Register for the GVN Annual Meeting in Durban (link opens in new window/tab)
Know before you go — U.S. CDC's recommendations for travelers to South Africa
Confirmed speakers list is below.
This agenda will be further updated—this version is dated 31 May 2024—open/download as a PDF.
Confirmed speakers:
- Mohammed Abdulaziz, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maggie L. Bartlett, Johns Hopkins / GVN
- Marc Bonneville, Institut Merieux
- Jana Broadhurst, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Adeola Fowotade, University of Ibadan College of Medicine
- Robert Garry, Tulane School of Medicine
- Brett P. Giroir, Altesa Biosciences / GVN—meeting co-host
- Salim Abdool Karim, CAPRISA—meeting co-host
- Lim Chuan Kok, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
- Alan Landay, University of Texas Medical Center Galveston
- Marc Lecuit, Institut Pasteur
- Sarah Londrigan, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
- Suresh Mahalingam, Griffith University
- Clifton McKee, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Emmanuel Nakoune, Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Central Africa Republic
- Rubeshan Perumal, CAPRISA—meeting co-host
- Peter Quashie, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana
- Rachel Roper, East Carolina University
- Nadia Sam-Agudu, University of Minnesota Medical School
- Jon Towner, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Linfa Wang, Duke Global Health Institute
- Scott Weaver, University of Texas Medical Branch
- Susan Weiss, University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine
- Anne Wyllie, Yale School of Public Health
- Sten Vermund, Yale School of Public Health / GVN—meeting co-host
Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel & Convention Centre
Address: 329 Umhlanga Rocks Dr, Umhlanga Ridge, uMhlanga, 4000, South Africa
GPS: 29°43'34.5"S 31°04'13.3"E
Website: https://www.coastlands.co.za/umhlanga/
Direct Book with promocode GVNCARECAPRISA applied (you may adjust dates and number of guests; for any other queries related to booking, please email Nadine at Coastlands.
Coastlands Hotels and Resorts is Kwa-Zulu Natal’s leading innovative hospitality company that prides itself with 4- and 3-star hotels, restaurants and conference venues. With partial sea views of the Indian Ocean (either towards Ballito or towards Durban), this modern, 4-star hotel boasting 136 bedrooms is situated on the ridge of the popular corporate and leisure suburb, Umhlanga Rocks.
Set overlooking the Dolphin Coast, Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel and Convention Center offers air-conditioned rooms featuring a modern interior decorated with warm colors. All rooms have a mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, and a private bathroom.
Just a 15-minute drive from King Shaka International Airport in La Mercy, this 4-star hotel offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV. Facilities include an outdoor pool and sun deck. It is a 25-minute drive from Albert Luthuli International Convention Center, the city center, Durban’s main beachfront and the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Gold
Silver
Platinum
$100,000 (One Sponsorship Opportunity Left)
Bronze
$10,000 (Five Sponsorship Opportunities Left)
Other Amounts
Please register for the GVN 2024 Durban meeting and indicate the amount during registration.
For sponsorship opportunities and questions, please contact Andrea Ridenour.
Meeting Media Contact:
Linman Li
[email protected]
For attendees who do not wish to stay at the conference venue, here is a list of nearby hotels.
Note: non-speakers are responsible for their lodging and transportation to the conference venue.
- The Oyster Box *****
https://oysterboxhotel.com/
1.8 km from conference venue
Address: 2 Lighthouse Rd, uMhlanga, Kwazulu-Natal
Phone: 031 514 5000 - Beverly Hills *****
https://www.southernsun.com/beverly-hills/accommodation
2.0 km from conference venue
Address: 1 Lighthouse Road, uMhlanga, Kwazulu-Natal
Phone: 031 561 2211 - Gateway Hotel ***
https://www.thegatewayhotel.co.za/
800 m from conference venue
Address: Cnr Centenary Blvd & Twilight Dr, uMhlanga, KwaZulu Natal
Phone: 31-536-9200 - Garden Court ***
https://www.southernsun.com/garden-court-umhlanga
400 m from conference venue
Address: Corner of Aurora Drive and Centenary Boulevard, uMhlanga, KwaZulu Natal
Phone: 31-514-5500
Know before you go — U.S. CDC's recommendations for travelers to South Africa
By Plane
King Shaka International Airport (IATA: DUR, ICAO: FALE), abbreviated KSIA
Airlines serving KSIA
Upon Arrival
From KSIA Airport to conference site there are several options for getting to the conference site:
- Airport Bus Shuttle Service is offered by the King Shaka Airport Help Desk and is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Since King Shaka offers walk-in service, visitors should proceed to International Arrivals and exit near the ATMs. There is just one waiting period at the airport because of the shuttle departure schedules depending entirely on planes being cleared within an hour. Travelers pay the driver R100 per person in cash (currency converter) for travel to hotels in uMhlanga, the conference site. Travelers can contact 0823409990 or 0813251941 if they are having trouble finding the shuttle, and their offices will be happy to help.
- Taxi and Shuttles serving King Shaka International Airport
- Car Hire at King Shaka International Airport
- Door-to-Door Shuttle