ANR 2008 Second Announcement
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Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 Second Announcement Place Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall Chiba, Japan Dates May 21-24, 2008 For further information: http://www.anr2008.com Contact: [email protected] http://www.anrmeeting.org/ Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 Greetings Greetings ________________________________________ 1 It is our great honor that ‘The 13th Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (ANR) 2008’ meeting will be held in Makuhari New City, Chiba, Japan, the first time in Asia. I truly wish the conference will be fruitful Welcome ________________________________________ 2 and create enormous advances in curing patients with neuroblastoma, a still lethal tumor with very poor Organization _____________________________________ 3 prognosis. I have learnt that many researchers from all around the world will be gathering in Chiba to Program at a Glance ______________________________ 5 give high-level presentations and discussions. All of you are very welcome to our Makuhari New City in Chiba. Scientific Program ________________________________ 6 Call for Abstracts _________________________________ 7 Every single person in this world wishes to live in good health and wealth. Medical standards and the examination system of cancer have been improved dramatically throughout the world in recent years. Registration ______________________________________ 9 However, there is no doubt that cancer is still the most common cause of death worldwide. 1 Important Dates _________________________________ 10 I, as governor of Chiba Prefecture, strongly push for the action to eradicate cancer with the staff of Social Program __________________________________ 11 Chiba Cancer Center to promote the health of citizens in Chiba as well as those in the world. Chiba Tours __________________________________________ 11 Cancer Center was founded in 1972, and was the third Cancer Center founded in Japan. Accompanying Program __________________________ 11 Neuroblastoma, a theme of this conference, is the cancer that attacks children with limitless futures and Accommodation _________________________________ 12 this fact gives us tremendous pain. What we should offer during the time of hardship for those young patients is proper treatment with updated clinical improvements as well as the mental care for them and Venue & Access _________________________________ 14 their family. General Information _____________________________ 15 Accordingly, I sincerely hope that this conference will be truly successful and play an important role in ANR2008 International Travel Grants helping those smiling children hold bright futures in their hands. for Asian Participants Sponsored by Asian Children’s Care League __________ 16 2008 International Open Symposium on Childhood Cancer Survivorship __________________ 17 Akiko Domoto Governor of Chiba Prefecture Japan Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 Welcome Organization Steering Committee (elected on May 19th, 2006) Dear colleagues: Present president: Frank Berthold Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (ANR) was founded in 1975 in Past president: Akira Nakagawara Philadelphia by Drs. Audrey E. Evans, Everet Koop and Guilio D’Angio. Incoming president: Susan L. Cohn Subsequent series of ANR conferences were held in Philadelphia, Heidelberg, Bath, Paris and Genova, succeeded by the meeting in Los Representatives North and South Americas: Garrett M. Brodeur, Carol J. Thiele Angeles in 2006. The aim of this meeting is to find ways in moving forward Representatives Europe including Russia: Manfred Schwab, Frank Spelemann in treating patients with neuroblastoma through the advancement of laboratory and clinical research. Representative Asia, Australia, Africa: Akira Nakagawara, Michelle Haber Now, the ANR conference is rapidly growing in both its scientific levels and the number of attendee. The Secretary: Audrey E. Evans By-laws of ANR association (ANRA) has been formalized at the ANR 2006 meeting in Los Angeles. ANR is Homepage Webmaster: Patrick C. Reynolds (adopted) not solely a society but is also linked to the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG), the International Neuroblastoma Pathology Committee (INPC) and some other related organizations. The ANR 2008 meeting will be held from May 21 to 24, 2008, at the International Conference Hall in International Program Committee Makuhari New City (Messe), Chiba, Japan, the first time in Asia. Makuhari New City is very close to Susan L. Cohn Akira Nakagawara Barbara Hero Tokyo, and it takes only 30 minutes by shuttle bus from Narita International Airport. Murray D. Norris Per Kogner Robert C. Seeger The local organizing committee and the international program committee of ANR 2008 conference plan