© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 19, 1614-1616,
October 4, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
Traverse City, Michigan, October 11–15, 2000
Deadline for abstracts: August 14, 2000. Contact: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 (telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-351-9165; e-mail: meetings{at}aacr.org).
Cancer Therapy for the New Millennium: Mainstream, Complementary and Alternative Care
Palermo, Italy, October 12–14, 2000
Contact: Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc., 433 Hackensack Ave., 9th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601 (telephone: 201-342-5300; fax: 201-342-7555; e-mail: cmeinfo{at}cbcbiomed.com; website: http://www.cbcbiomed.com).
8th Conference on Radioimmunodetection and Radioimmunotherapy of Cancer
Princeton, New Jersey, October 12–14, 2000
Contact: Lois Gillespie, Garden State Cancer Center, 520 Belleville Ave., Belleville, NJ 07109 (telephone: 973-844-7007; fax: 973-844-7020; e-mail: gscancer{at}att.net).
New Molecular Targets for Cancer Therapy
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, October 14–17, 2000
Contact: Susan Easter, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Dr., FOW-PR/EDU, Tampa, FL 33612-9497 (telephone: 813-632-1775; e-mail: seaster{at}moffitt.usf.edu).
8th Euroconference on Apoptosis
Davos, Switzerland, October 14–17, 2000
Contact: B. Ruckert, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Obere Str. 22, CH-7270 Davos, Switzerland (telephone: 41-81-410-0848; fax: 41-81-410-0840; e-mail: rueckert{at}siaf.unizh.ch; website: http://www.siaf.unizh.ch).
World Exhibition 2000—World Congress of High-Tech Medicine
Hanover, Germany, October 15–20, 2000
Contact: F. Köckerling, M.D., Hanover Hospital, Dept. of Surgery and Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Roesebeckstr. 15 (Siloah), 30 449 Hanover, Germany (telephone: 49-511-927-2331; fax: 49-511-927-2591; e-mail: high-tech-siloah{at}t-online.de; website: http://www.high-tech-med.com).
2000 Medical Oncology Review
Houston, Texas, October 16–20, 2000
Contact: Office of Conference Services, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston TX 77030-4095 (telephone: 713-792-2222; fax: 713-794-1724; e-mail: meetings{at}mdacc.tmc.edu; website: http://www.mdanderson.org/~meetings/prof.html).
*Fall Cancer Conference: Novel Approaches in Lung Cancer
Morgantown, West Virginia, October 20, 2000
Contact: West Virginia University Office of Continuing Medical Education, Morgantown, WV 26506 (telephone: 304-293-3937; fax: 304-293-8652; e-mail: cme{at}wvu.edu; website: http://www.wvmd.wvu.edu).
UCSF and Stanford Thoracic Oncology Conference
San Francisco, California, October 20–21, 2000
Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0742, LH450, San Francisco, CA 94143-0742 (telephone: 415-476-5808; fax: 415-502-1795; website: http://www.som.ucsf.edu/som/education/cme/index.htm).
42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Boston, Massachusetts, October 22–26, 2000
Contact: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 375, Fairfax, VA 22033-3882 (telephone: 703-502-1550; fax: 703-502-7852; e-mail: Kathyt{at}astro.org; website: http://www.astro.org).
5th International Symposium on Predictive Oncology and Therapy
Geneva, Switzerland, October 28–31, 2000
Contact: Herbert E. Nieburgs, M.D., Cancer Detection and Prevention, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Box 20, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester MA 01655 (telephone: 508-856-1823; fax: 508-856-1567; e-mail: cancerjournal{at}umassmed.edu; website: http://www.cancerprev.org).
2nd International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment, Progression, Therapy, and Prevention
Tiberias, Israel, October 29–November 1, 2000
Contact: The Secretariat, 2nd International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment, Progression, Therapy, and Prevention, P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel (telephone: 972-3-514000; fax: 972-3-5140077; e-mail: tumormicro{at}kenes.com).
7th International Course on the Safety Assessment of Medicines, Basic and Regulatory Aspects
White Plains, New York, October 29–November 3, 2000
Contact: Mrs. Barbara Krokus, New York Medical College, Basic Science Bldg., Dept. of Pathology, Valhalla, NY 10595-1599 (telephone: 914-594-3087; fax: 914-594-4163; e-mail: Barbara_Krokus{at}nymc.edu).
