====== OPTIONS for the Control of Influenza ======

**OPTIONS for the Control of Influenza** is a semi-annual convention series hosted around the world by the [[International Society of Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases]] (ISIRV).

===== Conferences =====

==== OPTIONS XI ====

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OPTIONS XI was held from September 26-29, 2022 in [[united_kingdom:england:Belfast]], [[united_kingdom:England]].((//Home.// OPTIONS XI. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234108/https://www.optionsxi2022.org.uk/)) [[COVID-19]] was added to the schedule in addition to the usual focus on [[influenza]].

=== Committees ===

^  OPTIONS XI Organizing Committee((//Committees.// OPTIONS XI. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234123/https://www.optionsxi2022.org.uk/about/committees))  ^^^
^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Affiliation(s)  ^
| [[Maria Zambon]]  | Chair  | [[UK Health Security Agency]]  |
| [[Rebecca Cox]]  | Pre-conference Events  | [[University of Bergen]]  |
| [[Alan Hay]]  | Treasurer  | [[WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza]], [[Francis Crick Institute]]  |
| [[Ultan Power]]  | Host Country Liaison, Chair of [[RSV2022]]  | [[Queen's University Belfast]]  |
| [[Wenqing Zhang]]  | -  | [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)  |
| [[Rita McStravick]]  | Secretariat  | -  |
^  Executive Committee  ^^^
| [[S. Mark Thompson]]  | Scientific Programme Chair  | [[University of Georgia]]  |
| [[John McCauley]]  | Scientific Programme Co-Chair  | [[Francis Crick Institute]]  |
| [[Daniel Jernigan]]  | Public Health Chair  | [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)  |
| [[Sheena Sullivan]]  | Public Health Co-Chair  | [[Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity]]  |
| [[Diane Post]]  | Clinical Sciences Chair  | [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] (NIAID)  |
| [[Florian Krammer]]  | Clinical Sciences Co-Chair  | [[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai]]  |
| [[Silke Stertz]]  | Virology & Pathogenesis Chair  | [[Institute of Medical Virology]] (IMV)  |
| [[Kirsty Short]]  | Virology & Pathogenesis Co-Chair  | [[University of Queensland]]  |

=== Exhibitors ===

Exhibitors at OPTIONS XI include:((//Meet the Exhibitors.// OPTIONS XI. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234139/https://www.optionsxi2022.org.uk/exhibition-and-sponsors2/meet-the-exhibitors))

  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:AstraZeneca]]
  * [[Center for Open Science]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:CSL Seqirus]]
  * [[European Scientific Working Group on Influenza]] (ESWI)
  * [[GISAID]]
  * [[Gryphon Scientific]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:hVIVO]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Roche]]
  * [[Sabin Vaccine Institute]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi]]

=== Sponsors ===

Sponsors of OPTIONS XI include:((//Main Sponsors & Supporters.// OPTIONS XI. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234119/https://www.optionsxi2022.org.uk/exhibition-and-sponsors2/main-sponsors-and-supporters))

  * AstraZeneca
  * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
  * CSL Seqirus
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Moderna]]
  * Sabin Vaccine Institute
  * Sanofi

==== OPTIONS X ====

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OPTIONS X was held in 2019 in [[Singapore]].

=== Sponsors ===

Sponsors of OPTIONS X included:((//Options X Supporters.// ISIRV 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221027005431/https://2019.isirv.org/options-x-supporters))

  * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]]
  * [[The Influenzer Initiative]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Janssen]]
  * [[National Centre for Infectious Diseases]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Roche]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi Pasteur]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Seqirus]]
  * [[Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau]]
  * [[Viroclinics Biosciences]]

=== Exhibitors ===

  * [[Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza]] (APACI)
  * [[European Scientific Working Group on Influenza]] (ESWI)
  * [[GISAID]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:hVIVO]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:InDevR]]

==== OPTIONS IX ====

OPTIONS IX was held in [[united_states:illinois:Chicago]], [[united_states:Illinois]] from August 24-28, 2016.

=== Sponsors ===

Sponsors of OPTIONS IX included:((//OPTIONS IX Supporters.// OPTIONS IX. Retrieved July 7, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170707010655/http://2016.isirv.org/options-ix-supporters))

  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:AstraZeneca]]
  * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
  * [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Janssen]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:MedImmune]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Novavax]]
  * [[medical_technology_companies:Quidel]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Romark]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Seqirus]]

=== Exhibitors ===

Exhibitors at OPTIONS IX include:((//Exhibit Opportunities.// Options IX. Retrieved July 6, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170706213219/http://2016.isirv.org/exhibit-opportunities))

  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Allergan]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Cellular Technology Limited]] (CTL)
  * [[medical_technology_companies:Cepheid]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Denka]]
  * [[GISAID]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:hVIVO]]
  * [[IIT Research Institute]] (IITRI)
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:InDevR]]
  * [[J. Craig Venter Institute]] (JCVI)
  * [[medical_technology_companies:Luminex]]
  * [[medical_technology_companies:Quidel]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi Pasteur]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Seqirus]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:SGS]]