ASV Annual Meeting

Hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, the meeting is designed to foster collaboration and high-quality scientific exchange through symposia, keynote and state-of-the-art lectures, workshops, and extensive poster sessions.

Who the audience is and how many attend

Audience

• Academic virologists across basic, translational and clinical research
• Vaccine, antiviral and immunology researchers
• Scientists working in viral pathogenesis, virus–host interactions, and emerging infections
• Core facility and technology specialists (omics, imaging, structural biology, bioinformatics)
• Trainees (students, postdocs) and early-career investigators
• Industry and enabling partners supporting virology research (tools, reagents, platforms and services)

Scale

• Participants: the meeting is promoted as bringing together 1,600+ virologists from around the world
• Exhibitors/vendors: an exhibit area is typically co-located with poster sessions to support discovery of new tools and solutions

What to expect

• Four days of high-density virology science, including keynote/symposia programming and abstract-driven poster presentations
• Workshops and state-of-the-art lectures designed for practical learning and cross-disciplinary updates
• Strong networking across career stages, with dedicated trainee-focused activities and community-building sessions
• A campus-based meeting setting that supports easy movement between sessions, posters and exhibitor interactions

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