ASGCR6: 6th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research @ the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference The New York Hilton - Midtown New York, NY, United States, March 15, 2018 |
Conference website | http://www.cvent.com/d/ctqpt9 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=asgcr6 |
Submission deadline | December 12, 2017 |
6th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF GLOBAL CANCER RESEARCH @ THE CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
GLOBAL CANCER RESEARCH: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Call for Poster Abstracts – Due Date: December 12, 2017
The 6th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research will be held on March 15, 2018, prior to the start of the 9th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Global Health Conference. The Symposium’s primary sponsors and organizers are New York University’s Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health and the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health with additional sponsorship and planning support from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Tisch Cancer Institute, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Rutgers Global Health Institute and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, and CUGH. The objectives of this full-day Symposium on Global Cancer Research are to provide: (1) A comprehensive overview of the role of research in addressing local and global disparities in cancer care and control; (2) A stimulating and engaging forum for knowledge sharing; and (3) An environment that facilitates new collaborations to advance our knowledge and practice aimed at overcoming cancer disparities.
Date and Venue: March 15, 2018 (all day) at the New York Hilton – Midtown.
Presentation of cutting-edge research and programs that address the global burden of cancer is at the heart of the Symposium. The organizers invite all persons wishing to report original research, innovative projects, or novel programs related to global cancer research and control to submit abstracts to be considered for posters and publication in the Journal of Global Oncology (JGO).
Abstracts will be collected through two categories:
- Scientific – original research (abstracts must include sections with the headlines: background, aims, methods, results, and significance).
- Program – innovative projects that move the field forward (abstracts must include sections with the headlines: background, goals, methods, outcomes, and next steps).
Guidelines:
- All abstracts must be submitted in English
- Abstracts must be submitted online at https://easychair.org/cfp/ASGCR6
- One abstract per person as presenting author may be submitted. (Note: There is a maximum of 3 abstracts total per author)
- Abstract maximum word count is 2500 characters, including spaces (approximately 300 words).
- Abstract titles must be 250 characters or less and should not be submitted in all caps.
- Abstracts should not contain figures or tables.
Only abstracts that comply with all of the above guidelines will be considered for presentation and publication. Abstracts will be reviewed based on criteria that include intellectual merit, clarity, and relevance to global cancer research and control.
Travel Awards: Up to 4 travel awards will be competitively awarded to presenting authors of outstanding abstracts from LMICs (as defined by the World Bank for 2016). Travel awards will cover airfare, hotel for two nights, and a per diem for meals and incidentals. Travel award decisions will be primarily based on reviewer rankings of the abstracts and alignment with the Symposium program. Participants who accept a travel award will be required to give an oral presentation of their work at the Symposium.
Important Dates:
December 12, 2017 (11:59PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time) – Online abstract submission deadline
January 2, 2018 – Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection and Travel Awards
January 22, 2018 – Deadline for submission of accepted abstracts to JGO (note: submission to JGO is the authors’ responsibility and instructions will be provided at the time acceptance notifications are sent)