1st International Symposium on Translational Research in Breast and Ovarian Cancers
Dublin, Ireland, November 3–5, 2000
Contact: Kim Pearson, The CBCE/S.G. Madison, Dallas, TX (telephone: 972-929-1900; fax: 972-929-1901; e-mail: kimp{at}sgmadison.com).
2000 ASCO Clinical Practice Forum
Orlando, Florida, November 3–6, 2000
Contact: American Society for Clinical Oncology, 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 650, Alexandria, VA 22314 (telephone: 703-299-0150; fax: 703-299-1044; e-mail: asco{at}asco.org; website: http://www.asco.org).
11th NCI–EORTC–AACR Symposium on New Drugs in Cancer Therapy
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 7–10, 2000
Contact: NDDO Oncology, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands (telephone: 31-20-444-2795; fax: 31-20-444-2767; e-mail: congress{at}nddo.nl; website: http://www.nddo.nl/conferences/11th/general.htm).
Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium XVIII: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
New York, New York, November 8–11, 2000
Contact: Jaclyn Silverman, Conference Coordinator, Division of Medical Oncology, Box 1178, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustav Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (telephone: 212-241-6772; fax: 212-369-5440; e-mail: J_silverman{at}smtplink.mssm.edu; website: http://info.neoplastics.mssm.edu).
Seeking Excellence in Breast Cancer Care: A Multidisciplinary Symposium
Towson, Maryland, November 9–11, 2000
Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205 (telephone: 410-955-2959; fax: 410-955-0807; e-mail: cmenet{at}jhmi.edu; website: http://www.med.jhu.edu/cme).
5th Annual Meeting for the Society of Neuro-Oncology
Chicago, Illinois, November 9–12, 2000
Contact: Society for Neuro-Oncology, Box 100, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030 (telephone: 713-745-2344; fax: 713-794-4999; e-mail: registration{at}soc-neuro-onc.org; website: http://www.soc-neuro-onc.org).
Strang International Cancer Prevention Conference—Cancer Prevention 2000: Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Applications
New York, New York, November 10–11, 2000
Contact: Strang Cancer Prevention Center, 428 E. 72nd St., Suite 600, New York, NY 10021 (telephone: 212-794-4900, ext. 194; fax: 212-396-1244; e-mail: bccarter{at}aol.com; website: http://www.strang.org).
Conference: New Targets for Cancer Intervention
Eilat, Israel, November 12–16, 2000
Contact: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 (telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-351-9165; e-mail: meetings{at}aacr.org).
53rd Annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research: Genetic Mechanisms in Cancer
Houston, Texas, November 14–17, 2000
Contact: Office of Conference Services, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston TX 77030-4095 (telephone: 713-792-2222; fax: 713-794-1724; e-mail: meetings{at}mdacc.tmc.edu; website: http://www.mdanderson.org/~meetings/prof.html).
3rd Annual Meeting—Prostate Cancer
Newport, Wales, November 15–17, 2000
Contact: Conference Secretariat, British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), Section of Oncology, 35–43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PN, UK (telephone: 44-171-405-1390; fax: 44-171-404-5048; e-mail: jsidhu{at}baus.demon.co.uk; website: http://www.baus.demon.co.uk).
Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Conference 2000
Orlando, Florida, November 16–18, 2000
Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2000. Contact: Office of Conference Services, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston TX 77030-4095 (telephone: 713-792-2222; fax: 713-794-1724; e-mail: meetings{at}mdacc.tmc.edu; website: http://www.mdanderson.org/~meetings/prof.html).
1st Annual Meeting on Current Topics and Strategies in Urologic Oncology: Extraordinary Opportunities for Discovery
Bethesda, Maryland, December 2–3, 2000
Contact: Anita Allen, Palladian Partners, Inc., 1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (telephone 301-650-8660; ext. 121; fax: 301-650-8676; e-mail: aallen{at}palladianpartners.com; website: http://www.palladianpartners.com/urologiconcology).
World Assembly on Tobacco Counters Health—WATCH 2000
New Delhi, India, December 4–8, 2000
Contact: Secretariat 509-B, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, 110044, India (telephone: 91-11-694-4551; fax: 91-11-694-4472; website: http://www.watch-2000.org).
23rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
San Antonio, Texas, December 6–9, 2000
Contact: Lois Dunnington, Symposium Coordinator, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, 8122 Datapoint, Suite 250, San Antonio, TX 78229 (telephone: 210-949-5009; fax: 210-949-5009; e-mail: idunning{at}saci.org; website: http://www.sabcs.saci.org).
