Meetings

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact and stress it is putting on the international health care, economic and transportation systems, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) today announced it is postponing the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2020) from August 9-12, 2020 to January 26-29, 2021.

The American Educational Research Association announced on March 23 that it is cancelling plans for a virtual 2020 Annual Meeting in April.

In line with the exceptional measures taken by Lehigh University to mitigate the risk of exposure and spread of COVID-19, the 2020 Lehigh Microscopy School, originally scheduled for May 31-June 5, 2020, in Bethlehem, Pa., has been canceled.

The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) international community will host a COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon this week (March 26-29) to inform healthcare decision-making in response to the current global pandemic.

New date 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: 27 June - 2 July 2021. Date for 7th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences to be determined. Interactive online activities planned for this summer. Lindau Mediatheque as a contribution to science communication. Previous Lindau Meetings at lindau-nobel.org -- #LINO70.

On March 25, the "International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge 2020" (LAK20) will be carried out from Frankfurt am Main as a complete online format. Responding rapidly to the spread of the coronavirus, the team of organizers has rescheduled and completely switched the event, joined by attendees across the world, to a virtual conference.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has decided to cancel the International Conference, originally scheduled for May 15-20, 2020 in Philadelphia, due to the COVID-19 epidemic and ensuing public health crisis currently facing the global community.

The OHBMX conference takes place online, giving it a low carbon footprint and making it perfect for allowing collaboration while following social distancing rules.

WEBINAR: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward? Tues, March 24, 1pm EDT (free) Hosted by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Older adults and people with serious medical conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) face higher risk from COVID-19. Immune function declines with age but research shows aging processes can be targeted. Promising therapeutics called "geroprotectors" have potential to boost immunity and lessen severity of infectious diseases like COVID-19. REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WKctmYzOTV25LYMKvlccLg

Boulder, CO: In light of evolving circumstances surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Geological Society of America announced today that its May in-person meetings of the Rocky Mountain, Cordilleran, and North-Central Sections of the Geological Society of America have been canceled.

Nutrition 2020 is your source for the latest news on food, nutrition and health. This flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, to be held May 30-June 2 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, will feature new research findings and panel discussions addressing hot topics in nutrition science, clinical practice and policy.

New deep biomarkers of aging to be presented at the Systems Aging Gordon Research Conference.

Renowned scientists will address topics as functions of glycans in cancer; glycan-mediated immune system modulation; and chemical and enzymatic synthesis of glycoconjugates for disease treatment.

In light of evolving circumstances surrounding the spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Geological Society of America announced today that the 2020 Joint Southeastern and Northeastern Section Meeting has been canceled in Reston, Virginia 20-22 March 2020. More than 1,100 geoscientists were slated to attend.

On March 20-22, 2020, geoscientists from the southeastern and northeastern geographic regions of the US and beyond will convene in Reston, Virginia, to discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic features of the region. The meeting will host a broad diversity of technical sessions as well as field trips and career workshops.

The Academy of Osseointegration's (AO) Board of Directors and staff sincerely appreciate the understanding shown by members and the global implant dentistry community in response to last week's announcement to cancel AO's 35th Annual Meeting.

The American Educational Research Association has announced it will not hold a place-based Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, in April 2020 due to the coronavirus. Instead, AERA is shifting to a virtual meeting.

Today, following the latest reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local health authorities in San Francisco, the Endocrine Society announced the necessary cancellation of ENDO 2020.

Already 11 participations in Lindau Meetings since 1993, No. 12 planned. "A beacon for the scientific inspiration of young scientists" - Statements with topical reference to 'Lindau Guidelines' and Alumni Network. Only two Laureates have reached the "Club 100+" so far. Further information available at lindau-nobel.org -- #LINO70

Thousands of scientists, educators, and students will gather in Chicago, May 21-24, to share the latest discoveries in the science of psychology during the Association for Psychological Science (APS) 2020 Convention.

Renowned scientists will address topics relevant to the study of stochastic processes, an area that plays an important role in fields such as finance, geophysics and neuroscience at Unicamp, in Campinas, state of São Paulo.

In view of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), and the stipulation from the Spanish Healthcare Ministry that Spanish healthcare workers should not attend national or international conferences, the organisers of the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-12) have taken the decision to postpone the conference, which was due to start on Wednesday March 18 in Barcelona, Spain. It will now take place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2020 at the same venue in Barcelona.

Rochester Institute of Technology will bring international pioneers in the advancement of photonics for quantum devices to campus this summer for a special workshop. The Photonics for Quantum Workshop 2 aims to explore how photonic devices may impact quantum science, technology and applications. Topics will focus on quantum technology development in five main applications -- computing, communication, imaging, sensing and clocks.

To be an effective and successful research scientist, you need to know how to overcome the challenges involved in conveying information to an audience beyond your institution-or what NIH likes to call "demonstrating societal influence."

Refugees are exiting Turkey towards Europe, bringing the topic of refugee protection to the table in EU countries. This high-profile conference in Brussels will discuss the possible consequences of the Global Refugee Compact on international refugee protection. March 9, 2020, The Palace of the Academies, Rue Ducale 1 - 1000 Brussels. Representatives from the UNHCR, ECRE, civil society and the researchers involved will be present at the conference.