Annual Conference: American Society of Preventive Oncology

描述(由申请人提供)：美国预防肿瘤学会(ASPO)的主要目的是交流关于癌症预防和控制的信息并促进研究。本申请请求为该小型多学科组织2007至2011年的年会提供部分支持。为了让ASPO提供高质量的项目，并继续发展，为初级调查人员提供新的机会，一定程度的外部支持是必要的。考虑到ASPO的资源有限，年度会议的费用不断增加，因此不提供酬金，但会支付受邀演讲者的费用。 2007年会议将于2007年3月2日至4日在德克萨斯州休斯顿举行。291名与会者出席了2006年年会。演讲者和参与者来自参与癌症预防研究的不同学科，最重要的是来自将已知信息转化为有效预防计划的学科。会议将在德克萨斯州休斯敦的德克萨斯大学安德森癌症预防中心完全无障碍的会议设施中举行。 ASPO年度会议包括四个研讨会、提交的论文会议、颁奖讲座、兴趣小组早餐会议和为期两天的海报会议。会前研讨会包括一个新的研究人员研讨会，一个专业发展会议，一个癌症中心癌症控制和预防副主任会议，以及一个NIH实习生会议。早餐将保留给ASPO成员感兴趣的最新话题。在每次年会前几个月，将征求摘要以供口头和海报演示。获得最高排名的16篇摘要将发表在同行评议期刊《癌症流行病学、生物标记物与预防》上。不同类别的18篇排名靠前的摘要将在论文会议上口头陈述。根据以往的经验，预计在招贴会期间将发布大约90-100张海报。最佳海报将获奖。将采用期刊广告、海报和直邮等方式宣传会议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary purpose of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) is the exchange of information about and the promotion of research in cancer prevention and control. This application requests partial support for the 2007 through 2011 annual meetings of this small multidisciplinary organization. In order for ASPO to provide a high quality program and to continue to grow and provide new opportunities for junior investigators, some level of outside support is necessary. In recognition of ASPO's limited resources and increasing costs for annual meetings, no honoraria are offered, but expenses of invited speakers are covered. The 2007 meeting will be in Houston, Texas, March 2-4, 2007. Two hundred ninety-one (291) participants attended the 2006 annual meeting. Speakers and participants are from diverse disciplines involved in cancer prevention research, and most significantly from disciplines concerned with translating known information into effective prevention programs. The meeting will be held in the fully-accessible conference facilities of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Prevention Center in Houston, Texas. ASPO annual meetings consist of four symposia, submitted paper sessions, award lectures, interest group breakfast sessions, and a poster session scheduled over two days. Pre-meeting workshops consist of a new investigators workshop, a professional development session, a meeting of the cancer center Associate Directors for Cancer Control and Prevention, and a meeting of NIH trainees. Breakfasts will be reserved for late-breaking topics of interest to the ASPO membership. Several months prior to each annual meeting, abstracts will be solicited for oral and poster presentation. The 16 abstracts receiving the highest rankings will be published in the peer-reviewed journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. The 18 top-ranked abstracts in various categories will be presented orally during paper sessions. Based on past experience, it is anticipated that approximately 90 -100 posters will be presented during the poster session. An award will be given for the best poster. Journal advertisements, posters and direct mail will be used to publicize the meeting.