This symposium is designed to provide
state-of-the-art information on the experimental biology, etiology,
prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant
breast disease, to an international audience of academic and private physicians and researchers.
This international symposium is directed primarily towards academic
and private physicians and researchers involved in breast cancer
in medical, surgical, gynecologic, and radiation oncology, as well
as other appropriate health care professionals.
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium attracts academic and private physicians and researchers, as well as other health care professionals focused on curing breast cancer, to discuss and learn about new and late-breaking research including experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer and pre-malignant breast disease, as well as new findings from clinical trials. With the addition of the AACR as a symposium collaborator, this year’s program will attract more thought-leaders and high-quality proffered papers in basic and translational breast cancer research as well as increase the participation of young investigators by providing superior education and training opportunities for the next generation of breast cancer researchers.
AACR's scientific prestige in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research will create a unique and comprehensive scientific meeting that will advance breast cancer research for the benefit of patients. The driving force behind the collaboration is the shared mission of the partners to advance progress against breast cancer. By combining their respective strengths, the partnership will produce a scientific meeting that encompasses the full spectrum of breast cancer research, facilitating the rapid translation of new knowledge into better care for breast cancer patients.
The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1907, AACR is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research. The membership includes over 26,000 basic, translational, and clinical researchers; health care professionals; and cancer survivors and advocates in the United States and more than 70 other countries. AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise from the cancer community to accelerate progress in the etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer through high-quality scientific and educational programs. It funds innovative, meritorious research grants. The AACR Annual Meeting attracts more than 17,000 participants who share the latest discoveries and developments in the field. Special Conferences throughout the year present novel data across a wide variety of topics in cancer research, treatment, and patient care. AACR publishes five major peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; and Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Its most recent publication and its sixth major journal, Cancer Prevention Research, is dedicated exclusively to cancer prevention, from preclinical research to clinical trials. The AACR also publishes CR, a magazine for cancer survivors, patient advocates, their families, physicians, and scientists. CR provides a forum for sharing essential, evidence-based information and perspectives on progress in cancer research, survivorship, and advocacy.
Carlos L. Arteaga, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
Gary C. Chamness, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Ex-Officio, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Ismail Jatoi, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Margaret Foti, American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA
Adrian V. Lee, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
C. Kent Osborne, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Peter M. Ravdin, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Saraswati Sukumar, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Ian Thompson, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Carlos L. Arteaga, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
Gary C. Chamness, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Ex-Officio, UT Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
Richard Crownover, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Mitchell Dowsett, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Laura Esserman, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Margaret Foti, American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA
Suzanne A.W. Fuqua, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Luca Gianni, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
James N. Ingle, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Ismail Jatoi, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Adrian V. Lee, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Lewis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Yi Li, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Musa Mayer, AdvanceBC Org., New York, NY
Susan Mooberry, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Ruth O’Regan, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
C. Kent Osborne, Chair, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Charles M. Perou, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Susan Rafte, Pink Ribbons Project, Houston, TX
Peter M. Ravdin, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Andrea Richardson, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Mothaffar Rimawi, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Rachel Schiff, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Sandi Stanford, Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation, San Antonio, TX
Saraswati Sukumar, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Elizabeth Thompson, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Dallas, TX
Ian Thompson, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Eric Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Beginning March 2, you can register online or download and print out a registration
form in PDF format, until November 17. After that date, you must
register on site in Bridge Hall at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention
Center.
The symposium provides complimentary registration to professional journalists representing media organizations for the express purpose of gathering news and information to produce editorial coverage of the meeting. We also provide complimentary registration and access to the press room to public information officers from universities, government agencies and nonprofit cancer research organizations.
Valid credentials are required of every journalist in order to complete registration. These credentials include an official press identification (business card, press pass, etc) and two bylined articles (or a copy of the masthead if articles are not bylined), or a letter of assignment. Please fax the press registration form along with these valid credentials to Natalie Poole, Department of Communications and Public Relations, American Association for Cancer Research, at 215-440-9319. For further information, please call 267-646-0619 or e-mail natalie.poole@aacr.org.
