NCI Translates: The 2009 NCI Translational Science Meeting (TSM 2) Website

Meeting Date
November 5-7,  2009

Meeting Location
Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner
8661 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182

Telephone: 703-448-1234 (for reservations: 1-800-325-3535)

Reservation Deadline: Friday, October 9
Reservation Code: NCI TSM 09 (please use this code when making your hotel reservation)
Room Rate: $189 plus 9% VA state tax

Please note: Sleeping rooms have been reserved for the nights of November 4 through 6 on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure that you are able to secure accommodations, please call the hotel directly and make your reservations early.

Additional Hotels and Transportation Information (.pdf)

Sheraton Premiere Shuttle Service (.pdf)

Important Deadlines
Abstract Submission: August 14, 2009
Registration: September 1, 2009
Room Reservation: October 9, 2009

Format
This by-invitation-only meeting uses a poster discussion session format to enhance collaborations and accelerate early translational cancer research.

Advocate Involvement
The NCI believes that the patient perspective is essential to this meeting and will be selecting patient advocates to participate. Additional information is forthcoming.

Translational Science
The NCI defines and operationalizes early translational research with the "Pathways to Clinical Goals" as conceived by the Translational Research Working Group (TRWG).

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