Jul 02, 2012
Best of ASCO®
Missed the ASCO Annual Meeting? Let Best of ASCO® Bring It to You
The 2012 Best of ASCO® Meetings cover the latest scientific advances in oncology from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting. Take advantage of the intimate meeting size to network with peers and interact with world-class faculty in a city near you.
Best of ASCO® Chicago: July 12–13, 2012
Best of ASCO® Boston: August 3–4, 2012
Best of ASCO® San Diego: August 10–11, 2012
Meeting highlights include:
- Daily interactive case question & answer panels with faculty
- Select Education Sessions from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting
- Electronic access to all session slides
Visit boa2012.asco.org for more information.
Best of ASCO® International
The 2012 licensed Best of ASCO International Meetings are:
- July 7–8 • Yokohama, Japan
- July 12–14 • Nanjing, China
- July 20–21 • Panama City, Panama
- July 27–29 • Cuenca, Ecuador
- August 11 • Brisbane, Australia
- August 18–19 • Lima, Peru
- August 31–September 2 • Cancun, Mexico
- September 1 • Belgrade, Serbia
- September 3–4 • Porto Alegre, Brazil
- September 7–8 • Bangkok, Thailand
- September 8 • Prague, Czech Republic
- September 12–13 • Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- September 14–16 • Eretria, Greece
- September 20–21 • Cairo, Egypt
- October 20 • Bratislava, Slovakia
- November 2–3 • Baghdad, Iraq
For the most up-to-date information, visit boa2012.asco.org and select “Other Best of ASCO Meetings.”
ASCO is now accepting 2013 Best of ASCO International proposals from professional oncology societies. The deadline is September 6, 2012. For eligibility requirements, proposal guidelines,or additional information, contact licensing@asco.org.
2012 Breast Cancer Symposium
September 13-15, 2012; San Francisco, California; breastcasym.org
Housing and Early Registration Deadline: August 8, 2012, 11:59 PM EDT
Breast Cancer Education at Its Best
This year’s multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium will introduce two new session types—Meet the Professor Sessions and an “Open Mic” Tumor Board Session—plus expanded Poster Walks. The Symposium will also provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss major developments in breast cancer treatment and applied research in a small, all-access setting with the top minds in the field. The meeting is tailored for both the clinical and research interests of specialists from many disciplines, as well as basic scientists interested in translational research related to breast cancer.
Markers in Cancer: A Joint Meeting by ASCO, EORTC, and NCI
October 11-13, 2012; Hollywood, Florida; molecularcameeting.org
Diagnostic Development Tutorial
October 10-11, 2012; Hollywood, Florida
Main Meeting Housing and Early Registration Deadline: September 5, 2012, 11:59 PM EDT
Markers in Cancer 2012 will provide a platform to discuss the use of biomarkers as a tool for optimizing detection and treatment in oncology. The meeting will present the latest advances in cancer markers to assess drug efficacy, improve prognostic and predictive evaluations and imaging, and enhance clinical trial development.
Quality Care Symposium
November 30–December 1, 2012; San Diego, California; quality2012.asco.org
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2012, 11:59 PM (EDT)
This exciting new ASCO conference will bring together top leaders in the field to share strategies and methods for measuring and improving the quality of cancer care.Abstracts are currently being accepted in the following categories:
- Quality Measurement
- Quality Improvement
- Guideline Recommendation Compliance and Its Effects on Quality
- Use of IT to Improve Quality
- Involving Patients in Quality Care
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Communication and Decision-Making
For more information, contact qualitysymposium@asco.org.
Upcoming International Meetings
International Clinical Trials Workshop
August 16-17, 2012; São Paulo, Brazil
Organized in collaboration with Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica (SBOC)
October 17-18, 2013; Santiago, Chile
Organized in collaboration with Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Chileno de Investigación (GOCCHI)
Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) Workshop
September 9-15, 2012; Queensland, Australia
Organized in collaboration with the Medical Oncology Group of Australia
ASCO-ICON Cancer Research Workshop
September 14-16, 2012; Nashik, India
Organized in collaboration with Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON)
Advanced Cancer Course Cancer Care in the Older Population
October 18-19, 2012; Cairo, Egypt
Organized in collaboration with South and East Mediterranean College of Oncology (SEMCO)
Visit asco.org/international for moreinformation.