*The ISPPD-13 programme is subjected to change. Please visit this page regularly for updates. 

WHAT IS NEW AT ISPPD-13?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ISPPD recognised the need for change and evolution. As such, the ISPPD team engaged with focus groups around the world to establish an expanded, international society and to ensure that the biennial ISPPD meeting expands beyond that of just the pneumococcus and helps more researchers to share their knowledge globally. The ISPPD mission and objectives remain but the society’s name has changed to the International Society of Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Diseases. The newly branded ISPPD-13 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa (17-20 March 2024) will focus not only on the pneumococcus but will also include the broader topic of pneumonia as a leading infectious disease around the world.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS?

Both in-person and virtual participants will be able to access live-streamed sessions and session recordings for up to 3 months of on-demand viewing via the ISPPD-13 virtual platform.

The following will be live-streamed and recorded for on-demand viewing. Recordings will be uploaded within 48 hours of the session end.

• Plenary sessions
• Meet-the-Expert sessions
• Parallel sessions

The following will not be recorded and will be accessible onsite only.

• Workshops
• E-Poster Spotlight short oral presentations (The presented E-Posters during the E-Poster Spotlight sessions, as well as all E-Posters accepted for Poster Viewing will be available for on-demand viewing to all registered attendees. E-Posters can be viewed via the ISPPD-13 mobile application and virtual platform. App and platform login credentials will be sent to registered participants about a week before the meeting.)

For more details on abstract titles and publications, please check the ISPPD-13 Abstracts page and the Embargo Release Policy.