Key dates

Submission of Sessions

(Symposia, Post-graduate courses, Workshops, Sponsored core symposia)

Fall 2014	Online submission open
January 2015	Deadline for online submission
End of March 2015	Notification sent to session submitters

Submission of Abstracts

(Oral and Poster Presentation Sessions)

14 February 2015	Online submission open
24 April 2015	Deadline for online submission
End of May 2015	Scientific Programme Committee meeting
30 June 2015	Notification sent to abstract authors

Submission of TB and HIV/TB Late-breaker Abstracts

June 2015	Online submission open
31 July 2015	Deadline for online submission

Submission of Speakers' Abstracts

10 August 2015	Online submission open
31 August 2015	Deadline for online submission

Registration and Hotel Booking

Early July	Registration and Hotel Bookings open
1 September 2015	Deadline for early-bird registration (closed)
11 November 2015	Deadline for offline pre-registration (closed)
29 November 2015	Deadline for online pre-registration

Application for travel grants (invited speakers and authors of accepted abstracts)
Application for conference registrations (affected communities and community volunteers)

28 July	Online application opens; please read guidelines for travel grants and conference registrations before applying
7 September 2015	Online application closes

Letters of Invitation

29 July 2015	Online application for Letters of Invitation opens
16 November 2015	Online application closed

Cancellation/refunds

15 September 2015	Deadline for cancellation with full refund (minus 80-euro charge)
1 November 2015	Deadline for cancellation with 50% refund
2 November 2015	No refunds as of this date

Key Social Events

2 December 2015	4th President's Centennial Dinner, Cavalli Wine and Stud Farm in Somerset West, SA You can reserve your place as part of your conference registration – register for the dinner only
3 December 2015	Inaugural Session followed by Welcome Reception
6 December 2015	Closing Ceremony followed by Closing Reception