John M. Maris Rogier Versteeg 2 to have attractive programs including workshops, plenary and parallel sessions as well as poster 3 presentations concerning basic, clinical and translational research of neuroblastoma. In addition, the opening, plenary and educational lectures by international experts or ANRA members are being scheduled. All attendance can relax and enjoy at the cocktail party, welcome reception and Gala dinner Advisory Board under friendly circumstances. Furthermore, the Japanese volunteer groups of childhood cancers are North and South Americas Europe including Russia Asia, Australia, Africa planning to have an international open symposium on childhood cancer survivorship in the last day afternoon by linking to ANR2008. Sylvain Baruchel Huib Caron Godfrey C.F. Chan Garrett M. Brodeur (chair) Victoria Castel Kenji Kadomatsu May is really a beautiful season in Japan. Chiba is very convenient place to embark on any sightseeing as many beautiful and exotic places in central Japan are easily accessible. It is also a main gateway of Japan Nai-Kong V. Cheung Bruno de Bernardi Michio Kaneko opening to the pan-pacific countries including those in Asia. Susan L. Cohn Angelika Eggert Purna Kurkure I truly hope that all of us will have a wonderful and fruitful time together at the ANR 2008 meeting for Javed Khan Ruth Ladenstein Akira Nakagawara (chair) the future development of better cures for patients suffering from neuroblastoma. John M. Maris Tommy Martinsson Murray D. Norris Best wishes. Katherine Matthay Jean Michon Nili Peylan-Ramu Vincente Odone Andrew D.J. Pearson Jin Hua Zhang Julie Park Manfred Schwab (chair) Patrick C. Reynolds Gian Paolo Tonini Akira Nakagawara, MD, PhD Robert C. Seeger Dominique Valteau-Couanet President, ANR 2008 Director, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute Carol J. Thiele Rogier Versteeg Chiba, Japan Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 Program at a Glance Local Organizing Committee May 21, 2008 (Wed.) May 22, 2008 (Thu.) May 23, 2008 (Fri.) May 24, 2008 (Sat.) President: Nakagawara, Akira 7:00 Executive Committee Kamijo, Takehiko (Chair) 8:00 Opening Ceremony Ohira, Miki Plenary Lecture Plenary Lecture Nakamura, Yohko Plenary Lecture Break Break 9:00 Honorary Advisors Plenary Session Plenary Session Plenary Session Basic Research Translational Research Clinical Study Sugimura, Takashi Ikeda, Keiichi Hata, Jun-Ichi 10:00 Nishimura, Kozo Sawada, Tadashi Sakiyama, Shigeru Registration Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Fund-raising Committee 11:00 Plenary Session Plenary Session Plenary Session Basic Research Translational Research Clinical Study Sugimoto, Tohru (Chair) Mugishima, Hideo (Chair) 12:00 Steering Committee Mtg General Affairs/Public Relations Educational Educational Educational Educational Plenary Lecture Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Kaneko, Michio (Chair) 13:00 Local Organizing Committee Members Parallel Session Parallel Session 4 14:00 Parallel Session Parallel Session 5 Akazawa, Kohei Ishii, Shin Nagase, Hiroki Translational Translational Basic Research Clinical Study 2008 Asami, Keiko Ishimoto, Koichi Nakahata, Tatsutoshi Research Research International Open Bessho, Fumio Ito, Etsuro Nozaki, Miwako Coffee Break Coffee Break Symposium WS 3 Fujimoto, Junichiro Iwanaka, Tadashi Ohta, Shigeru 15:00 on Childhood Fukuzawa, Masahiro Kawa, Keisei Okamura, Jun WS 1 WS 2 Parallel Session Parallel Session Cancer Parallel Session Parallel Session Translational Translational Survivorship Hara, Junichi Kawakami, Kiyoshi Okimoto, Yuri Basic Research Clinical Study Research Research Hara, Toshiro Kawano, Yoshifumi Ryu, Munemasa 16:00 Hareyama, Masato Kojima, Seiji Sasaki, Fumiaki Hayabuchi, Naofumi Komada, Yoshihiro Taguchi, Tomoaki Closing Remarks 17:00 Hayashi, Yutaka Kosaka, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Hideo Rearranging and Coffee Break Hemmi, Hiromichi Kubota, Masayuki Tanaka, Takeo Poster Session & Discussion Poster Session & Discussion Hiyama, Eiso Kurosawa, Hidemitsu Todo, Satoru 18:00 Horie, Hiroshi Kusafuka, Takeshi Tsuchida, Masahiro Opening Scientific Lectures Hosoya, Ryouta Masaki, Hidekazu Tsuchiya, Shigeru Iehara, Tomoko Matsunaga, Tadashi Tsuneyoshi, Masazumi 19:00 Inomata, Yukihiro Mizutani, Shuki Yokomori, Kinji Ishii, Eiichi Morikawa, Yasuhide Zaizen, Yoshio 20:00 Cocktail Party Welcome Reception Scientific Program Committee INRG (by Invitation) Gala Dinner Kadomatsu, Kenji (Chair) Ikeda, Hitoshi Sakai, Ryuichi Arakawa, Hirofumi Kaneko, Yasuhiko Tajiri, Tatsuro 21:00 Hayashi, Yasuhide Kumagai, Masaaki Ushijima, Toshikazu ANR Advisory Board Mtg Hishiki, Tomoro Makimoto, Atsushi 22:00 Ichikawa, Hitoshi Okita, Hajime Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 Scientific Program Call for Abstracts Scientific Papers (Oral and Poster Presentations) Abstracts related to any aspect of neuroblastoma