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ICTW Punta del Este, Uruguay
ICTW Punta del Este, Uruguay
ASCO – a global network
Did you know? Did you know? + 50% of ASCO Annual Meeting attendees practice outside the United States
ASCO membership represents +100 countries
ASCO partners with professional societies to hold + 35 events outside the U.S. each year
Selections of the JCO are translated into 12 languages. There are 4 English international JCO editions
JCO TranslationsChinese
Czech/SlovakGerman
HungarianItalian
JapanesePolish
RomanianRussianSpanishTurkish
JCO TranslationsChinese
Czech/SlovakGerman
HungarianItalian
JapanesePolish
RomanianRussianSpanishTurkish
ICTW Punta del Este, Uruguay
Growing Global Membership
Membership
Nearly 30,000 Oncology Professionals
1/3 ASCO membership lives outside the United
States
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Become an ASCO Member
Active – $540 dues
Practicing oncologists (MD, DO, MBBS, PhD) who treat patients
Discounted dues available – next slide
Active-Allied – $145 dues
Doctoral professionals, such as epidemiologists, biostatisticians, radiologists, pathologists, pharmacologists, public health specialists, researchers, etc.
Associate – No dues!
Doctoral professionals who are currently enrolled in an oncology training program
Affiliate – $120 dues
Oncology nurses, other health specialists
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International Corresponding MembershipDiscounted dues for oncologists from low-income ($50 dues) and middle-income ($210 dues) countries, as defined by the World Bank
Visit www.asco.org/membership
for more information• Online access to ASCO publications
• Discounted pricing on ASCO print publications
• Reduced registration fees for ASCO meetings
• Advanced housing for the Annual Meeting
• Access to the ASCO.org Members-Only area
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ASCO Clinical Research Resources
• ASCO Clinical Trial Resources– www.asco.org/ClinicalTrialResources
• JOP Article series – exemplary attributes of clinical trials sites– www.jop.ascopubs.org/cgi/collection/
attributes_exemplary
• Young Investigator Award (YIA)• Career Development Award (CDA)• Patient education information on
Cancer.net
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2011 Selected MeetingsApril 6-8 ASCO-SLAGO Joint Symposium Vina del Mar,
Chile
July 1-2 ASCO ICTW Cluj-Napoca, Romania
July 22-23 Best of ASCO® Panama Panama City
July 29-30 Best of ASCO® Ecuador Salinas
July 30-Aug 5 ASCO/AACR: Methods in Clinical Research
Vail, Colorado, U.S.
September 2-3 Best of ASCO® Mexico Cancun
September 10-11
Best of ASCO® Peru Lima
September 16-17
Best of ASCO® Brazil Porto Alegre
October 22-26 ASCO-SBOC: Joint Symposium Gramado, Brazil
TBD ASCO-INCA: Cancer Genetics Sao Paulo, BrazilAdditional events listed at www.asco.org/calendarAdditional events listed at www.asco.org/calendar
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Freely Available Resources at ASCO.org• FREE FREE access to ASCO online clinical research resources
• FREE FREE immediate access to Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) article abstracts and many special articles; delayed access to full text articles
• FREE FREE Virtual Meeting access to select ASCO meeting presentations
• FREE FREE access to Annual Meeting abstracts
• FREE FREE access to practice resources, technology assessments, guidelines, quality measures, Global Curriculum in Medical Oncology
• FREE FREE access to ASCO Connection full text articles
• FREE FREE access to ASCO.org including 12 cancer portals and PDA access
• FREE FREE subscription to ASCO E-News
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International Development & Education Award (IDEA)• Supports early-career oncologists in developing
countries• Matches oncologists with mentors at cancer centers in
the U.S. & Canada
• Brings recipients to the ASCO Meeting
• Offers leadership training• Provides 3 years of free
ASCO membership
Application opens in Septemberwww.conquercancerfoundation.org/idea
2010 IDEA Recipients representing 13 countries
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Long-term International Fellowship(LIFe)• Supports early-career oncologists in developing countries• 1-year clinical & research fellowship with a mentor at a
cancer center in the U.S. or Canada• Builds upon existing mentor-mentee relationships
Application opens in Septemberwww.conquercancerfoundation.org/life
2010 LIFe Recipient, Dr. Cesar Sanchez (Chile), with his mentor, Dr. Matthew Ellis (Washington University)
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Other Award Opportunities
Young Investigator Award (YIA) www.conquercancerfoundation.org/yia •Funding for clinical research – $50,000 USD for 1 year•Fellow in his/her final year, or first-year junior faculty member •Application opens in July
Career Development Award (CDA) www.conquercancerfoundation.org/cda •Funding for independent clinical cancer research program – $200,000 for 3 years•Clinical investigators in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of faculty appointment •Application opens in July
International Cancer Technology Transfer (ICRETT) Fellowship http://www.uicc.org/fellowships•Coordinated by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)•Funding for research or clinical training at host institution for 1-3 months•Applications accepted throughout the year
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Questions?
Contact ASCO
international@asco.org
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