Major brain cancer research events 2015

27-28 March 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
The main focus of the 'Trends in Central Nervous System Malignancies' Conference is to improve the neuro-oncology field, accelerate the translation of cutting edge discovery at the clinical level, and further promote international scientific co-operation, debate and exchange.

18-22 April 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The AACR Annual Meeting 2015 will highlight the latest, most exciting discoveries in every area of cancer research and will provide a unique opportunity for investigators from all over the world to meet, interact, and share their insights. This year’s meeting theme – “Bringing Cancer Discoveries to Patients” – underscores the vital and inextricable link between discovery and treatment, and it reinforces the fact that research underpins all the progress we are making in the field toward cancer cures.

26-29 April 2015
Los Angeles, USA
The Global Conference convenes some of the world's most extraordinary people to explore solutions to today's most pressing challenges in financial markets, industry sectors, health, government and education. Where others see problems, we seek solutions.

7-8 May 2015
San Diego, California, USA
Building on the success of the 2011 and 2013 events, this biennial conference encourages the sharing of ideas and results, new collaborations, and offers attendees a state-of-the-art update in the field of pediatric brain tumor research.

29 May - 2 June 2015
Chicago, Illinois, USA
The 2015 theme, Illumination and Innovation: Transforming Data into Learning, aims to improve patient care across the globe through the application of shared knowledge. With data as a shared resource, we can accelerate learning from one another and from our patients, sharing new insights and making faster strides against cancer.

The Euro-CNS neuropathology training course "Tumors of the Central Nervous System" will be held from 8-10 June 2015 at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. The course is held as a pre-symposium course to the XIth Northern Light Neuroscience Symposium on Brain Tumors.

10-13 June 2015
Hindsgavl, Denmark
The theme for the symposium is “Brain tumors” and in line with the tradition, it will be an interdisciplinary meeting. Different aspects of brain tumors will be covered including e.g. neuropathology, basic science, neurooncology and neurosurgery.

20-23 June 2015
Florence, Italy
The EACR-AACR-SIC Special Conference brings together basic, translational and clinical researchers, as well as researchers working on the development of new targeted therapeutics. The conference will present the latest achievements of multidisciplinary research dealing with drug action and resistance.

1-3 July 2015
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Themed "Neuro-oncology Across the Ages", there will be an education and training day with parallel tracks for clinical, scientific and public participation. This will include workshops, multi-disciplinary team discussions, patient communication demonstrations, hot topic short debates and skills-based training demonstrations.

8-12 September 2015
Rome, Italy
The Meeting will focus on the major breakthroughs and advances in Neurosurgery, from clinical practice to research, technology and innovation for a top-level scientific program, including many opportunities for young neurosurgeons through hands-on and educational courses.

25-29 September 2015
Vienna, Austria
The recognised multidisciplinary setting of the European Cancer Congress will once again provide ideal surroundings for participants to leverage knowledge, promote education and build awareness about oncology - placing the patient at the heart of all our efforts and discussions.

23-24 October 2015
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO) was established in 2007. COGNO's main aim is to conduct investigator-initiated and collaborative group trials addressing important clinical questions in patients with brain tumours.

TBC, early November 2015
San Diego, USA
Exponential Medicine is a four-day conference by Singularity University that brings together top experts to inform medical services leaders how technology is impacting healthcare and medicine.

19-22 November 2015
San Antonio, Texas, USA
The Society for Neuro-Oncology is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting advances in neuro-oncology through research and education. Now in its nineteenth year, the Society continues to grow and mature as the premier North American organization for clinicians, basic scientists, nurses and other health care professionals whose focus is central nervous system tumors in children and adults.

18-21 December 2015
Singapore
The ESMO Asia Congress will comprise both scientific and educational tracks prepared by an international scientific committee. There will be a strong emphasis on state of the art science, including a call for abstracts, and the current standard of care across all major tumour types.

10 March 2015
Leeds, UK

The 2015 Symposium will concentrate on targeting the MAPK pathway: from RAS to MEK. The programme will cover pre-clinical data and genetics relevant for the understanding of the functional mechanisms in the RAS/ERK/MEK pathway, regulation of MAPK signalling, the rationale and strategies to inhibiting the pathway, biomarkers, mechanisms of resistance, as well as how to overcome it, and some important interactions with other pathways.

19-21 March 2015
Stevenson, Washington, USA
The annual Neuro-Oncology and Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium meeting convenes each spring in Oregon or the Pacific Northwest.