First of all we wish all of you a wonderful year 2011 and hope that it will bring you and your families a lot of success and happiness.

ILCA is now entering its 5th year of existence and a new phase in its development. The last years have brought our Society more maturity, more stability, and the experience of 4 very successful Annual Conferences that brought together hundreds of liver cancer specialists from all horizons.

We thank all of you for attending and contributing to ILCA conferences, for being an ILCA member, and for talking about ILCA to your colleagues. Your support has been instrumental to take ILCA where it is now, and we thank you for building the organisation with us.

We have now finalised the programme of our next Conference and invite you to mark your calendars and plan to attend ILCA 2011 in Hong Kong from 2 to 4 September 2011.

For those of you who want to get a flavour of the high quality science presented at ILCA Annual Conferences, visit www.ilca-online.org where you can now access the conference webcast!

In the coming months ILCA will keep engaging in joint initiatives with related organisations. Many joint sessions are currently under preparation, and we will make sure to keep you duly informed of all developments.

Best wishes,

The ILCA Governing Board

Gregory Gores, USA (President)
Josep M. Llovet, Spain/USA (Executive Secretary)
Peter R. Galle, Germany (Treasurer)

Pierre Bedossa, France
Curt Harris*, USA
Masatoshi Kudo, Japan
Riccardo Lencioni, Italy
Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Italy
Kim Olthoff, USA
Snorri Thorgeirson*, USA
Sheng-Long Ye, China

* Liaison in an advisory capacity without fiduciary duties

ILCA 2011 (2–4 September 2011, Hong Kong) will be the premier multidisciplinary event in 2011 dedicated to exchanging knowledge about the latest and most novel approaches to liver cancer research and care.

Programme highlights:

• Two state-of-the-art lectures
• Cutting edge symposia
• 5 general sessions
• A series of interactive luncheon workshops
• A poster exhibition and tours
• Sponsored symposia and industry exhibition
• Networking breaks and reception 

We invite you to submit your abstract from 14 January to 29 April 2011 and share your latest finding with a community of HCC experts!

Visit www.ilca2011.org for complete programme information and to submit your abstract!

• Significant registration discounts (€ 200) to attend ILCA 2011 in Hong Kong on 2-4 September 2011
• Access to the ILCA online members only section at www.ilca-online.org, including the membership directory and a selection of key scientific articles on HCC
• Exciting professional networking opportunities and exclusive resources (such as prime time access to the conference webcast)
• Active involvement in association affairs
• Access to liver cancer and ILCA related news and initiatives through the regular ILCA Update e-newsletter

ILCA helps increase the understanding of liver cancer and develop treatments that offer true hope for patients affected by the disease. Consolidating and expanding our community will help us grow our activities and initiatives to advance liver cancer research and care.

Visit www.ilca-online.org to renew or apply for membership!

The 3rd JCA-AACR Special Joint Conference
1–3 March, Tokyo, Japan

46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
30 March – 3 April, Berlin, Germany

There will be an ILCA-EASL Joint Workshop at the 46th EASL Annual Meeting.

For more information and to register, visit the conference website.

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)