Workshops and events

December 2009

American Society of Hematology (ASH) 50th Annual Meeting
05 to 08 December - New Orleans, USA
Details of this conference to be announced, visit http://www.hematology.org/calendar.cfm

February 2010

4th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium and Annual National Sickle Cell Scientific Meeting
16th to 19th February - Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida
Details at http://floridasickle.org/interior.php?sec=1032.

March 2010

2nd Pan-European Conference on Haemoglobinopathies
13th to 14th March - Berlin, Germany
For details check http://www.thalassaemia.org.cy/pan_euro.html
The 2nd Pan-European Conference aims to strengthen the national and regional support networks for thalassaemia patients in Europe, and increase awareness among European medical professionals and national health authorities of the disorder, its proper management and prevention. 

8th European Respiratory Society Lung Science Conference 2010 (ERS 2010)
26th to 28th March 2010
The aim of this meeting is to present the very best of international lung science research, to highlight new discoveries likely to impact on the future of respiratory medicine and, through mentorship, to encourage debate and interaction between young postdoctoral scientists and established investigators. For more details see http://dev.ersnet.org/48-LungScienceConference.htm.

April 2010

Sickle Cell: The Next 100 Years
14th to 16th April - Leicester, UK
2010 marks the100th anniversary since Dr James Herrick published his first observations on ‘peculiar elongated cells’, now known as sickle cell disease. This international conference is designed to bring together papers from academics and practitioners around the world to provide a platform for the dissemination of global and contemporary social research and provide an overview of future research to be undertaken over the next 100 years. Attendance is open to all members of the sickle cell community. The conference will be led by Dr Simon Dyson, Professor of Applied Sociology and Director of the Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell at De Montfort University. Other prominent key speakers confirmed for the event are Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Professor of Paediatrics and former Director of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; Professor Karl Atkin, a medical sociologist and co-editor of the international journal Ethnicity & Healthand; and Dr Jemima Dennis-Antwi, Regional Advisor, Anglophone Africa, for the International Confederation of Midwives. Further details are available at http://www.dmu.ac.uk/news_events/news/current/090917_4_sickle_cell_conference.jsp.

June 2010

33rd European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
16th - 19th June - Valencia, Spain
The scientific programme is being developed with particular emphasis on a balanced presentation of original contributions in both basic and clinical science. The keynote lectures, symposia and workshops will be a perfect opportunity to keep up with the most recent developments in the field and lead to fruitful discussions. The invited speakers will be well known specialists who are going to share their valuable experience. Further details will be published nearer the time. Please visit http://www.ecfs.eu/.

September 2010

European Respiratory Society: 20th Annual Congress
18th to 22nd September - Barcelona, Spain
The most recent topics in research and clinical practice will be covered in 65 symposia (featuring Hot Topics, Grand Rounds and Year in Review sessions), free communication sessions (75 oral presentation sessions, 60 E-communication sessions and 100 thematic poster sessions) and sponsored evening symposia. During the Barcelona Congress some specific sessions will be translated simultaneously into Spanish. This year is truly special as we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ERS. In addition to this special occasion, 2010 is the Year of the Lung. Special scientific and social events are being planned. For more details see http://www.erscongress2010.org/.

October 2010

33rd World Congress of the International Society for Hematology
10th to 13th October 2010 - Jerusalem, Israel
ISH 2010 provides an essential platform for hematologists from around the world to discuss problems with colleagues and experts and to discover the latest research, therapies and tools available in this constantly evolving field. This advanced world congress features a state-of-the-art scientific program that furthers the aims of the International Society of Hematology (ISH). See http://www2.kenes.com/hematology/pages/home.aspx for more information.

23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
21st to 23rd October - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
For details see https://www.nacfconference.org/ closer to the time.