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Upcoming Conferences, Meetings, Workshops, Seminars, Events and Fundraisers

[Please send us entries that you would like to see listed in this calendar.]


October 2008

European Society for Medical Oncology

6-9 October 2008, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy. ESMO Sarcoma, GIST and Melanoma meeting.

 

Chemical and Biological Aspects of Inflammation and Cancer

14-17 October 2008, J W Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina, O'ahu, Hawaii, AACR.

 

The 8th Annual Walk-For-A-Cure 2008

19 October, 2008. Rockland Lake State Park, Congers, New York, Lot 1 North. To register or for more information please contact: Liz Chew (408) 926-9245 or Irene Wing (408) 926-1785 and the GIST Cancer Research Fund. For more information see the Walk-for-a-Cure website.

 

EORTC-NCI–AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

21-24 October 2008, Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland.

 

The 3rd Annual Walk-For-A-Cure in California

26 October 2008. San Jose, California. Almaden Lake Park. Registration will be at 9:30am. The walk will begin at 10:30am. To register or for more information please contact: Liz Chew (408) 926-9245 or Irene Wing (408) 926-1785and the GIST Cancer Research Fund website.

 

1st Annual "Find a Cure" Walk in Oregon

September 27th 2008, LaPine, Oregon. LaPine State Park.  Registration will be at 10:00am. for more information contact the event organizer, Peyt Turner.

 

The Future of Cancer Research: Science and Patient Impact

27-28, October 2008, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York. Click here to view program.

 


November 2008

Translational Cancer Medicine 2008: Bridging the Lab and Clinic in Cancer Medicine

3-6 November 2008, ICC Jerusalem International Convention Center, Jerusalem, Israel, AACR Centennial Conference

 

Musculoskeletal Tumor Society

6-8 November 2008, Phoenix, Arizona, Annual Meeting of the MTS

 

The 7th Annual “Richard’s Run For Life”

7 November, 2008, Ybor City, Florida. 7:00 p.m. at the Cuban Club in Tampa’s Historic Ybor City, open to runners and walkers.  To register, or for more information, please visit the "Richard's Run For Life" website.  All proceeds will benefit The Amandalee Fund for Pediatric Sarcoma Cancer Research at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.

 

EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group

12-13 November 2008 in London, UK. Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) will hold its Autumn Meeting 2008 in conjunction with the 14th Annual CTOS Meeting.

 

SARC (Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration)

13 November 2008 in London, UK. SARC meeting in conjunction with the 14th Annual CTOS Meeting (see next entry)

 

Connective Tissue Oncology Society: 14th Annual CTOS Meeting

13-15 November 2008 at the Landmark Hotel  in London, UK. The Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) is an international group comprised of physicians and scientists with a primary interest in the tumors of connective tissues. The goal of the society is to advance the care of patients with connective tissue tumors and to increase knowledge of all aspects of the biology of these tumors, including basic and clinical research.

 

3rd Annual Sarcoma Conference at Massachusetts General Hospital

22 November 2008, 9 AM - 12 Noon, Boston, Massachusetts. In the O'Keefe Conference Room at Massachusetts General Hospital. The conference is sponsored by the Jennifer Hunter Yates Sarcoma Foundation. Contact Susan Erickson for more information.

 


December 2008

Tumor Immunology: New Perspectives

2-5 December 2008, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida. In conjunction with the Cancer Immunology Working Group

 

American Society for Cell Biology

13-17 December 2008, San Francisco, California. 48th Annual Meeting

 


January 2009

Mouse Models of Cancer  

12-15 January 2009, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, California.  

 


July 2009

2009 Team Sarcoma Initiative

18-26 July 2008, worldwide. The 2009 Team Sarcoma Initiative is an internationally coordinated set of events to raise awareness of sarcoma and raise funds to support sarcoma research, clinical trials, and patient and family services. The 2009 Initiative consists of the "core" Team Sarcoma Bike Tour and various local Team Sarcoma events that will be held worldwide during the same week. Visit the Team Sarcoma weblog to get involved in the 2009 International Sarcoma Awareness Week.

 

 

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