Who should attend IDWeek?

IDWeek is geared toward healthcare professionals in infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology and prevention, including researchers, clinicians, quality and patient safety practitioners, epidemiologists, pharmacists and public health officials, including those who see HIV and pediatric patients. It is a must-attend meeting for professionals who want to stay current, apply state-of-the art science to clinical care, and excel in their own careers.

What to Expect? The IDWeek 2022 Experience

Registration Details

IDWeek will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, from Oct. 19-23. IDWeek events will also take place in some nearby hotels.

Hotel reservations and registration services will be available to members on May 3. Registration will open for everyone on May 31.

Only Member and Nonmember registration categories are eligible to claim CME/CPE/CNE/MOC credit. No other registration category is eligible to claim credit.

View more information on claiming CE Credits.

Complimentary COVID-19 Track

IDWeek will offer all sessions in the COVID-19 track complimentary for virtual attendees. Registrants attending the entire IDWeek event will also have access to the COVID-19 track.

IDWeek gratefully acknowledges the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the IDSA Foundation for providing funding for this program that makes it possible to offer all COVID-19 programming at no charge to everyone virtually.

Access begins Oct. 4, the COVID-19 track will be livestreamed Oct. 19-23 and available on-demand through March 31.

Housing & Travel

You must register for IDWeek 2022 to make a reservation in one of the official hotels.

Registration

IDWeek will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23, 2022. IDWeek events will also take place in some nearby hotels.

Hotel reservations and registration services will be available to members on May 3. Registration will open for everyone on May 31.

Only Member and Nonmember registration categories are eligible to claim CME/CPE/CNE/MOC credit. No other registration category is eligible to claim credit. Hotel reservations and registration services will likely be available in the second quarter of 2021.

View more information on claiming CE Credits.

Housing and Travel

You must register for IDWeek 2022 to make a reservation in one of the official hotels.

“Having my mentor guide me during IDWeek was so helpful. We talked about the seminars I should attend and she introduced me to faculty at one of the institutions to which I will be applying.”

“It’s incredibly helpful to have access to this powerful network.”

“It was really exciting being matched with a member of the IDSA Board of Directors. He spent a lot of time answering my questions.”

Mentorship Program

Created in 2014, the IDWeek Mentorship Program was developed to provide a platform for more ID mentorship opportunities. The program provides mentees with access to both leaders in the field of ID and the academic support they need to create their imprint on the ID community. The impact of this program will have long-lasting benefits.

This program focuses on effective mentor and mentee interactions by incorporating three key elements in our program: support, education and a vision of the mentee’s future career. Mentors help mentees to think strategically about their careers and provide insightful guidance for mentees during the varying stages of their career development. Through this program, mentees will apply to be matched with a mentor that works in a focus area in which the mentee has an interest.

Mentees must be medical students, residents and/or fellows or PharmD student, PharmD residents, and/or PharmD fellows from an accredited medical school, residency, or ID fellowship training program in the United States, Mexico, or Canada. Mentees must also be registered for IDWeek.

Mentors must be post-fellowship and registered for IDWeek.

Please direct all questions about the program to IDWeekMentorship@IDSociety.org.

IDBugBowl

Come watch teams of your fellow medical students and residents compete in the IDBugBowl trivia showdown!

Policies

IDWeek is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone regardless of color, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. IDWeek does not tolerate harassment or bullying of conference participants, staff clients or any affiliate.

IDWeek 2022 Health & Safety Policy

All IDWeek 2022 attendees will need to certify that they are fully up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccine. IDWeek will provide an electronic system for attendees to submit proof of vaccine and booster dose, if eligible, before badges will be printed for live attendance. In the coming weeks, instructions to upload proof of up-to-date vaccinate status will be emailed to registrants.

I understand that if I do not provide proof of up-to-date vaccination, I will not be able to pick up my badge and attend sessions. Under this policy, attendees will need to be up to date with a CDC, FDA, or WHO authorized vaccine to attend, and must upload proof of vaccination to pick up their badge at registration in Washington, DC.

Up-to-date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible at least 14 days prior to the start of the conference.*

Exceptions to the Health & Safety Policy

Exceptions can be made for attendees with a medical condition or closely held religious belief that prevents vaccination. These attendees must provide proof in advance of the conference, and a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72-hours prior to the conference start time. If you need an exception, please email info@idweek.org and IDWeek will send the required documentation for completion.

*Last updated April 28, 2022. Subject to change.

Harassment includes verbal, written or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individual based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law, Harassment is defined as behavior that is severe or pervasive enough to create an environment that a reasonable person would consider to be intimidating, hostile, offensive or abusive. Examples include but are not limited to commenting on or making fun of a person’s religious beliefs, using racially biased epithets, stalking or deliberate intimidation.

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, comments, gestures, or contact of a sexual nature whether on a one-time basis or in a continuous series of incidents that might reasonably be expected to offend or embarrass an individual. Some examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to offensive comments, inappropriate touching, engaging in derogatory stereotypes about members of a particular gender, telling obscene jokes, discussing sexual activities, the use of sexual language and imagery, accessing pornographic internet sites while on IDWeek premises and network or offering professional advantages, coercion or attempted coercion in return for sexual favors.

Prohibited Conduct: IDWeek is committed to inclusion, equity, professional treatment of ideas, and respectful treatment of all conference participants, staff clients or any affiliate at all IDWeek events and seek to provide a professional atmosphere in which diverse participants may learn, network, and participate in an environment of mutual respect. Conduct that is prohibited includes:

Harassment or intimidation based on any of the protected characteristics enumerated above or protected by law.
Sexual harassment or intimidation, including unwelcome sexual attention, stalking, or unsolicited physical contact.
Harassment, intimidation, or coercion based upon a position as a board member, committee member or any position of influence.
Abusive, lewd, or threatening conduct.
Bullying, harassment or unprofessional conduct toward conference participants, staff clients or any affiliate of IDWeek
Physical violence or threats of violence.
Sexually charged communications or conduct.

Conference participants violating these standards may be sanctioned or expelled from IDWeek events at the discretion of the conference organizers and/or IDWeek leadership.

Any person who believes that he or she is the victim of inappropriate conduct, including sexual or other forms of harassment or bullying, or that a colleague or IDWeek affiliate has been the subject of harassment, should promptly report the incident to IDWeek staff at 703-740-4961 or IDWeek staff on premises, identifiable by yellow lanyards with red “staff” ribbons. If the complaint involves IDWeek’s CEO or Board of Directors, the complaint should be reported to the VP of Organizational Development at 703-740-4960. All involved parties should take care to keep concerns confidential and only disclose information on a need-to-know basis.

All concerns will be treated seriously. IDWeek will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident and will keep the complaint and investigation confidential to the extent practicable. If the investigation leads IDWeek to conclude that an individual has committed an act of harassment, that individual will be subject to appropriate action, up to and including expulsion from the event premises.