(CANCER RESEARCH 50. 770-771. February 1. 1990|
Special Announcement
NEW DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ACTIVE AND
CORRESPONDING MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATON FOR
CANCER RESEARCH
Beginning in 1990, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will establish three
new deadlines for the submission of applications for Active and Corresponding Membership: March
1, July 1, and October 1 of each year. The purpose of this change is to provide an additional
opportunity each year for the submission of applications and to decrease the amount of time between
deadline dates. Except for the change in deadline dates, the qualifications and procedures for
submission of applications remain the same as do the benefits and responsibilities of membership.
Application forms that show the previous deadlines (August and December) may still be used, but the
new deadline dates (March 1, July 1, and October 1) should be observed. If the deadline falls on a
weekend, applications will be accepted on the following Monday. Applications received by each
deadline will be submitted to the appropriate membership committee for review and then to the Board
of Directors for election. Candidates will be notified according to the following schedule:
Receipt of Application in AACR Office
March 1
July 1
October 1
Notification of Candidate
May
September
December
Applicants elected in May will be responsible for payment of that year's dues; applicants elected in
September and December will pay dues in the following year. Applicants elected in May and September
will be eligible to sponsor an abstract for the next annual meeting. Every effort will be made to afford
the same opportunity to applicants elected in December.
An application form for active or corresponding membership appears in the back of this issue.
Forms may be reproduced. For additional information please contact Robin Felder in the Association
Office: (215) 440-9300; FAX: (215) 440-9313.
Announcements
(Requests for announcements must be received at least 3 months before publication.)
EIGHTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, INC.
should be submitted to the Association Office by February 1, 1990.
Further information may be obtained from the office of the American
Association for Cancer Research: 330 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Phil
adelphia, PA 19106. Telephone: 215-440-9300. FAX: 215-440-9313.
Please note this new address.
The scientific sessions of the 81st Annual Meeting of the American
Association for Cancer Research, Inc. will be held at the Washington
Convention Center, Washington, DC, from Wednesday a.m., May 23,
1990, until midday on Saturday, May 26, 1990. After the conclusion
of the regular scientific sessions, the Association will sponsor two
methods workshops during the afternoon of Saturday, May 26, 1990.
The AACR meeting will be preceded by that of the American Society
of Clinical Oncology to be held on May 20-22, 1990, at the Washington
Convention Center.
Members of the AACR and interested nonmembers will be able to
register in advance of the 1990 meeting. Forms for this purpose were
mailed in September to members as part of the First Announcement of
the meeting and can also be found in the December 1, 1989 through
the March 15, 1990 issues of Cancer Research. Additional forms may
be obtained by writing to the office of the American Association for
Cancer Research. The deadline for receipt of advance registration forms
in the AACR office is March 30, 1990. On-site registration will be
conducted at the Washington Convention Center beginning in the
afternoon of Tuesday, May 22, 1990, and will continue throughout the
meeting.
The deadline for submitting abstracts for presentation at the meeting
was December 8, 1989. Abstracts that were submitted in conformity
with regulations and were considered to be of acceptable quality will be
published in the March 1990 Proceedings of the American Association
for Cancer Research. All subscribers to the journal Cancer Research will
receive a copy of the Proceedings in April.
Forms for the Association's Employment Register appear in the
AACR SPECIAL CONFERENCES IN CANCER RESEARCH
A number of meetings are now being organized in the AACR's new
series of smaller scientific meetings. The topics, dates, locations, and
program committees for these meetings are given below. When full
details of each meeting are available, AACR members will be the first
to receive complete brochures and application forms for participation
in these important conferences. Nonmembers may receive this infor
mation by sending their names and addresses to Meetings Mailing List,
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, 330
Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
STEROID RECEPTORS, TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, AND
GENE EXPRESSION
February 10-13, 1990
Catamaran Resort Hotel. San Diego, CA
Chairperson
Bert W. O'Malley, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Program Committee
Ronald M. Evans, The Salk Institute, San Diego, CA
Marc E. Lippman, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
MOLECULAR BASIS OF TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY
May 20-22, 1990
Sheraton Reston Hotel, Reston, VA
Chairperson
Tak W. Mak, Ontario Cancer Institute. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Program Committee
Lloyd J. Old, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York, NY
Ellen S. Vitetta, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas.