Journalists who are pre-registered and journalists who plan to register on-site should proceed to the main registration area. Other materials can be claimed in the press room following registration. Photo identification required.
Beginning March 2, the group registration contact may register online and apply for a group ID and password, or download and print out a Group Registration Contact Form in PDF format. Within five (5) business days of receipt of the group contact information, you will be provided your group ID number and password by e-mail. Once you have received your ID number and password, you will be able to register and manage your group online. Group Registrations
must be received by November 17.
Career Development Forum: A Mentoring Session for Young Investigators
The session is open to early-career scientists, defined as graduate students, postdoctoral or clinical fellows, or medical students and residents, who are registered attendees of the SABCS. Space in the workshop is limited to 135 participants; registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and is free of charge. Registration information will be available in mid-2010.
Discussion topics include Careers in Government; Careers in Industry, Careers in Translational Research, Grant Writing – Basic/Translational, Grant Writing – Clinical, How to Get the Most Out of Your Fellowship Years, How to Make the Most Out of Being A Cooperative Group Member, Making the Transition to Independence, Mentoring and Supervising, Negotiating a Job Offer or Promotion, Oral Presentation Skills, Publication Strategies, Searching for a Job and Interviewing, Setting Up and Managing a Laboratory, The Path Leading to Clinical Trials
On-Site Check-In
SABCS encourages all attendees to take advantage of early On Site
Registration on Wednesday, December 8, 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm. All
registration counters will be open, including on-site, advance registration,
press and exhibitor.
Registration will be located in Bridge Hall at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center.
All those who registered before the deadline and have their badge,
should proceed to the Pre-Registered counters in Bridge Hall
to receive meeting materials and a badge holder. Badges are required
in order to pick up meeting materials.
All Exhibitors must check in at the Exhibitor registration counter
in Bridge Hall.
Individuals who missed
the pre-registration deadline must register on site at the On-Site
Registration counters in Bridge Hall.
Cancellations received on or before November 17, 2010 will be refunded
less the following processing fees: $50.00 Regular Registration,
$10.00 Postdoctoral MD or PhD in training, $10.00 Patient Advocate.
Cancellations received after November 17, 2010 are non-refundable.
If canceling
your registration will also result in cancellation of your slide
or poster presentation, please so state when giving notice.
Lunch meal tickets for SABCS will not be offered this year. Lunch options which can be purchased onsite will be available at the Food Court and concession stands.
Continental breakfast at morning poster sessions ‚ hors d’oeuvres & beverages at evening poster sessions are provided free of charge.
The Marriott Rivercenter - Riverwalk remains our official headquarters hotel. Additional
rooms at special SABCS rates have also been obtained at 21 other
hotels nearby, and all requests will be processed by SABCS Housing
Bureau. Information for both groups and
individuals is now available. Hotel reservations open on March 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM, EST for individuals and on March 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM, EST for groups.
If you require special assistance, please check the appropriate box
on the advance registration form, or contact the Director of Symposia by phone at
210-450-1550 or email SABCS@uthscsa.edu
Shuttle buses will travel frequently between symposium hotels and the convention center. This service is available at no charge, and will stop only at symposium hotels.
SA Trans, San Antonio Airport's official shuttle service, has shuttles departing to and from downtown approximately every 15 minutes from 7:00 AM-1:30 AM daily. For 24 hour reservations and information, call 210-281-9900 or go online to www.saairportshuttle.com. Tickets may be purchased at the baggage claim area at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, for $18.00 each. Taxi fare is approximately $22.00. As many as 4 people may ride for the price of 1. SABCS does not provide transportation to and from the meeting.
Past and current events have
heightened security awareness around the world. Although
no one can predict world events, incidents or situations,
we are working to help ensure a safe and a successful
Symposium. To this end, we will require attendees
to wear the Symposium Name Badge to ALL Symposium
activities (sessions, exhibits, etc.) at the convention
center.
