Fall 2010 Meeting in Seoul, Korea

Please join us in Seoul for the Asia Cohort Consortium Fall Meeting October 4-5, 2010

Register:

If you plan to attend the meeting, fill out this brief registration survey. Anyone who is interested in the ACC meeting and its projects is welcome to attend.

Meeting Overview:

The purpose of this meeting is to update members on ACC developments, including cohort progress and cross-cohort activities, and discuss advances in the field which further the ACC mission.

Meeting Details:

All meetings will be held at:
Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute (http://cri.snu.ac.kr/)
28 Yongon-Dong Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
Tel: +82-2-740-8405

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Meeting Program:

All meetings will be held at:

Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute

28 Yongon-Dong Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-799, Korea

Tel: +82-2-740-8405

Monday, October 4 Meeting

08:00 - 09:00	Executive Committee Meeting
09:30 - 10:00	Plenary Session: Introductions and Opening Remarks - John Potter (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
10:00 - 14:00	Session I : Ongoing proposals reviews and project discussions 10:00 - 10:30: R01 Presentation: BMI and risk of low rate cancers - Manami Inoue (National Cancer Center, Japan) 10:30 - 11:00: P01 Presentation: Lung cancer in nonsmokers in Asia - Sam Hanash (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) 11:00 - 12:30: P01 Working Session: Sam Hanash, Ziding Feng and John Potter (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
12:00 - 14:00	Poster Session
13:30 - 20:30	Session II : Perspectives from existing & ongoing cohorts 13:30 - 14:00: Registration existing cohorts 13:50 - 14:00: Introduction - Daehee Kang (Seoul National University, Korea) 14:00 - 14:20: Korean Multicenter Cancer Cohort (KMCC) - Sue K. Park (Seoul National University, Korea) 14:20 - 14:40: Korean Cancer Prevention Study (KCPS) - Sun Ha Jee (Yonsei University) 14:40 - 15:00: Japan Public Health Center Study (JPHCS) - Manami Inoue (National Cancer Center, Japan) 15:00 - 15:20: The Shanghai Women’s Health Study - Wei Zheng (Vanderbuilt-Ingram Cancer Center) 15:20 - 15:40: Linxian General Population Trial Cohort - Youlin Qiao (Peking Union Medical College, China) 15:40 - 16:00: Coffee Break ongoing cohorts 16:00 - 16:15: Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) - Bokki Han (Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 16:15 - 16:30: The Health Examinees’ study (HEXA study) - Daehee Kang (Seoul National University, Korea) 16:30 - 16:45: The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (J-MICC) - Nobuyuki Hamajima (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine) 16:45 - 17:00: The Malaysian Cohort - Rahman A. Jamal (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) 17:00 - 17:15: The Singapore Cohort - Kee Seng Chia (National University of Singapore) 17:30 - 18:30: HEXA PI meeting 18:30 - 20:30: Group dinner at local restaurant

Tuesday, October 5 Meeting

09:00 - 13:00	Session I : General Membership Meeting 09:00 - 10:00: WG updates (I) - BMI - Wei Zheng 10:00 - 10:45: WG updates (II) - Diet & nutrition - Rashmi Sinha 10:45 - 11:00: Coffee break 11:00 - 12:00: WG updates (III) - Rare cancers Paolo Boffetta 12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
13:00 - 16:30	Session II : Working Group Meeting (times are approximate) 13:00 - 13:30: BMI WG meeting - Wei Zheng 13:30 - 14:00: Rare cancer WG meeting - Paolo Boffetta 14:00 - 14:30: Diet & nutrition WG meeting - Rashmi Sinha 14:30 - 14:45: Coffee break 14:45 - 16:00: R01 Working Group Session - Manami Inoue and Paolo Boffetta 16:00 - 16:30: Preparation for the next meeting

Submitting a Project Proposal:

If you would like to submit a proposal for a project that can be done in the ACC, please follow the instructions on our Working with the ACC page. Proposals that do not follow this format will be returned to the author for resubmission.

Project proposals should be emailed to the Coordinating Center by Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

Submitting a Poster Abstract:

Our upcoming meeting in Seoul will feature a poster session on the first day of the meeting. Posters can cover any topic related to cohort studies. Anyone interested in presenting a poster should submit an abstract on the portal by September 13, 2010. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by September 17, 2010.

Travel Grants Available:

Daehee Kang and his staff at SNU have also secured funding for several travel grants. These travel grants are available to attendees from developing countries (as listed by the World Development Report 2009) presenting a meritorious scientific poster at the 2010 ACC conference. To submit a poster abstract, please see above.

Travel grants will consist of a reimbursement check of a maximum US $1,000 per recipient. Award recipients will make their own travel and housing arrangements. Travel grant recipients will be notified of their acceptance by September 17, 2010.

Hotel Information:

The following hotels are near Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute. To make a reservation, you may either contact the hotel directly to book your room online or by telephone, or contact Ms. Jung-Min, Oh (serendipity80@snu.ac.kr) for assistance in making a reservation at the hotel of your choice.

Biwon Hotel

http://www.biwonhotel.com

Address: 36, Wonnam-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea

Close to Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute

• Subway Line 4 (Blue) to Hyehwa Station (Exit 310 minute walk to Seoul National University Hospital)
• 5 minute walk to Seoul National University Hospital

Room Size	Single Occupancy Rate*	Double Occupancy Rate*
Suite Room	120,000 ($100)
Twin Room	80,000 ($67)
Double Room		80,000 ($67)

*Korean won (US $, rates and conversion as of 7/22/10)

Grand Ambassador Hotel

http://grand.ambatel.com

Address: 186-54.2 Ka Changchung-dong, Chung-gu Seoul, Korea

• Subway Line 3 (Orange) Dongguk Univ Station Exit 1, 5minutes by walk

Transportation to Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute

• Take Subway Line 3 (Orange) Dongguk Univ Station
• Transfer to subway Line 4 (Blue) to Hyehwa Station at Chungmuro Station
• Take off at Hyehwa Station Exit 3 to Seoul National University Hospital

Room Size	Single Occupancy Rate*	Double Occupancy Rate*
Superior Room Double	194,000 ($162)	194,000 ($162)
Deluxe Room Single	229,000 ($191)
Deluxe Room Double/Twin		247,000 ($206)

*Korean won (US $, rates and conversion as of 7/22/10), 10% tax will be added, price may vary according to room situation

Airport Transportation:

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From Incheon lnternational Aiport to Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute

Using Bus

[Option A]

1. Get on a 6011 bus at Incheon lnternational Aiport at 5B or 12A outside 1st floor to Myeongnyun-dong
2. Get off at SungKyunKwan University bus stop (It takes almost 1 hour)
3. Walk approximately 15 minutes to Seoul National University Hospital

[Option B]

1. Take a limousine bus at Incheon lnternational Aiport at 4A or 10B outside 1st floor to Seoul Station
2. Transfer to subway Line 4 (Blue) to Hyehwa Station (Exit 3 to Seoul National University Hospital)

Using Subway

1. Take a subway to Gimpo Airport station
2. Transfer to Line 5 at Gimpo Airport station
3. Get off at Hyehwa station (exit 3 to Seoul National University Hospital)

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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