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Joe
05-05-2010, 04:01 PM
Dear Patient Advocate,

On behalf of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), we are pleased to invite you to participate in the Patient Advocate Programs at the ASCO Annual Meeting being held June 4 – 8, 2010, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting will be a forum for cutting edge scientific and educational developments in oncology, with a focus on advancing quality through innovation. The ASCO Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to discuss the latest innovations in research, quality, practice, and technology in cancer.

Please visit Patient Advocate Programs at the ASCO Annual Meeting (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng) on ASCO’s patient information website, Cancer.Net, for detailed information, application forms, and important deadlines on the following:

Ø Reduced Registration Rate for Patient Advocates (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø The ASCO Cancer Foundation Patient Advocate Scholarship Program (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø ASCO-Sponsored Patient Advocacy Exhibit Booth (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø Individual Patient Advocacy Organization Exhibit Booths (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø Patient Advocate Lounge (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø Research Review Sessions for Patient Advocates (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)
Ø ASCO President’s Recognition Reception (http://www.cancer.net/patient/Advocacy+and+Policy/Patient+Advocacy+and+ASCO/Patient+Advocate+Programs+at+the+ASCO+Annual+Meeti ng)

We encourage you to share this information with your staff and any colleagues who may be involved in planning your organization’s participation in the ASCO Annual Meeting. Also, we encourage you to refer to the up-to-date information available on the ASCO Annual Meeting website (http://chicago2010.asco.org/chicago2010/Home.aspx) as a resource for planning your attendance at the Meeting.

Should you have any questions, please contact us at patientadvocates@asco.org (patientadvocates@asco.org) or 571-483-1369. We appreciate your support and look forward to a very successful meeting in Chicago.

Sincerely,

Jeannine Salamone
Senior Program Manager
Communications & Patient Information
American Society of Clinical Oncology
2318 Mill Road, Suite 800
Alexandria, VA 22314

www.asco.org (http://www.asco.org/) • www.cancer.net (http://www.cancer.net/) • www.ascocancerfoundation.org (http://www.ascocancerfoundation.org/)

Rich66
05-05-2010, 11:08 PM
Uggg...$250 reduced rate.

chicagoetc
05-09-2010, 02:17 PM
Anyone going? [Just curious as I'm practically right there.]

Melanie

Paty
05-09-2010, 05:37 PM
Hi,

I will be there, can´t wait!

rinaina
05-10-2010, 07:45 PM
Wish I could but will be recovering from a total shoulder replacement...ouch! It was such a positive experience when I joined Joe and Christine there a few years ago. Joe, Do you still have a picture of me and the family the year I joined you? Just curious because I never saw it posted.

Joan M
05-14-2010, 03:54 PM
I'll be there. I'm really looking forward to it.

Joan