A statement on Symposium letterhead verifying your attendance at the 2010 Symposium will be included in the symposium information packet in your tote bag.
Still photography is allowed for personal use only. Publication of any photos is
prohibited without the express permission of SABCS. In order to take photos
for publication journalists must be registered as press.
Video cameras are granted access to the Registration area and press room. Access
to other areas of the Symposium requires pre-approval from SABCS. Still cameras
are granted access to all areas of the Symposium. “Flash” photography is not
allowed in order to minimize disturbance to attendees. Camera crews filming
in meeting areas other than the press room or news briefing room must be
accompanied at all times by a press room staff member.
Photographers or camera crews hired by the aforementioned representatives
or exhibitors must obtain permission from press room staff to conduct any
on-site photo or video shoots during the Symposium.
Ringing phones and conversations
make it difficult for your colleagues to fully benefit
from SABCS sessions. To provide an environment conducive
to education, we ask that you observe the following
courtesies while inside the symposium:
Please turn your cellular phone off or switch to a silent mode.
If receiving a call, please immediately put the call on hold and
move to a foyer or similar area to use your phone.
If making a call, we ask that you move to a foyer or similar area
to initiate your call.
Exhibit Hall C:
Exhibits, Internet Café, Viewing Station (live audio & video of symposium proceedings), Poster Reproduction,
Loading Dock (for exhibitors),
Dining: Continental Breakfast (Thursday), Aramark Concessions,
Exhibit Hall D:
General Sessions, Award Lectures, Plenary Lectures, Mini-symposia
SABCS will operate an Internet Café for internet and email access. There are two locations for your convenience, one in Exhibit Hall B, the other in Exhibit Hall C.
The average temperature in San Antonio in December ranges from 45°F to 65°F (7°C to 18°C). Remember that meeting rooms are usually kept quite cool, so dress accordingly. For such a large audience, it is necessary to maintain a lower temperature than is comfortable for everyone.
The purpose of these scholarships is to promote the education and professional development of early-career scientists who are actively pursuing research in breast cancer by encouraging and facilitating their attendance at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Scholarships will be awarded in each program to graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians-in-training whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the 33rd Annual SABCS, based upon the quality of their abstracts.
Recipients of these scholarships will be identified in the SABCS program, both print and online, and also at the meeting.
In order to be eligible for these scholarships, the applicant:
1. Must be a graduate student, medical student or resident, or clinical or postdoctoral fellow in an
official training program at
an academic institution.
2. Must provide certification of “in-training” status from the program director.
3. Must be the presenting author of an abstract accepted for presentation at the 33rd Annual
SABCS.
4. Must submit an application with the abstract.
5. Must upload a current CV.
6. Must register for and attend the symposium, and present the accepted abstract.
7. May not be a previous recipient of the scholarship.
SABCS Clinical Scholars
For clinical scientists-in-training who are actively pursuing clinical or clinical/translational research in breast cancer. Five scholarships ranging up to $2,000 depending upon
the location of the Scholar.
SABCS Basic Science Scholars
For laboratory-based investigators-in-training whose work focuses on the biology of breast cancer and preclinical models of its development and progression. Five scholarships ranging up to $2,000 depending upon the location of the Scholar.
Avon Foundation-AACR International Scholar-in-Training Grants
Scholarships of US $2,000 each are available for abstract presenters traveling from countries with emerging economies
[designated by the World Bank as Low- and Middle-Income Economies]
AACR Translational Research Scholars, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
For presenters of highly-related abstracts focused on translational breast cancer research. Scholarships available ranging from US $400 to US $2,000 depending upon
the location of the Scholar.
