International Papillomavirus Society

Ipvs travel grants for the International Papillomavirus conference (ipvc): as part of its mission, in 2023 ipvs partnered with the bill & melinda gates foundation to support the inaugural ipvc travel scholarship program for low- and lower-middle income countries. This program was successfully organized for the 35th International Papillomavirus conference (ipvc 2023) which took place in Washington dc, usa on april 17-21, 2023. The grant allowed a total of 60 selected individuals from low- and lower-middle income countries (llmics) to participate in ipvc 2023, with 51 attending in person and nine joining virtually.

Ipvs early career training award: the objective of the ipvs early career training award is to fund short training opportunities for students and early career researchers for training they are unable to receive at their home institutions. The training should be related to Papillomavirus research (either basic science, clinical research or public health). This could include for example visiting another group's research lab or institution to learn a specific technique, attending a short course or a workshop on a topic related to hpv research, clinical research training opportunities, or working on a focused research project with a collaborator. Two awards were given out in 2023, for $5,000 usd each, and were announced at the International Papillomavirus conference (ipvc 2023) closing ceremony. The awardees are priya prabhu, who got a training in one of the leading hpv research labs at national cancer institute (nci) headed by dr john schiller; and federica inturrisi who participated in the launch of a cervical cancer screening project in moshi, tanzania. The objective of the award is to help partially defray the costs involved in attending research training opportunities, such as travel, subsistence, and registration costs.

Ipvs hpv awareness campaign: the International hpv awareness campaign is a key initiative of the ipvs which aims to increase public awareness of the virus as part of ipvs mission to improve understanding of hpv and the importance of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of papillomavirus-related diseases. The campaign works from a belief that increasing public awareness and reducing the stigma of hpv is fundamental to the global effort to eliminate hpv and thereby to reduce the global cancer burden. By opening a conversation and providing people with the knowledge they need, the campaign aims to empower individuals and Society to take effective action to reduce the harm caused by hpv. Driven by passionate ipvs members and launched six years ago, International hpv awareness day on march 4th has grown to become part of the annual calendar for many organizations that are committed to addressing hpv-related cancer around the world. These organizations include over 130 civil Society organizations in 54 countries that have signed up as operational campaign partners and who use our evidence-based, translated and peer-reviewed resources to build awareness of hpv within their communities. Campaign partners and members have access to the hpv hub, an online platform to support communication, knowledge sharing and collaboration between campaign partners and with an interest in public awareness and advocacy campaigning. More information about the ihad campaign can be found on askabouthpv.org.