TX
program announcement and in the December 1. December 15, and
January 1 issues of Cancer Research. Registered employers and candi
dates will be able to place listings in the Proceedings and in two issues
of Cancer Research. The Association will also schedule appointments
for employers and candidates during the annual meeting. To ensure
full participation in the Employment Register, forms for the service
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
CHROMOSOMAL
AND GROWTH FACTOR ABNORMALITIES
IN LEUKEMIA (tentative title)
October 14-18, 1990
Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham (Cape Cod). MA
Organizers
Janet D. Rowley
Peter C. Nowell
Donald Metcalf
Leo Sachs
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
COLLECTED
JOINT MEETING WITH ONCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
OF THE USSR (tentative)
September 1991
Leningrad, USSR
Chairpersons
Lawrence A. Loeb, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Nikolai P. Napalkov, Research Institute of Oncology, Leningrad,
USSR
International
23-26
15-18
20-23
19-22
11-14
Washington, DC
Houston, Texas
San Diego, California
Orlando, Florida
Dallas, Texas
PERSPECTIVES
IN CANCER RESEARCH
Oncogenes, natural killer cells, breast cancer treatment modalities,
colon cancer, and retroviruses, including their relationship to AIDS,
are among the topics of current interest featured in Collected Perspec
tives in Cancer Research: 1986-1987. Containing the twenty-two arti
cles published as "Perspectives in Cancer Research" in Volumes 46 and
47 of the journal Cancer Research, the compilation presents the insights
and interpretations of recognized authorities in the study of cancer.
Each article explores contemporary and sometimes controversial areas
of investigation, analyzing recent progress in cancer research and offer
ing ideas on where such research should be heading. This collection of
incisive and stimulating viewpoints will serve as a valuable resource and
teaching tool for the cancer research community. Copies of this publi
cation may be ordered from the Subscription Fulfillment Department,
Waverly Press, Inc., P.O. Box 64473, Baltimore, Maryland 212640473, at a price of $9.00 per copy. Orders outside the U.S. add S2.00/
copy to offset postage costs.
NEGATIVE CONTROLS ON CELL GROWTH AND THEIR
BREAKDOWN DURING THE PATHOGENESIS OF CANCER
(tentative topic)
October 20-24, 1991
Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham (Cape Cod), MA
Chairperson
Robert A. Weinberg, Whitehead Institute for BiomédicalResearch,
Cambridge, MA
CALENDAR
May
May
May
May
May
OF EVENTS
Symposium "Biotech RIA '90—Biotechnology of Plasma Proteins: Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Iron Proteins," April 9-11,
1990, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy. Contact: Maria Teresa Zorza, Organizing Secretary, CÃ-asInternational, Via Pace, 8, 25122 Brescia,
Italy. Telephone: 39/30/48006-43007-59454.
FAX: 39/30/293282.
American Cancer Society National Conference on Cancer and the Changing Healthcare System, May 3-5, 1990, San Francisco, CA. Contact:
American Cancer Society, National Conference on Cancer and the Changing Healthcare System, 1599 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329.
Telephone: 404-329-7604.
International Conference on Cell Differentiation/Oncogenesis, May 4-7, 1990, Athens, Greece. Contact: Professor Demetrios A. Spandidos,
National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vas. Constantinou Ave., Athens 11635, Greece. Telephone: 7241505, 7210274. FAX: 7212729.
Second Annual Queen's Cancer Institute Symposium: Gastrointestinal Malignancies '90, July 24-26, 1990, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu,
Hawaii. Contact: Karen N. Taoka, R.N., M.N., Education Coordinator, Queen's Cancer Institute, 1301 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
96813. Telephone: (808) 547-4660.
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