American Association for Cancer Research

Meetings & Workshops Calendar

Bookmark and Share

Turning the Tide Against Cancer Through Sustained Medical Innovation
A national conference hosted by the Personalized Medicine Coalition, American Association for Cancer Research, and Feinstein Kean Healthcare to consider the status and future of innovation in cancer research and care.
Co-Hosts: Edward Abrahams, Margaret Foti, and Marcia A. Kean
Advisory Committee Members: Amy Abernethy, Anna Barker, Ken Buetow, Randy Burkholder, William D. Dalton, Felix Frueh, Richard B. Gaynor, Lawrence J. Lesko, J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, John Mendelsohn, and Laura van‘t Veer
June 12, 2012 • Washington, DC

Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges
Co-Chairpersons: Daniel Von Hoff, Dafna Bar-Sagi, Chi Van Dang, and David A. Tuveson
June 18-21, 2012 • Lake Tahoe, NV
Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, April 11
Advance registration deadline: Monday, May 7

Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop - Europe
Co-Directors: Jan Bogaerts, Johann de Bono, Stephen M. Hahn, and Patrick Schöffski
June 23-29, 2012 • Flims, Switzerland

Cancer Research Imaging Camp
June 24-29, 2012 • Nashville, TN, USA

Chemical Systems Biology: Assembling and Interrogating Computational Models of the Cancer Cell by Chemical Perturbations
Co-Chairpersons: Andrea Califano, Stuart L. Schreiber, and Pamela A. Silver
June 27-30, 2012 • Boston, MA
Abstract submission deadline extended to: Tuesday, May 15
Advance registration deadline: Friday, May 25

Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology
Co-Directors: William G. Kaelin, Mark W. Geraci, and Suzanne Topalian
July 16-22, 2012 • Snowmass, CO
Application deadline: Wednesday, March 21

AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
Co-Directors: Lee M. Ellis, Nora L. Disis, and Mithat Gönen
July 28-August 3, 2012 • Vail, CO
Application deadline: Wednesday, March 21

ACORD – Australia & Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop
September 9-15, 2012 • Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Application deadline: Monday, February 27

Eleventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research
Program Committee Chairperson: Cory Abate-Shen
October 16-19, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, July 25
Advance registration deadline: Friday, September 7

Fifth Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Program Committee Co-Chairpersons: William G. Nelson and Christopher I. Li
October 27-30, 2012 • San Diego, CA
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, July 30
Advance registration deadline: Tuesday, August 28

EORTC-NCI-AACR International Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
Scientific Committee Co-Chairpersons: Stefan Sleijfer, James H. Doroshow, and Kenneth C. Anderson
November 6-9, 2012 • Dublin, Ireland
Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, June 27
Early registration deadline: Monday, June 25

Post-GWAS Horizons in Molecular Epidemiology: Digging Deeper into the Environment
Co-Chairpersons: Shelley S. Tworoger and Cornelia M. Ulrich
November 11-14, 2012 • Hollywood, FL
Abstract submission deadline: Friday, August 31
Advance registration deadline: Monday, October 1

Translational Cancer Research for Basic Scientists Workshop
Co-Chairpersons: Tom Curran, George D. Demetri, and Pasi A. Janne
November 26-December 1, 2012 • Boston, MA
Application deadline extended to: Friday, May 25

Tumor Immunology: Multidisciplinary Science Driving Basic and Clinical Advances
Co-Chairpersons: Glenn Dranoff, Elizabeth M. Jaffee, and Stanley Riddell
December 2-5, 2012 • Miami, FL
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, September 24
Advance registration deadline: Monday, October 22

CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Co-Directors: Carlos L. Arteaga, C. Kent Osborne, and Peter M. Ravdin
December 4-8, 2012 • San Antonio, TX
Abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, June 12
Early registration deadline: Wednesday, October 31


2013-2016 Meetings and Workshops

Tumor Invasion and Metastasis
Co-Chairpersons: Bruce R. Zetter and Zena Werb
January 20-23, 2013 • San Diego, CA

Ninth AACR-JCA Joint Conference: Breakthroughs in Basic and Translational Cancer Research
Co-Chairpersons: Tyler Jacks and Kohei Miyazono
February 21-25, 2013 • Maui, HI

State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology and Therapy
An AACR-Society of Nuclear Medicine Joint Conference
Co-Chairpersons: David Piwnica-Worms and Carolyn Anderson
February 27-March 2, 2013 • San Diego, CA

AACR Annual Meeting 2013
Program Committee Chairperson: José Baselga
April 6-10, 2013 • Washington, DC

Synthetic Lethality and Cancer
Co-Chairpersons: William C. Hahn and Louis M. Staudt
May 2013 • Location to be announced

Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology
Co-Directors to be announced
July 2013 • Snowmass, CO

ASCO/AACR Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
Co-Directors: Jamie H. von Roenn, Neal J. Meropol, and Mithat Gönen
July 27-August 2, 2013 • Vail, CO

AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
Chairpersons to be announced
October 19-23, 2013 • Boston, MA

Cancer Susceptibility and Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
Co-Chairpersons: Alan D. D'Andrea, Phillip A. Dennis and Pier Paolo Pandolfi
January 29-February 1, 2014 • San Diego, CA

AACR Annual Meeting 2014
April 5-9, 2014 • San Diego, CA

AACR Annual Meeting 2015
April 18-22, 2015 • Philadelphia, PA

AACR Annual Meeting 2016
April 16-20, 2016 • New Orleans, LA


    Meetings, conferences, and workshops under development but not yet scheduled:
  • Advances in Breast Cancer Research
    Co-Chairpersons: Carlos L. Arteaga, Jeffrey M. Rosen, Jane E. Visvader and Douglas Yee
  • Animal Models of Cancer
    Co-Chairpersons: A. Thomas Look, Cory Abate-Shen, and Terry A. Van Dyke
  • Bioinformatics
    Co-Chairpersons: Andrea Califano, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, and Franziska Michor
  • The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved 2013
  • Chromatin Remodeling in Cancer
  • Developmental Pathways in Cancer
  • Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research 2013
  • Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research 2013
    Program Committee Chairperson: Paul J. Limburg
  • NEW WORKSHOP - Integrative Cancer Epidemiology
  • KRAS
    Co-Chairpersons: Dafna Bar-Sagi, Channing J. Der, and Frank McCormick
  • Melanoma
  • Ovarian Cancer
    Co-Chairpersons: David G. Huntsman, Douglas A. Levine, Additional chairperson to be announced
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pediatric Cancer
    Chairperson: John M. Maris, Additional chairpersons to be announced
  • Personalized Medicine
  • PI3K
  • Targeted Therapies in Hematological Malignancies


Please bookmark this page and check back often or follow us on Twitter @AACR, as conferences are added and updated on a regular basis. For additional information on any of these programs, please contact the AACR Program Development Department at (215) 440-9300 or programs@aacr.org