Spring 2010 Meeting in Washington, DC

RSVP:

If you plan to attend the meeting, please RSVP at your earliest convenience to the Coordinating Center. Anyone who is interested in the ACC meeting and its projects is welcome to attend.

Purpose of the Meeting:

To update members on ACC developments, including cohort progress and cross-cohort activities, and discuss advances in the field which further the ACC mission. individuals interested in attending or presenting at the meeting should contact the Coordinating Center at cc@asiacohort.org for further details.

Meeting Times*:

All meetings will be held at:

Henley Park Hotel
926 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001-4308
(202) 638-5200

Wednesday, April 14, 2010: General Membership Meeting*

08:30 - 09:30	Executive Committee Meeting chaired by John Potter
10:00 - 17:00	General Membership Meeting chaired by John Potter 10:00 - 10:30: Welcome and Cohort Updates 10:30 - 11:00: BMI WG Update 11:00 - 11:30: New Project Proposal Discussions (15-minutes each): Chen, Choi proposals 11:30 - 11:45: Coffee break 11:45 - 12:30: New Project Proposal Discussions (15-minutes each): Lin, Matsuo, Park proposals 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch on-site 13:30 - 14:00: Rare Cancer Update 14:00 - 15:30: New Project Proposal Discussions (15-minutes each): Fowke, Shin proposals 15:30 - 15:45: Coffee break 15:45 - 16:15: New Project Brainstorm Sessions 16:15 - 16:30: Physical activity system demo 16:30 - 16:45: Daniela Seminara on NCI Consortia Funding, NIH/NCI 16:45 - 17:00: Updates from CC
17:00 - 18:00	Biospecimen Proposal Informal Discussions: A time for interested cohorts to discuss participation in the previously approved biospecimen projects
18:30 - 21:00	Group Dinner at Zatinya. Maps will be distributed at the meeting.

Thursday, April 15, 2010: Working Group Meetings*

09:00 - 10:00	New Cohorts Meeting chaired by John Potter
10:00 - 12:00	Rare Cancer WG Meeting chaired by Paolo Boffetta Review of small intestine project Planning for future rare cancer projects
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch
13:00 - 14:30	BMI WG Meeting chaired by Wei Zheng Review of completed BMI and mortality project Planning for future BMI-related projects, including analyses included in submitted R03
14:30 - 17:00	Other project breakout sessions

*Times are tentative and subject to adjustment.

Hotel Information and Visa Information

If you need a letter of invitation from the Asia Cohort Consortium in support of your visa, please contact the Coordinating Center.

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