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We’re looking forward to seeing you in Buenos Aires…
The MRS Board is happy to announce that the 19th Biennial Congress of the Metastasis Research Society will take place in person in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 13th – 16th November 2022
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Location:
Alvear Icon Hotel, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Important Dates:
Congress: 13th – 16th November 2022
Registration: Opens on 1st July 2022
Abstract Submission: Opens on 1st July 2022 | Submission deadline 1st September 2022
Registration
Registration is now open here
See rates below
Abstracts can be submitted here
Abstract Submission Deadline: September 1st, 2022
Travel bursaries
The organising committe is working hard to secure additional funding to provide travel bursaries for early career researchers whose abstract is selected for presentation at the meeting. Updated information will be provided by Oct 1st
International Delegates
| International Delegates | Early bird registration Until August 13th 2022 | From August 14th to October 14th 2022 | From October 15th |
| MRS Advocate Members and Sponsor Delegates | $495 (USD) | $495 (USD | $495 (USD) |
| MRS Associate Members & Trainees | $595 (USD) | $695 (USD) | $745 (USD) |
| MRS Full Members | $895 (USD) | $995 (USD) | $1,045 (USD) |
| Non-members – Senior Scientist / Clinicians | $995 (USD) | $1,095 (USD) | $1,145 (USD) |
| Non-member – Patients / Postdocs / Residents / Students | $795 (USD) | $895 (USD) | $945 (USD) |
| Industry / Corporate | $1,250 (USD) | $1,350 (USD) | $1,400 (USD) |
Local rates – only available for local (Latin American) delegates
| Local Delegates (Latin America) |
Early bird registration Until August 13th 2022 | From August 14th to October 14th 2022 | From October 15th |
| MRS Advocate Members | $50 (USD) | $50 (USD | $50 (USD) |
| MRS Associate Members & Trainees | $70 (USD) | $70 (USD) | $70 (USD) |
| MRS Full Members | $300 (USD) | $300 (USD) | $300 (USD) |
| Non-members – Senior Scientist / Clinicians | $400 (USD) | $400 (USD) | $400 (USD) |
| Non-member – Patients / Postdocs / Residents / Students | $120 (USD) | $120 (USD) | $120 (USD) |
| Industry / Corporate | $1,250 (USD) | $1,350 (USD) | $1,400 (USD) |
Preliminary Program
Session 1: Genetic and non-genetic pathways to metastasis
Chairs: Angela Neito and Kent Hunter
Speakers:
- Peter van Loo
- Angela Neito
- Delphine Merino
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Fidler Innovation Award Lecture:
Chairs: Julio Aguirre-Ghiso
Awardee:
- Johanna Joyce
Session 2: Minimal residual disease and dormancy
Chairs: Erik Sahai and Julio Aguirre-Ghiso
Speakers:
- Javier Bravo Cordero
- Cyrus Ghajar
- Karuna Ganesh
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Patient Advocacy & Clinical Trials for Metastatic Cancer
Chairs: Conor Lynch and Alana Welm
Speakers:
- TBC
Session 3: Epigenetic regulation of metastasis
Chairs: Peter Scacheri and Conor Lynch
Speakers:
- Peter Scacheri
- Conor Lynch
- Juan M. Arriaga
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Poster Session 1
Details to follow
Session 4: Plasticity of metastatic cells: EMT and stem cell program
Chairs: Edith Kordon and Barbara Fingleton
Speakers:
- Edith Kordon
- Sandra S. McAllister
- Nami Sugiyama
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Session 5: Cell Migration and the Extracellular Matrix in Metastasis
Chairs: Paolo Provenzano and Alana Welm
Speakers:
- Paolo P. Provenzano
- John Condeelis (Virtual)
- Thomas R. Cox
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Young Investigator Award Lecture
Chairs: Erik Sahai
Awardee:
- Soledad Sosa
Session 6: Metabolism and metastasis: from solitary DTCs to overt lesions.
