:00 am -- Opening Plenary Breakfast — Ending AIDS in the South
10:00 am-4:00 pm -- Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 am-12:00 pm -- Session One Workshops
12:30 pm-2:00 pm -- Plenary Session: Federal Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act (lunch available for purchase)
2:30 pm-5:30 pm -- Seminars
6:00 pm-7:30 pm -- Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)
Monday, September 9
8:00 am-5:00 pm -- Registration
8:30 am-11:30 am -- Seminars
10:00 am-5:00 pm -- Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 pm-2:00 pm -- Plenary Luncheon — The Engagement Challenge: Step Up and Lead (supported by Gilead Sciences)
2:30 pm-4:00 pm -- Session Two Workshops and Roundtables
4:30 pm-6:00 pm -- Session Three Workshops and Roundtables
Tuesday, September 10
8:30 am-11:30 am — Seminars
9:00 am-3:00 pm — Registration
10:00 am-5:00 pm -- Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 pm-2:00 pm -- Plenary Luncheon — The Fine Art of Patient Conversations with their Healthcare Providers: An Inside Look Into the Importance of Self-Expression (supported by Merck)
2:30 pm-4:00 pm -- Session Four Workshops and Roundtables
4:30 pm-6:00 pm -- Session Five Workshops and Roundtables
Wednesday, September 11
8:30 am-11:30 am — Seminars
12:00 pm-2:00 pm -- Closing Plenary — Implementing the ACA: A Call to Action!
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