EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Group Autumn Meeting
21 September 2023 - 23 September 2023
Brno, CZ
The EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Group Autumn meeting will be held in Brno, Czech Republic on 21-23 September 2023. It is only open to individual or site staff members of the group.
Registrations for the meeting are open and the link was sent by email. In case you are an individual or site staff member of the EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Group, and you have not received the registration link, please contact events@eortc.org.
Meeting timings are as follows:
Thursday 21 September: 15:00-18:00
Friday 22 September: 09:00-16:30, followed by a dinner
Saturday 23 September: 08:30-14:00 (EORTC meeting with the International GI Cancer Symposium )
Agenda – Thursday 21 September
| 15:00-15:15 | Welcome and introduction |
| M. Moehler, E. Fontana | |
| SESSION 1: | Funding for EORTC studies |
| 15:15-15:45 | Different funding opportunities for GITCG studies |
| SESSION 2: | Young and Early Career Investigator Programme |
| 15:45-17:00 | Short update on projects / 2024 Y/ECI awarded proposals |
| H. van Laarhoven | |
| 17:00-17:15 | Break |
| SESSION 3: | Secretary election |
| 17:15-17:50 | Presentation by the candidates & voting |
| 17:50-18:00 | Concluding of the first day |
| M. Moehler, E. Fontana |
Agenda – Friday 22 September
| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome |
| M. Moehler, E. Fontana | |
| SESSION 4: | EORTC |
| 09:10-09:30 | The process of study development and approval at EORTC |
| HQ | |
| SESSION 5: | Brainstorming on Task Force activities |
| 09:35-10:45 | Two focus groups: A. Upper GI – Pancreatic – Individualized therapy B. Colorectal/anal – AY |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Discussion and Conclusions of focus group |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| SESSION 6: | Studies |
| 13:00-13:50 | Updates |
| SESSION 7: | Update on Task Forces activities |
| 13:45-15:00 | Individualized Therapy Pancreatic Cancer HPB – NET |
| 15:00-15:15 | Break |
| 15:15-16:00 | AYA Upper GI CRC and anal cancer |
| SESSION 8: | Update on collaborations with EORTC subcommittee |
| 16:00-16:10 | QoL project |
| 16:10-16:20 | ROSC |
| AOB | |
| 16:20-16:25 | Upcoming meetings of interest Spring Meeting 2024 |
| 16:25-16:30 | Closure |
Agenda – Saturday 23 September
The agenda of the open session on Saturday 23 September can be consulted here.
Venues
Thursday 21 & Friday 22 September:
Uměleckoprůmslové Muzeum (Museum of Arts and Industry)
Husova 14
662 26 Brno
Czech Republic
Saturday 23 September:
Otevřená zahrada (Open Gardens)
Brno, Czech Republic
Information on how to reach Brno can be consulted here.
Accommodation
Below are some tips for hotels close to the Open Gardens and the city centre:
Hotel Barceló – https://www.barcelo.com/en-ie/
Enter the code EORTC2023 for discount
Hotel International – https://www.hotelinternational.cz/en/
Hotel Avion – https://www.avion-hotel.cz/?_locale=en
With thanks to the support in kind from MMCI

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