AACR Minority Scholars, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
For abstract presenters working within the United States and within minority groups that have been defined by the National Cancer Institute as being traditionally underrepresented in cancer and biomedical research including African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders. Scholarships available ranging from US $400 to US $2,000 depending upon the location of the Scholar.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction
Established by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1992, the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction recognizes leading scientists for significant work in advancing research concepts and for clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment. The award is presented to basic and clinical researchers who have made seminal advances in the fight against breast cancer. In addition, the award recognizes scholars for a specific contribution, a consistent pattern of contributions, or leadership in the field that has had a substantial impact on the fight against breast cancer.
The Brinker Award is accompanied by a $20,000 award to be used to further the recipients' activities in breast cancer research. This award has grown in prominence in the breast cancer community and is a marquee award for Komen for the Cure. The recipients of the Brinker Awards will deliver plenary lectures on Thursday, December 9.
The William L. McGuire Memorial Lectureship
Dr. William L. McGuire, along with Dr. Charles A. Coltman, founded the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 1977.
The William L. McGuire Memorial Lectureship was established in 1992 to commemorate the significant contributions of Dr.
McGuire to oncology medicine. His research played a major
role in introducing estrogen receptor assays on breast tumor
tissue as a guide to treatment decisions for women with
breast cancer. Breast cancer patients everywhere now receive
these tests.
The lecturer is selected by the SABCS Executive and Planning
Committees from persons nominated by distinguished researchers
in the field. The selection is based on the following criteria:
Lecturers are respected figures with an international reputation.
They have made significant contributions to the field of
breast cancer research.
They present a topic of high current interest related to
the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer or to the
study of its underlying mechanisms.
They are known as skilled presenters.
AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer
Research, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
The AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research is
presented to an investigator no more than 50 years of age whose
novel and significant work that has had or may have a far-reaching
impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or
prevention of breast cancer.
AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer
Research
The AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research
has been established to recognize outstanding science that has
inspired or has the potential to inspire new perspectives on the
etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of breast cancer.
Abstracts, posters, slides and a webcast of oral presentations from the 33rd Annual SABCS will be available online at the SABCS website.
Slides from the symposium will be available to view after the presentation. Select slides will be downloadable, author permitting. Presentations are updated twice daily during the symposium.
Posters will be posted on line during the symposium, author permitting.
Selected oral presentations, including slides, will be available within 48 hours after the symposium. Other slide presentations will be posted approximately 8 weeks following the symposium, author permitting.
At this time, SABCS plans to keep all of the above available on line for 3 years.
A program schedule and other SABCS information are available for download to your personal digital assistant (PDA) pre-symposium from SABCS website and on site from special service desk.
Click here for more information and download instructions.
It is imperative that you notify the Symposia Director in writing as soon as possible if your presentation will not be made. Be sure to mention your assigned abstract number. Failure to comply will result in activation of the No-Show policy.
Slide Presentations
Slides will be accepted on digital media only.
Please meet with SABCS technicians the day prior to your presentation, or no later than 2 hours prior to your scheduled talk, to preview your slides.This will help assure that your presentation will proceed smoothly. Signs will direct you to the Speaker lounge located in Room 216B on the concourse level.
General Session talks are limited to ten minutes, followed by five minutes for general discussion.
Poster Presenters
Put your poster up on the assigned board in the hour before the morning session is to begin.
Posters will remain on display the entire day.
Remove your poster at the end of the evening session.
NOTE: If you are unable to remove it personally, please arrange for someone else to
do so. Do not leave it up after the evening session is over.
Although SABCS does not sponsor any recreational activities, visitors
to the city may obtain such information from the website of San
Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitsanantonio.com). The Convention and Visitors Bureau will have a desk on site.
Creative Dining & Entertainment staff will recommend and make your individual and/or group reservations at San Antonio's most enjoyable restaurants and/or catering venues! The staff can also help you arrange your rental car, golf tee time, other entertainment and relaxation needs. Their service, is free, and is available now either by phone 210-402-3046, fax 210-402-0335 or email lhorn@snet.net. Staff will also be available onsite during the symposium in East Registration during the following hours:
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