The Asia Cohort Consortium
ACC Meetings
March 2015 Meeting in Seoul, Korea
Please join us in Seoul for the Asia Cohort Consortium Meeting March 19-20, 2015
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.
Registration:
Please fill out the online registration form.
Anyone who is interested in the ACC meeting and its projects is welcome to attend.
Call for Project Proposals:
We invite new project proposals to be considered at our March 2015 meeting. Submitted proposals will be sent to the Executive Committee (EC) for initial review, and the ones that are deemed scientifically sound will be slated for review at the General Membership Meeting. For more details on proposal submission, please click here.
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 February 1, 2015.
Meeting Details:
All meetings will be held at:
Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute (http://cri.snu.ac.kr/)
103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
Tel: +82-2-740-8332/8508
Map of Area around ACC meeting site
Public transportation information from Incheon Int'l Airport to SNU Cancer Research Institute
Meeting Program:
Thursday, March 19 Meeting
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Welcome: Registration & Coffee |
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09:30 – 09:40 |
Introduction |
Daehee Kang Manami Inoue |
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09:40 – 10:20 |
Updates on current ACC projects |
Moderator: Wei Zheng |
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Diabetes and cancer risk |
Yu Chen |
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Coffee and tea consumption and cancer incidence and mortality |
Jung Eun Lee |
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10:20 – 10:50 |
Alcohol and cancer (Skype presentation) |
Paolo Boffetta |
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10:50 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Proposal session (I) |
Moderator: Daehee Kang |
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Establishment of International Colorectal Cancer Consortium |
Aung Ko Win |
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Genetics and Colorectal Cancer: Lessons from the Colon CFR |
Aung Ko Win |
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Associations of Medical Conditions with Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of ACC |
Yingsong Lin |
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BMI and gastric cancer incidence |
Sue K Park |
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12:00 – 12:05 |
Group photo |
All members |
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12:05 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
On site |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Proposal session (II) |
Moderator: Manami Inoue |
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BMI and risk of intermediate- and low-rate cancers in Asian populations (gallbladder, kidney, thyroid and ovarian cancer) |
Manami Inoue |
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BMI and breast cancer incidence among Asian population |
Chisato Nagata |
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Diabetes mellitus and gastric cancer risk in Asian population |
Minkyo Song |
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Family history and gastric cancer risk in Asian population |
Minkyo Song |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Coordinating Center update |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
ACC Coordinating Center: Update of the ACC pooled data |
Eiko Saito & Manami Inoue |
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14:15 – 14:30 |
ACC Data Center: Guidance on Remote Access |
Eiko Saito & Issei Ezawa |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Coffee break |
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15:00 – 17:30 |
Working Group Meetings |
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Tea and coffee project |
Jung Eun Lee |
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Diabetes and cancer risk |
Yu Chen |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Group dinner |
On site |
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Friday, March 20 Meeting
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EC Meeting & City Tour |
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08:00 – 09:00 |
Executive Committee Breakfast & Meeting |
Ninth Gate Grille (Westin Chosun Hotel) |
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10:00 – 12:00 |
Continued WG discussion |
(Optional: City tour) |
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Travel Grants for Young Researchers from Developing Countries: 
The organizers’ team for the upcoming ACC meeting in Seoul would like to support young researchers from developing countries for travel grants.
The condition to the support will be of two terms.
- The young researcher should be from developing countries
- He/she should submit an abstract of his/her research
The travel grant will cover his/her air ticket to the maximum of $1,000.
If the person is a candidate for the travel grant, he/she can bring the receipt of the air fare for reimbursement.
Also, JW LEE Center for Global Medicine can offer a reasonable price-range (approximately $50 per night) guesthouse near the center, which is also very close to the SNU College of Medicine.
Thus the candidates for travel grants can also apply for the guesthouse beforehand.
The contact point for the travel grant and guesthouse is Ms. Jieun Kim at JW LEE Center for Global Medicine.
Her email address is as follows: alice.je7277@gmail.com
We have only about 30 days until the Seoul meeting, so please contact Ms. Kim for the travel grant A.S.A.P.
Hotel Information:
Click the word file for five recommended hotels with details, or excel file for more hotels near Dongdaemun and Myeong-dong area.
Co-hosted by:
JW Lee Center for Global Medicine & Health Examinees Study (HEXA)
Supported by:
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Contact:
Hwi-Won Lee, M.D. Department of Preventive Medicine Seoul National University College of Medicine 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, KOREA Email: hwiwon@snu.ac.kr Tel: +82-(0)2-740-8332 Fax: +82-(0)2-747-4830Visa Information:
Please email Dr Hwi-Won Lee (hwiwon@snu.ac.kr) for an invitation letter for your visa.
Also please provide the following information:
- The dates you will travel -- including any personal time
- Your birth date (must be on the visa invitation letter)
- Your gender (must be on the visa invitation letter)
- More information can be found here.