We are extremely pleased to announce that the abstracts submissions for ILCA 2010, the Fourth ILCA Annual Conference (September 10-12), have brought in over 250 high value scientific contributions, which leads us to predict a very successful conference this year again.

We thank those of you who submitted abstracts for your interest in actively contributing to our scientific exchange, but even if you have not submitted abstracts, you should plan to attend ILCA 2010 in Montreal, QC, Canada, to participate in priming knowledge across disciplines.

Make sure to register before 30 June to enjoy a significant discount!

After nearly four years of existence, ILCA is now strongly established in the international arena as the only multidisciplinary scientific association devoted to improving liver cancer science and care. Annual Conferences, partnerships with other organisations, ILCA sessions at related events and other initiatives have helped make of our association the place to be for international discussions on and around liver cancer.

We invite you to spread the word about ILCA to your colleagues and friends in the field, who could contribute to the development of our eminent international community and benefit from ILCA’s initiatives. In that process, we also invite you to share with us any comments or suggestions you may have on how ILCA can help you in your daily professional practice.

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal!

Best wishes,

The ILCA Governing Board

The scientific quality of the 250+ abstracts that were submitted for the Conference indicates that ILCA’s Fourth Annual Conference will be the place-to-be to share scientific findings and knowledge… An opportunity not to be missed!

Visit the conference website to review the stimulating programme of exciting topics and expert speakers and plan to participate yourself in the advancement of liver cancer science and make sure to register before 30 June 2010 to get the early-bird registration rate!

An exclusive set of members’ benefits has been tailored to offer our community of eminent professionals the most relevant services to help them advance and share their knowledge: 

• Significant registration discounts (200€) to attend ILCA 2010 in Montreal, QC, Canada, on 10-12 September 2010
• Access to the ILCA online members only section at www.ilca-online.org, including scientific resources and the membership directory  
• Access to liver cancer and ILCA related news and initiatives through the regular ILCA Update e-newsletter
• Exciting professional networking opportunities
• Opportunities to become actively involvement in association affairs

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to choose from several special focus sessions and workshops covering the entire spectrum of oncologic interventions. Leading experts from around the world will present both, well-established and new, promising therapies of this exciting and rapidly evolving field.

The CIRSE Foundation and ILCA invite you to attend their joint session at ECIO: Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: ongoing challenges

Additionally, ILCA members can benefit from the member rate when registering for the Conference!

Please visit http://www.ecio2010.org to review the full programme register.

24^th CIRSE Annual Meeting

CIRSE 2010 will offer over 200 hours of educational and scientific content streamlined around seven major topics. Choose from a variety of variety of special sessions, interactive case discussions, hands-on workshops, foundation courses, learning centres, industry symposia and an all electronic poster exhibition.

For more information and to register please visit http://www.cirse.org/

The Liver Meeting^®
29 October – 2 November 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Over 7,000 hepatologists and hepatology health professionals from around the world will meet to exchange the latest liver disease research, discuss treatment outcomes, and interact with colleagues at the 61st Liver Meeting^®.

In the frame of the Liver Meeting, you also have a chance to attend a Postgraduate Course on Viral Hepatitis: Five Decades of Progress and Promises for the Future.

For more information and to register please visit http://www.aasld.org/lm/

American Hepato Pancreato Billiary Association (AHPBA)

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE)

European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA)

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

International Association for the Study of the Liver (IASL)

The Japanese Society of Hepatology (JSH)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)