Meetings and Courses

Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication. This list is provided as a service to readers; inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International.

Section editor

Shui-Ying Lei

Email: hbpdint@126.com

June, 2015

The global viral hepatitis summit--15th international symposium on viral hepatitis and liver disease June 26-28, 2015; Berlin, Germany

The 15th international symposium on viral hepatitis and liver disease will be held together with the 12th annual meeting of the German national network of competence on viral hepatitis (Hep-Net) and the 1st international symposium of the hepatitis section of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). This symposium is organized every three years moving around the continents. Basic scientists and clinicians will discuss the most recent advances to combat this very important global health burden caused by all hepatitis viruses. For more information, please visit： http：//www.isvhld2015.org.

July

ILTS 21st annual international congress July 8-11, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA

The ILTS 21st annual international congress is the leading educational congress for scientists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, physicians, nurses, and organ procurement personnel in the feld of liver transplantation from around the world. The congress is designed to allow the liver transplantation specialist to interact and network with individuals from various parts of the globe and to compare and understand the differences in procedures and therapy in the treatment of liver transplantation. Goals and objectives of the congress are： 1) To provide an international scientifc and educational exchange for anesthesiologists, hepatologists, surgeons, intesivists and transplant nurses; 2) To explore the contraindications to living donor liver transplant; 3) To promote understanding of perioperative management controvercies; 4) To review recent innovative techniques in liver transplantation; 5) To enhance the dialogue regarding adults with pediatric liver disease. The offcial language of the congress is English. For more information, please visit： http：//2015.ilts.org.

August

Integrative molecular epidemiology workshop August 10-14, 2015; Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The third annual integrative molecular epidemiology workshop is an innovative workshop from the AACR that will take place at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10-14, 2015. This workshop is designed to accelerate the training of the next generation of cancer researchers who must be wellskilled in the integration of biology and epidemiology in studies of etiology and outcome. The workshop is primarily targeted toward molecular epidemiologists, but the materials are designed to also be appropriate for geneticists, statisticians, bioinformaticians, molecular biologists, physician scientists, and others who have completed basic course work in epidemiology. Participants will work collaboratively in small groups throughout the duration of the workshop. For further information, please contact Lyngine Calizo, Ph.D., assistant director, at 215-446-7265 or lyngine.calizo@aacr.org. Website：http：//www.aacr.org/Meetings/Pages/MeetingDetail. aspx?EventItemID=50#.VVvkF_zWJ8A

September

EASL/AASLD monothematic conference: autoimmune hepatitis

September 3-5, 2015; London, United Kingdom

The European Association of the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) welcome you to London for the EASL monothematic conference autoimmune hepatitis. This two-day meeting will cover a variety of concepts of the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis and various aspects of clinical knowledge, highlighting recent advances as well as focusing on research needs. The program is designed to foster interaction among presenters and attendees in a plenary session venue. For more information, please visit： http：//www.aasld.org/events-professionaldevelopment/easlaasld-monothematic-conferenceautoimmune-hepatitis#sthash.n0U8F5BD.dpuf.

27th European congress of pathology (Pathologybreaking barriers in medicine) September 5-9, 2015; Sava Center, Belgrade, Seria

The theme for the 2015 ECP congress pathologybreaking barriers in medicine is therefore very timely：pathologists have many interactions with other disciplines and its developments have infuences on medical decision in everyday practice. The congress will have the organ-based session as programmed by working groups, the special session on teaching, quality assessment and public awareness, and of course the key-note lectures enlighten pathologists on developments outside pathology, but infuencing pathologists very much. The offcial language of the congress is English. For more information, please visit： http：//www.esp-congress.org/.

Chromatin and epigenetics in cancer September 24-27, 2015; Loews Atlanta, Atlanta, GeorgiaConference co-chairpersons are Peter A. Jones, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Sharon Y.R. Dent, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; and Charles W.M. Roberts, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. The focus of this special conference is to bring together outstanding basic, translational, and clinical cancer researchers to discuss their latest fndings in the felds of chromatin and epigenetic regulation, transcription initiation, enhancers, control of transcriptional elongation, and more. And how these fndings are being investigated and applied as therapies for cancer treatment will also be discussed in this conference. Continuing Medical Education Activity AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM is available. The deadline for submission of abstract is July 16, 2015. For further information, please visit：http：//www.aacr.org/Meetings/Pages/MeetingDetail. aspx?EventItemID=48#.VQfkuNJmS4I.

The European cancer congress 2015 September 25-29, 2015; Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Centre, Vienna, Austria

The 18th ECCO-40th ESMO European cancer congress will combine the united efforts of all partner organisations to continue positioning multidisciplinarity as the way forward for improving the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of cancer patients-placing the patient at the heart of all our efforts and discussions. For more information, please contact： Congress Secretariat, c/o ECCO-the European Cancer Organisation, Avenue E. Mounier 83, B-1200 Brussels. Tel： +32-2-775-02-01; Fax： +32-2-775-02-00; Email： ecc2015@ecco-org.eu. Website：http：//www.europeancancercongress.org/.

CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR - the inaugural international cancer immunotherapy conference: translating science into survival

September 27-30, 2015; Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York, USA

The inaugural meeting will take place at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City on September 27-30, 2015. Entitled “Translating Science into Survival“, it will cover all areas of inquiry in cancer immunology and immunotherapy, including： immune regulation of T cell responsiveness, genomic methods for identifying tumor antigens, the tumor microenvironment, T cell therapies, checkpoint blockade, biomarkers, combinations, and the microbiome. More than 60 talks by acknowledged leaders in these areas will be given. This joint meeting will provide an unparalleled opportunity for teaching, learning, and networking among all stakeholders in the feld： scientists, clinicians, regulators, drug developers, and patient advocates. Continuing Medical Education Activity-AMA PRA Category 1 Credits is available. For further information, please visit： http：//www.aacr.org/ Meetings/Pages/MeetingDetail.aspx?EventItemID=54#. VQfmJtJmS4I.

November

The Liver Meeting 2015? November 13-17, 2015; San Francisco, CA, USA

The 2015 meeting programming has been refned as part of a major initiative of AASLD in order to refect the rapid scientifc advances in the feld of hepatology, and improve the overall attendee experience. This meeting is to exchange the latest liver diseases research, discuss treatment outcomes, and interact with colleagues at the annual must-attend even in the science and practice of hepatology. For more information, please visit： http：// www.aasld.org/events-professional-development/livermeeting-2015#sthash.n6bpBw6B.dpuf.

10.1016/S1499-3872(15)60388-5)