2006 BMT Tandem Meetings
The 2006 BMT Tandem Meetings will convene Feb. 16-20 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.
Advance registration and abstract submission will open in July. The abstract deadline is Oct. 3.
Information is available online for commercial support opportunities, satellite symposia and exhibits, or contact Sherry Fisher at slfisher@mcw.edu.
Report on 2005 Meetings
Registration for the 2005 meetings in Keystone was a record 1,617. Attendees came from 38 countries.
Published abstracts. Abstracts for the meetings are published in the February 2005 issue of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (Vol. 11, No. 2, Supplement 1). Abstract submissions were up by 11% this year and included reports of research from 33 countries.
Online abstracts. The abstracts also are posted online at the ASBMT and CIBMTR Web sites.
Audiocassettes. Plenary and concurrent scientific sessions, workshops and oral abstracts are available on audiocassette – along with the recorded conferences of the transplant nurses, BMT pharmacists, clinical research associates and BMT center administrators. A list of the audiocassette programs can be viewed and purchased online.
Education Book. An education book was published for the meetings for the first time this year. Articles were prepared by plenary session speakers on regenerative medicine, leukemia stem cells, GvHD and histocompatibilty, autologous transplant innovations, allotransplants and immune reconstitution. The book was published as a supplement to the February 2005 issue of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (Vol. 11, No. 2, Supplement 2).
Photographs. Photos from the "Aloha 2006!" Welcome Reception and at the ASBMT President’s Dinner in Keystone can be viewed and purchased online.