Chairs: Claire Isacke and TBC
Speakers:
- Clare Isacke
- Sarah Maria Fendt (Virtual)
- Swarnali Acharyya
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Poster Session 2
Details to follow
Session 7: The creation and exploitation of metastatic niches
Chairs: Adrian Wiegmans and Neta Erez
Speakers:
- Neta Erez
- Dihua Yu
- Leonora Balaj (Virtual)
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Session 8: Brain and Bone Metastasis
Chairs: Manuel Valiente and Dihua Yu
Speakers:
- Manuel Valiente
- Xiang Zhang
- Adrienne Boire
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
MRS General Member Meeting
Details to follow
Paget-Ewing Award Lecture
Chairs: Erik Sahai
Awardee:
- Ashani Weeraratna
Session 9: Immune regulation of metastasis
Chairs: Gabriel Rabinovich and Neta Erez
Speakers:
- Gabriel Rabinovich
- Erik Sahai
- Paula Bos
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Special Session of Selected ECR Abstracts
Chairs: Lucia Borriello
Speakers:
- TBC
Women in Science Award Lecture
Chairs: Barbara Fingleton
Awardee:
- Ulrike Stein
Session 10: Metastasis biology-specific clinical trials
Chairs: Alana Welm and Thomas Cox
Speakers:
- Julio Aguirre-Ghiso
- Matt Spitzer
- Selected Abstract (TBC)
Accomodation
Below are a list of accomodation options associated with the upcoming congress. The Congress Secretariat has negotiated special rates for Congress delegates.If you would like to take advantage of these rates, please contact: info@mariagraziani.com
All hotel rates include breakfast and WIFI
Please note that the VAT TAX in Argentina corresponds to 21% – Participants paying with a credit card issued in any other country than Argentina WILL NOT be charged the VAT
Alvear Icon Hotel
(Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 350 + TAX per night (Deluxe Room)
USD 410 + TAX per night (Junior Suite)
Hilton Hotel
(8 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 249 + TAX per night (Single Room)
USD 269 + TAX per night (Double Suite)
Madero Hotel
(12 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 180 + TAX per night (Superior Room)
USD 210 + TAX per night (Deluxe Room)
USD 230 + TAX per night (Corner Suite)
SLS Hotel
(13 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 245 + TAX per night (Superior Room)
USD 325 + TAX per night (Superior Corner Room)
Unique Art Madero Hotel
(13 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 95 + TAX per night (Standard Room)
Nh Collection Jousten Hotel
(20 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 198 + TAX per night (Superior Room)
Nh Collection Centro Histórico Hotel
(25 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 198 + TAX per night (Superior Room)
Nh City Hotel
(25 minutes walking from Congress Venue)
Hotel website
USD 165 + TAX per night (Standard Room)
Visiting Buenos Aires and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina, with almost 3.8 million square kilometers, is located in the southern hemisphere of the Americas. It borders Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile at its borders and with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The country is divided into 6 regions for tourism and politically in 24 provinces. Its population is 40 million inhabitants (Census 2010).
It is common to describe to Argentina for its striking contrasts, products of its rich and varied geography. From the Andes to the west, bordering north to south the country on the border with Chile, with its highest peak at 6,959 meters with the Aconcagua, to the Pampas plains and the Atlantic coast, passing through mountains, numerous forests, jungles, deserts and fertile valleys, biodiversity of ecosystems also facilitates. Many natural sites found in the country, have been protected as areas or reserves and national parks. Some of the major milestones of nature reach greater recognition in his capacity as World Heritage by UNESCO.
Coincident with its main feature based on diversity, Argentina has a wide climatic variety. Mild and humid in the Pampas, cold and humid plains in the western Patagonia, subtropical in Mesopotamia and warm in the Northwest. Higher elevations at all latitudes are experiencing colder conditions, with an arid climate, where the temperature range is another common feature.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. They live there about 3 million people. Adding the population of the metropolitan area, the total population exceeds 10 million, making it one of the 10 most populated urban centers in the world.
In the nineteenth century, Buenos Aires port was the arrival point for the great migratory wave promoted by the Argentine State to populate the nation. Spanish, Italian, Syrian-Lebanese, German, Irish, Polish and Russian immigrants provided Buenos Aires with the cultural eclecticism that distinguishes it.
Throughout the twentieth century, successive immigrations, from Latin American and Eastern countries completed the picture of Buenos Aires as a cosmopolitan city where people live in different cultures and religions.
Tourist Information
Language: The official language of Argentina is Spanish.
Electrical current in Argentina is 220 volts, 50-cycle alternating current. Power outlets have 2 cylindrical holes or 2 flat holes with ground.
Time zone: corresponds to GMT-3 and currently no change in the summer months. In some provinces the schedule changes in the winter months.
Health information: Water in the city is potable. Public hospitals (which are available for tourists) have emergency service 24 hours a day for free. 107 is the emergency ambulance service (SAME) – it is free and available to call toll-free 24 hours.
Tourist Information Centers: They offer maps, guides, brochures in several languages and all necessary information to enjoy your trip.
For more information about tourism:
www.argentina.travel
turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en