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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

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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