(CANCERRESEARCH57, 4149-4151, September 15, 19971 Announcements (Requestsfor announcements must be received at least three months before publication.) 1998 ANNUAL MEETING thy work. The committee will make its selection solely on the basis of the awardee's scientific accomplishments without regard to race, gender, nation The AACR's Annual Meeting is one of the largest and most important ality, or religious or political views. The candidate will give an award lecture annual gatherings of scientists engaged in cancer research worldwide. The next during the AACR Annual Meeting in New Orleans, USA (March 28—April1, Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans, LA, March 28—April 1, 1998. 1998) and will receive the award in a ceremony at the Foundation's headquar The Chairpersonofthe AnnualMeetingis FrankJ. RauscherIll of the Wistar ters in Trento, Italy, right after the annual meeting. The award consists of an Institute. The Program Committee will invite outstanding scientists in the field honorarium of US $100,000 and a commemorative plaque. to organize plenary sessions, symposia, controversy sessions, and meet-the The Foundation and the AACR are now soliciting nominations for the 1998 expert sunrise sessions. They also look forward to receiving for consideration Award. Nominations can be made by any scientist who is now or has been for presentation the proffered papers submitted by members of the cancer affiliated with an institution engaged in cancer research. Institutions or orga research community. All abstracts must be sponsored by an AACR member in nizations are not eligible for this award, and candidates may not nominate good standing. The deadline for receipt ofabstmacts in the AACR office will themselves. be October 28, 1997. There is no official application form for this award. The nomination pack age should consist of the following: FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN I the candidate's curriculum vitae ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH . an indication of the most important references in the candidate's curriculum vitae and list of publications 1999 April 10—14,Philadelphia, PA S a letter of recommendation in English (500 words, maximum) describing the 2000 April 1-5, San Francisco, CA candidate's major scientific achievements and explaining the impact of these achievements on progress in cancer research Nominators are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the nomination CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 1998 AACR-PEZCOLLER process and to refrain from informing the candidate about the nomination. INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR CANCER RESEARCH The deadline for receipt of nominations by the AACR is September 30, 1997, for consideration for the 1998 Award. Questions about the nomination AACR-Pezcoller International Award Committee process should be directed to the AACR Office via FAX at (215) 440-93 13 or Carlo M. Croce, M.D., Chairperson, Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, E-mail at [email protected]. Nominators should submit the original plus 12 copies USA of their nominations to: Laurent Degos, M.D., Ph.D., University of Paris, Paris, France Carlo M. Croce, M.D., Chairperson, Selection Committee Giuseppe Della Ports, M.D., European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy AACR-Pezcoller International Award for Cancer Research Gertrude B. Elion, D.Sc., Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., Research Triangle Park, USA do American Association for Cancer Research, Inc. Judah Folkman, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Public Ledger Building, Suite 826 Carl-Henrik Heldin, Ph.D., Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala, 150 South Independence Mall West Sweden Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483 Bruce A. J. Ponder, Ph.D., CRC Human Cancer Genetics Research Group, USA Cambridge, United Kingdom Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA Ex officio CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR HONORARY MEMBERSHIP David M. Livingston, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA Enrico Mihich, M.D., Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, USA As stated in the Association's By-Laws, “Honorarymembershipshall be open to distinguished scientists who have made extraordinary contributions to The AACR-Pezcoller International Award for Cancer Research is given the advancement of cancer research either through outstanding personal sd biennially to a scientist who has made a major scientific discovery in the field entific activity or through exceptional administrative leadership in cancer of cancer. The Pezcoller Foundation was established in 1982 by Professor research.―Honorarymembership in the AACR is reserved for a select, small Alessio Pezcoller, a dedicated Italian surgeon who has made important con group of investigators; there are currently only 20 honorary members in our tributions to medicine during his career and who, through his foresight, vision, total membership of more than 13,000. (See Page 1 of the current AACR and generous gift in support of the formation of the Foundation, stimulated Directory ofMembers for a list of Honorary members.) others to make significant advances in cancer research. Over the past decade The Special Memberships Committee will review all candidates for honor the Pezcoller Foundation has given a major award for outstanding contribu ary membership and will determine whether to recommend any candidates for tions to cancer and cancer-related biomedical science. election by the Board of Directors. Members wishing to make nominations for The AmericanAssociation for CancerResearch(AACR) was founded in honorary membership should send a letter describing the outstanding achieve 1907 by eleven physicians and scientists dedicated to the conquest of cancer ments of the candidate. Since this person will be, by definition, a prominent and now has over 13,000 members in more than 60 countries who are experts researcher, the nominator does not need to supply a curriculum vitae or in basic, clinical, and translational cancer research. The AACR fulfills its reprints. Nominations should be submitted by October 20, 1997, and may be mission, the communication of important scientific results, in a variety of sent to the Association Office. forums including publications, meetings, and training and educational pro grams. Because of their joint commitment to scientific excellence in cancer research, the Foundation and the AACR have now agreed to collaborate on the AACR MINORITY SCHOLAR AWARDS IN CANCER presentation of this award. This will strengthen their already well-established RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER relationship and facilitate international collaborations and interactions. INSTITUTE (CMBP) The awardee will be selected by an international committee of AACR members appointed by the AACR President with the agreement of the Council Funds are being provided through the Comprehensive Minority Biomedical of the Pezcoller Foundation. Although normally the Award will be presented Program of the National Cancer Institute for the travel of a limited number of to a single investigator, in exceptional cases two individuals may be selected minority students to the 1998 AACR Annual Meeting. Eligible scientists are to share the award when their investigations have resulted in related prizewor full-time predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians-in-training 4149 Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on September 25, 2021. © 1997 American Association for Cancer Research. ANNOUNCEMENTS in the early stages of their careers who are either engaged in cancer research AACR SPECIAL CONFERENCES IN CANCER RESEARCH or who have training that could lead to contributions in this field. This travel award program applies only to minority groups that have A number of meetings are now being organized in the AACR's series of been defined by the National Cancer Institute as being traditionally under smaller scientific meetings. Following are the topics, dates, locations, and represented in cancer research; these groups are Native Americans, African program committees for these meetings. When full details of each meeting Americans, Hispanic Americans, Alaskan Americans, and Native Pacific Is are available, AACR members will be the first to receive complete bro chures and application forms for participation in these important confer landers. Only citizens of the United States and Canada or scientists who are ences. Nonmembers may receive this information by sending their names permanent residents in those countries may receive one of these awards. and addresses to Meetings Mailing List, American Association for Cancer Although preference will be shown to authors of abstracts that have been Research, Public Ledger Building, 150 South Independence Mall West, accepted for presentation at the annual meeting, this is not a requirement for Suite 826, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483. Up-to-date program information the award. Preference will also be given to new applicants. Awardees will be is also available via the Internet at the AACR's website (http://www. selected on the basis of their qualifications, references from mentors, and an aacr.org/confrnc.html). estimation of the potential professional benefit to the Awardees. An advisory committee consisting of members of the AACR will review submitted appli cations and letters of reference. The award will consist of partial support of registration, travel, and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES attendance at the annual meeting. Co-sponsored by the National Cancer Institute of Canada Applicants will be chosen from minority institutions as well as the larger