7th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress
Hong Kong, December 7–9, 2000
Contact: 7th HKICC Congress Secretariat, Dept. of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (telephone: 852-2818-0232/852-2855-4235; fax: 852-2818-1186; e-mail: memedcon{at}hku.hk).
3rd International Symposium on Anti-angiogenic Agents—Recent Advances and Future Directions in Cell Biology and Clinical Research
Irving, Texas, January 19–20, 2001
Contact: Conference Secretariat, Center for Biomedical Continuing Education, 8445 Freeport Parkway, Suite 680, Irving, TX 75063 (telephone: 800-492-2597; fax: 972-929-1901; e-mail: symposia{at}theCBCE.com).
*Judith and George Goldman Symposium on Innovative Research in Myeloma
Amelia Island, Florida, January 19–21, 2001
Contact: Mayo Clinic School of Continuing Medical Education, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224 (telephone: 188-462-9633; fax: 904-953-2954; e-mail: cme-jax{at}mayo.edu; website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/cme.htm).
1st World Congress on the Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
Bombay, India, February 2–4, 2001
Contact: Alifiya Motiwala, Centre for the Study of Social Change, MN Roy Human Development Campus, Plot 6, Block F, opp. Govt. Colony Bldg. 326, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400 051, India (telephone: 00-91-22-6516439; fax: 00-91-22-6516438; e-mail: mrcssc{at}vsnl.com; website: www.sneha-india.org).
Molecular Biology and New Therapeutic Strategies: Cancer Research in the 21st Century
Maui, Hawaii, February 12–16, 2001
Contact: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 (telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-351-9165; e-mail: meetings{at}aacr.org).
International Conference on Dietary Factors: Cancer Causes and Prevention
Vienna, Austria, February 14–17, 2001
Contact: Johanna B. Paukovits, Institute for Cancer Research, Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090, Vienna, Austria (telephone: 43-1-4277-65246; fax: 43-1-4277-9651; e-mail: walter.paukovits{at}univie.ac.at).
6th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease
Amelia Island, Florida, February 15–18, 2001
Contact: Sylvia Tsesmelis, Conference Coordinator, University of Florida HSC, Department of Pathology, 655 West 8th St., Jacksonville, FL 32209 (telephone: 904-549-3430; fax: 904-549-5565; e-mail: sylvia.tsesmelis{at}jax.ufl.edu).
7th International Conference—Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer
St. Gallen, Switzerland, February 21–24, 2001
Deadline for abstracts: October 31, 2000. Contact: Beatrice Nair, Conference Secretariat ABC 2001, Center for Tumor Detection and Prevention, POB, CH-9006 St. Gallen, Switzerland (telephone: 41-71-243-0032; fax: 41-71-245-6805; e-mail: abc-2001{at}sg.zetup.ch; website: http://www.zetup.ch).
18th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference
Miami Beach, Florida, March 1–3, 2001
Contact: Lois Osman, Program Coordinator, Miami Cancer Conference, Inc., P.O. Box 145331, Coral Gables, FL 33114-5331 (telephone/fax: 305-477-3804; website: http://www.cancerconf.com).
4th International Symposium on Leukemia and Lymphoma—Molecular Pharmacology and New Treatment Modalities
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 7–10, 2001
Deadline for abstracts: December 1, 2000. Contact: VU Conference Service, De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands (telephone: 31-020-444-5790; fax: 31-020-444-5825; e-mail: vu_conference{at}dienst.vu.nl).
92nd Annual Meeting — American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
New Orleans, Louisiana, March 24–28, 2001
Deadline for abstracts: October 16, 2000. Contact: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 (telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-440-9313; e-mail: meetings{at}aacr.org).
37th Annual Meeting — American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
San Francisco, California, May 12–15, 2001
Contact: American Society for Clinical Oncology, 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 650, Alexandria, VA 22314 (telephone: 703-299-0150; fax: 703-299-1044; e-mail: asco{at}asco.org; website: http://www.asco.org).
14th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day
Nationwide, June 3, 2001
Contact: Tanya Turner, National Coordinator, National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, P.O. Box 682285, Franklin TN 37068-2285 (telephone: 615-794-3006; fax: 615-794-0179; e-mail: ncsd{at}aol.com; website: http://www.ncsdf.org).
5th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS) Congress
Jerusalem, Israel, June 11–14, 2001
Contact: 5th ISRS Congress Secretariat, c/o International Travel and Congresses Ltd., P.O. Box 29313, Tel Aviv 61292, Israel (telephone: 972-3-795-1444; fax: 972-3-510-7716; e-mail: congs{at}internationaltc.co.il; website: http://www.isrs-jerusalem.com).
