CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE (pdf file)
DAILY SCHEDULES
The Fifth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research provides a forum for basic scientists, translational researchers, physician-scientists, primary care physicians, epidemiologists, and behavioral scientists from a variety of sectors in the cancer community to come together and focus on cancer prevention research. The conference program features presentations from outstanding leaders in these fields. The conference will be enriched by a variety of session formats – educational sessions, concurrent sessions, and plenary sessions, as well as special professional advancement sessions for young investigators. There will be unique opportunities for transdisciplinary interactions – a key hallmark of this conference and an essential element in making further progress in cancer prevention.
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
The conference opens with nine Educational Sessions designed to provide overviews of important aspects of cancer research for investigators who are not experts in these areas. The first three sessions will run concurrently beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 12. These will be followed by three sessions beginning at 10:15 a.m., with the final three starting at 2:00 p.m. Each session is one and a half hours in length. Please refer to the Conference Program and Schedule At-A-Glance for more details.
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
On Sunday afternoon, November 12, at 4:00 p.m., the Opening Plenary Session will be held in Ballroom B of the Hynes Convention Center. To begin the evening, Dr. Judah Folkman of Harvard Medical School will present the Distinguished Lecture on Targets for Cancer Prevention. Sir Richard Peto of the University of Oxford will then present the Keynote Address on the hazards of smoking. The session will be followed by a special lecture on cancer control strategies worldwide by Dr. Prabhat Jha of the University of Toronto. The Opening Reception will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Constitution Ballroom of the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Hors d’ouevres will be served and there will be a hosted bar. Conference badges will be required.
PLENARY SESSIONS
The Program includes five major Plenary Sessions that are intended to provide state-of-the-art data on relevant scientific topics of interest to a wide spectrum of cancer prevention investigators. Each Plenary Session will be two hours in length and will feature experts in various fields and ample time for discussion. The sessions will focus on tissue injury, tissue repair, and prevention of carcinogenesis; nutrition, activity and obesity; stem cells; challenges to chemoprevention agent development; and chemoprevention with foods. All Plenary Sessions will be held in Ballroom B located on the 300 Level of the Convention Center. For a complete list of Plenary Session topics and times, please refer to the Conference Program and Schedule At-A-Glance.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Twenty-three Concurrent Sessions on a variety of topics will be held throughout the conference and will be either one and a half or two hours in length. All sessions will be in the Hynes Convention Center on the 300 level. Please see the Conference Program and Schedule At-A-Glance for details.
FORUM
A special forum will follow the plenary session on challenges to chemoprevention agent development in the new era of molecular targeting on Tuesday, November 14. The plenary session will end at 3:00 p.m. and the forum will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Ballroom B. Participants in the plenary session will serve on the panel and Drs. Richard L. Schilsky and Eva Szabo will moderate an extended discussion period to further address the challenges to chemoprevention agent development.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
The Report: C-Change Cancer Prevention Research Summit will take place on Monday, November 13 at 12:30 p.m. in Ballroom C. Outcomes from the June 2006 Cancer Prevention Research Summit presented by C-Change will be discussed through a panel presentation and audience discussion. Advance registration was required; onsite registrants will be permitted on a space-available basis.
On Monday evening, at 6:00 p.m., two special sessions will take place in the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The Behavioral Science Networking Event is open to all those interested in behavioral science and cancer prevention. The event will be in the Berkeley Room, and advance registration was required. Onsite registrants will be permitted on a space-available basis. The Molecular Epidemiology Working Group of the AACR (MEG/AACR) will also host a special session. Dr. David A. Schwarz of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will discuss the DISCOVER program. The session will be held in the Commonwealth Room.
AWARD LECTURE
Dr. Stephen S. Hecht of the University of Minnesota has been named the recipient of the Fifth Annual American Association for Cancer Research – Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research. The Award Lecture, titled “A tobacco-specific lung carcinogen: From basic research to tobacco control”, will be given on Tuesday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m. in Ballroom B of the Convention Center. This Award is for seminal contributions in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, or behavioral science investigations in cancer prevention research that have had a major impact on the field and stimulated new directions in this important area.
POSTER SESSIONS
Over 430 abstracts will be presented on Monday, November 13 and Tuesday, November 14 during two poster sessions. All Poster Sessions will be held in Hall A.
| Poster Session A |
Monday, November 13 |
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Poster Session B |
Tuesday, November 14 |
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
All posters will be available for viewing throughout the conference, but will only be manned during the Poster Session hours.
PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT SESSION FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS
A special Professional Advancement Session for Young Investigators will be chaired by Dr. Waun Ki Hong on Sunday, November 12, from 12:15 – 2:00 p.m. This session will begin with a panel discussion on careers in cancer prevention. Participants will then have an opportunity to discuss research and career topics through roundtable discussions with leaders in the prevention field. Box lunches will be provided. Participation in this session is restricted to predoctoral or medical students, and postdoctoral fellows or physicians-in-training. Pre-registration for this session was encouraged. All others will be admitted on a space-available basis.