FORWARD MOMENTUM: Accelerating Access. Optimizing Care. Transforming Public Health.
August 23-26, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | The Marriott Marquis
OVERVIEW
The 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment is the premier conference for comprehensive HIV care and treatment, sponsored and funded by Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). taking place August 23 – 26, 2016, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, D.C. The 2016 conference theme, Forward Momentum: Accelerating Access. Optimizing Care. Transforming Public Health., recognizes the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s unwavering commitment to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020.
What is the Theme for 2016?
This year’s theme Forward Momentum: Accelerating Access. Optimizing Care. Transforming Public Health., recognizes the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s unwavering commitment to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020. The Strategy strives to:
- decrease new HIV infections,
- reduce HIV-related health disparities, and
- improve access to HIV care and treatment without stigma and discrimination.
What to Know Before You Attend
Registration
Registration is closed for the conference, and there will not be an opportunity to register onsite. If you registered, be sure to have your registration identification number with you when you show up at the event.
Hotel Accommodations
Rooms are sold out at the host hotel, but there are still special room rates reserved at nearby hotels. Find out more here. {links to venue}
Dress
The conference attire is business casual. Washington is traditionally hot and humid in late August, but it can also get cool inside some meeting rooms, so plan accordingly.
Conference Materials
To ensure this year’s conference is eco-friendly, conference programs with detailed agendas will be available online in a digital-only program you can access on any personal laptop or device or at workstations throughout the conference venue. Check back soon for more details on the agenda, which will also be available through a special mobile app and displayed on video screens throughout the conference hotel.
Meals
Conference attendees are responsible for their own meals during the conference. While the meeting venue has several food and drink outlets, there are many others within walking distance, and some of the area’s most popular food trucks have already made plans to park outside the hotel during lunch.
Transportation
The conference venue is centrally located in the heart of D.C., and public transportation is the recommended method of getting around. You can check out rail and bus maps, routes and fares at the Metro web site. Be advised that Metro rail is currently undergoing safety upgrades (known as “SafeTrack”), which is leading to delays on some routes.
Questions?
Consult with your Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Project Officer if you have any questions on expenses covered by your Program award.
LOCATION & VENUE
The Marriott Marquis | Washington, D.C.
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.
901 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 824-9200
The Marriott Marquis—one of D.C.’s newest and largest hotels and conference venues—will serve as the conference venue. Centrally located, the hotel is a 6-minute walk from D.C.’s Metrorail and less than a mile from The White House.
Rooms are sold out at the Marriott Marquis.
Overflow Hotels
The special block of Ryan White conference-rate rooms at the nearby Hamilton Crowne Plaza is closed, but there are still rooms available at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza. The per-diem rate is available in limited quantities on a first come, first served basis. To make a reservation at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, please call the hotel’s central reservations line at 877-424-2449.
We have arranged for an extra overflow block at the Cambria Hotel & Suites Washington, D.C. Convention Center, just a four-block walk from the Marquis. To book a room at the Cambria Hotel, click here and enter the name of the conference (2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment) for the group name, or call (202) 552-5427 and mention the conference.
REGISTER
Registration is now closed for the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. A waitlist has been initiated from existing registrants. We are unable to add new attendees to the waitlist at this time. Attendees must be pre-registered; there will no opportunity for onsite registration.
EXHIBITS
At the center of the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment lies the Exhibit Hall. This year’s exhibitors include:
Federal Village Exhibitors
National Library of Medicine
HRSA: Division of Independent Review (DIR)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. Department of Justice
HRSA: Office of Information Technology
SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions
HRSA Office of Human Resources
Other Exhibitors
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Center
MassCARE, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
A.J. Boggs & Company
American Academy of HIV Medicine
American Academy of PAs
American International Health Alliance
Anthem / Simply Healthcare Plans / Clear Health Alliance
CAI (Cicatelli Associates Inc.)
Coldspring Center for Social and Health Innovation
ContextMedia:Health
Duke University School of Nursing
Epividian, Inc.
François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center
Germane Solutions
HealthHIV
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
jProg
JSI
National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
National Quality Center
PACT – Partnership for Access to Clinical Trials
RDE Systems Support Group LLC
Ryan White TARGET Center
University of Rochester Center for Health and Behavioral Training
Coordinated Care Network, CCN
MediraRx
REPRIEVE
Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access
WRMA, Inc.
AIDS United
UCHAPS: Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services
NMAC
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
HIV Medicine Association/Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition
Project Inform
American Institutes for Research
Management Strategists Consulting Group
