COMPASS at IAS 2026

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Where to Find COMPASS at IAS
Tuesday, July 28th – Thursday, July 30th | Rio de Janeiro, BR

The COMPASS Initiative and our partners are proud to be presenting at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference, sharing research, lessons learned, and innovative approaches to advancing HIV prevention, care, capacity building, and health equity across the U.S. South.

We invite you to explore the presentations, posters, and sessions featuring the work of the COMPASS Initiative and our collaborating organizations.

If you or your organization are presenting at IAS and are not included on this list, please let us know.

 

All COMPASS Partners

Sustaining Community-Led HIV Programming in the Midst of Uncertainty: Lessons from the COMPASS Initiative Coordinating Centers
Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

Sustaining HIV services amid funding volatility: A community-led intermediary funding model with global relevance from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

 

Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center

The Pinocchio Effect: Organizational Transformation as a Strategy for Developing Sustainable HIV Services
Date of presentation: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Time of presentation: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

When Survival Is Not Enough: Rebuilding Systems to Sustain HIV Prevention and Care (in collaboration with Elias of Eagle Pass SAFE)
Date of presentation: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Time of presentation: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

 

University of Houston GCSW SUSTAIN

Embedding equity-centered implementation science into community-based HIV programming and evaluation
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

Grappling with politics in equity-centered implementation science
Date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

TAC-SAGES: Centering Black Transgender Women’s Power and Joy in Leading Community-Based Participatory Action Research in Houston, Texas, U.S.
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition

More than walls: The importance of trauma-informed physical spaces in HIV organizations
Date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: Poster Exhibition



Jan 31, 2019

Q&A with COMPASS Coordinating Center Directors

Our first contributors need no introduction. Well-known in their respective fields, Patrick Sullivan, PhD, DVM, Nic Carlisle, JD, and Samira

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Feb 05, 2019

More than a Statistic. More than One Story.

Column By: Tiffany Smith Tiffany lives in Atlanta, GA and works with the Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center. She previously worked

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Mar 06, 2019

The Intersection of Faith and Wellness

Column By: Tiffany Smith Tiffany lives in Atlanta, GA and works with the Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center. She previously worked

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Jun 04, 2019

ORGanized: A Webinar Series on Organizational Capacity Building

Emory University COMPASS Coordinating Center is excited to announce a monthly webinar series geared towards building the organizational capacity of

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Oct 23, 2019

Intimate Partner Violence and HIV: Is There a Connection?

Column By: Kheyanna Suarez Hailing from the beautiful island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Kheyanna has spent a majority

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