11th Conference of the European Society for Psychosocial Oncology (ESPO): Psycho-Oncology in a United Europe — Changes and Challenges
Heidelberg, Germany, June 13–16, 2001
Contact: Silke Ludwig, Psychosoziale Nachorgeeinrichtung, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 155, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (telephone: 49-0-6221/562719; fax: 49-0-6221/565250; e-mail: silke_ludgwig{at}med.uni-heidelberg.de).
*2nd International Meeting on Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity
Montreal, Canada, June 20–23, 2001
Contact: Dr. Barbara Hales, Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QE Canada H3G 1Y6 (telephone: 514-398-3610; fax: 514-398-7120; e-mail: bhales{at}pharma.mcgill.ca; website: http://www.medserv.mcgill.ca/malemediated2001).
International Conference on Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment in the New Millennium
Albany, New York, June 27–30, 2001
Contact: Mukti Sarma, University at Albany, Dept. of Chemistry, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222 (telephone: 518-442-4431; fax: 518-442-3462; e-mail: mukti{at}cnsvax.albany.edu).
8th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin
Zurich, Switzerland, July 18–21, 2001
Contact: Skin Cancer Foundation, 245 Fifth Ave., Suite 1403, New York, NY 10016 (telephone: 212-725-5176; fax: 212-725-5751; e-mail: info{at}skincancer.org); or Dr. Reinhard Drummer, Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland (telephone: 41-1-255-2507; fax: 41-1-255-8988; e-mail: luethim{at}derm.unizh.ch; website: http://www.usz.unizh.ch/skincancer/).
2nd International Chicago Symposium on Malignancies of the Chest and Head & Neck
Chicago, Illinois, October 4–6, 2001
Contact: Center for Continuing Medical Education, University of Chicago, 950 East 61st St., Chicago, IL 60637 (telephone: 773-702-1056; fax: 773-702-1736; e-mail: marlene{at}delphi.bsd.uchicago.edu; website: http://www.uchicago.edu/bsd/cme/).
33rd Meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)
Brisbane, Australia, October 10–13, 2001
Contact: SIOP 2001 Secretariat, P.O. Box 1280, Milton, Queensland 4064, Australia (telephone: 61-07-3858-5580; fax: 61-07-3858-5510; e-mail: siop2001{at}im.com.au).
3rd Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
Chicago, Illinois, October 19–21, 2001
Contact: Office of Public Affairs and Communications, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Olson 8250, Chicago, IL 60611 (telephone: 312-503-2974; fax: 312-503-1663; e-mail: s-markman{at}northwestern.edu).
*2nd International Kidney Cancer Symposium
Chicago, Illinois, October 26–28, 2001
Contact: Roberta Friedman, Kidney Cancer Association, 1234 Sherman Ave., Suite 203, Evanston, IL 60202-1375 (telephone: 847-332-1051; fax: 847-332-2978; e-mail: bfriedman{at}kidneycancerassociation.org).
4th International Conference on the Adjuvant Therapy of Malignant Melanoma
London, United Kingdom, March 15–16, 2002
Contact: Conference Secretariat, CCI Ltd., 2 Palmerston Court, Palmerston Way, London SW8 4AJ, United Kingdom (telephone: 44-020-7720-0600; fax: 44-020-7720-7177; e-mail: melanoma{at}confcomm.co.uk; website: http://www.confcomm.co.uk/Melanoma).
8th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma
Lugano, Switzerland, June 12–15, 2002
Contact: Prof. Dr. Franco Cavalli, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland (telephone: 41-91-820-8666; fax: 41-91-820-9044; e-mail: lymphcon{at}dial.eunet.ch; website: http://www.lymphcon.ch).
18th UICC International Cancer Congress
Oslo, Norway, June 30–July 5, 2002
Contact: International Union Against Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil-General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland (telephone: 41-22-809-1820; fax: 41-22-809-1810; website: http://www.uicc.ch).
*New event listing
Information on cancer-related upcoming events (conferences, symposia, short courses, etc.) should be submitted to: Calendar Editor, P.O. Box 31110, Bethesda, MD 20824-1110; express mail address: 7550 Wisconsin Ave., Rm. 114, Bethesda, MD 20814 (telephone: 301-496-6975; fax: 301-402-0212). This service is free of charge. Items should include title, location, and date of the event, as well as the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address and fax number, if available, of a contact person. Including the URL for a Web site to provide additional information is encouraged.
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