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Dear Colleagues:
Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (ANR) was founded in 1975 in Philadelphia by Drs. Audrey E. Evans, Everet Koop and Guilio D’Angio. Subsequent series of ANR conferences were held in Philadelphia, Heidelberg, Bath, Paris and Genova, succeeded by the meeting in Los Angeles in 2006. The aim of this meeting is to find ways in moving forward in treating patients with neuroblastoma through the advancement of laboratory and clinical research. |
Now, the ANR conference is rapidly growing in both its scientific levels and the number of attendee. The By-laws of ANR association (ANRA) has been formalized at the ANR 2006 meeting in Los Angeles. ANR is not solely a society but is also linked to the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG), the International Neuroblastoma Pathology Committee (INPC) and some other related organizations.
The ANR 2008 meeting will be held from May 21 to 24, 2008, at the International Conference Hall in Makuhari New City (Messe), Chiba, Japan, the first time in Asia. Makuhari New City is very close to Tokyo, and it takes only 30 minutes by shuttle bus from Narita International Airport.
The local organizing committee and the international program committee of ANR 2008 conference plan to have attractive programs including workshops, plenary and parallel sessions as well as poster presentations concerning basic, clinical and translational research of neuroblastoma. In addition, the opening, plenary and educational lectures by international experts or ANRA members are being scheduled. All attendance can relax and enjoy at the cocktail party, welcome reception and Gala dinner under friendly circumstances. Furthermore, the Japanese volunteer groups of childhood cancers are planning to have an international open symposium on childhood cancer survivorship in the last day afternoon by linking to ANR2008.
May is really a beautiful season in Japan. Chiba is very convenient place to embark on any sightseeing as many beautiful and exotic places in central Japan are easily accessible. It is also a main gateway of Japan opening to the pan-pacific countries including those in Asia.
I truly hope that all of us will have a wonderful and fruitful time together at the ANR 2008 meeting for the future development of better cures for patients suffering from neuroblastoma.
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Akira Nakagawara, MD, PhD
President, ANR 2008
Director, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute
Chiba, Japan |
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