Events / Education

Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date: Monday 4th - Wednesday 6th October 2010

8 'Focus on' Sessions

• Gynaecological / peritoneal
• Paediatric
• New approaches in breast cancer
• Imaging for treatment and assessing response
• Head & neck neoplasms
• Structured reporting
• Thoracic
• Diffusion and functional imaging

10 Workshop sessions including "Hands-on" workshops:

• Intervention, spleen/biliary/pancreas, nuclear oncology, special focus topics, advanced prostate imaging, breast MR with focus on DW-MRI and DCE-MRI, differentiation of focal liver lesions

2 Keynote Lectures

• Use of molecular targeted agents for the diagnosis, staging and therapy of neuroendocrine malignancy
• Lung cancer staging update: the revised TNM classification

Film Interpretation Session with two teams of experts

Scientific Paper Sessions & Scientific Poster Exhibition

A prize for the best oral presentation and best poster will be awarded at the Course Dinner on Tuesday evening.

Call for papers / posters

Submission of abstracts for scientific papers and posters are invited. Submission forms will be available here soon, or by application to the ICIS Secretariat (Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 1406 ; Fax: +44 (0)20 7307 1414; e-mail: [email protected])

Submission deadline: 28th May 2010
Abstracts selected for presentation will be published in Cancer Imaging. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified after 30th June 2010.

Accreditation

Royal College of Radiologists and European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) accreditation has been applied for. A certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants.

Scientific Committee:

Dr. Liliane Ollivier (France), Prof Dame Janet Husband (UK), Prof Alain Rahmouni (France), Prof Daniel Vanel (Italy), Prof Wolfgang Schima (Austria), Prof Vincent Chong (Singapore), Dr. Michael King (UK), Dr. John Spencer (UK) 

Registration Fees:

Attendance on individual days may be booked on application to ICIS Secretariat.

How to register:

Online: Online registration is now closed.
Please contact Liz Appleyard at the ICIS Secretariat on +44 (0) 207 307 1400 or [email protected] if you would like to register.

Offline: To register for ICIS 2010 offline, please Download Registration, Booking and Selection Form

Please submit full payment with completed registration and payment form, plus choice of session if wishing to attend hands-on workshop.
Phone: + 44 (0)20 7307 1400
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7307 1414
Post: Liz Appleyard, ICIS Secretariat, BIR Conference Office,
36 Portland Place, London. W1B 1AT U.K.

Important Information:

Reservations will only be confirmed on receipt of the fully completed booking form and full payment.
A confirmation letter and further details will be issued on receipt of full payment.

Reservations are subject to availability and will be confirmed within one week from receipt of completed booking form and full payment.

Refunds (minus an administration charge of £60) will only be made if written notification is received by 10th September 2010. Thereafter no refunds will be made. 

Please note, we have been advised that an international rugby match is taking place at Murrayfield on Saturday 2nd October. Early booking of hotel accommodation is therefore recommended.

Recommended Hotels

Special rates are available for delegates and guests attending events at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE). Accommodation shown is within easy walking distance of the College. Delegates should contact the hotel of their choice directly to secure a reservation; to ensure you receive the appropriate pricing please mention ICIS and the RCPE when making your reservation.

If you are looking for other types of accommodation, we recommend Visit Scotland, 0845 22 55 121 or www.visitscotland.com. Prices are correct as at March 2010.

The George Hotel

19 – 21 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PB Tel: 0131 225 1251
www.principal-hotels.com
This 4 star hotel is part of the Principal Hotel group. It is located just 5 minutes walk from the College. The hotel has recently been completely refurbished to a very high standard.

Rates - inclusive of full Scottish breakfast and VAT:
Double room for single occupancy £110;
Double or twin room for double occupancy £120;
Upgrade to deluxe - for single occupancy £150; for double occupancy £160.

Hudson Hotel

11 Hope Street, Edinburgh EH2 4EL Tel: 0131 247 7000
www.thehudsonhotel.co.uk
Please quote reference 10010903372
This stylish 30-bedroom hotel is located approximately 10 minutes walk from the College at the west end of Princes Street. Rooms benefit from tea and coffee facilities and bathrobes. Breakfast is available at an additional cost.

Rate per room per night:
Standard twin or double room £89;
Executive twin or double room £109.
Breakfast is available at additional cost ranging from £4.95 - £10.00.

The Howard

134 Great King Street, Edinburgh EH3 7RN Tel: 0131 274 7402
www.thehoward.com
This luxury hotel provides butler services for all guests. It is approximately 10 minutes walk from the College.
Rate: £135 double occupancy; £115 single occupancy for Monday to Thursdays only.

The Roxburghe Hotel

38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4HG Tel; 0131 240 5500
www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/roxburghe
Please quote reference ISIS031010
The Macdonald Roxburghe Hotel is situated in elegant Charlotte Square just five minutes’ walk from the College. This well established hotel has all the amenities that you would expect of a 4 star deluxe city centre hotel and in addition has a superb "Vital Health Spa", complete with beauty treatment rooms, swimming pool, techno gym, sauna and steam room.

Rates – bed & breakfast, including VAT:
Sunday to Thursday - double room for single occupancy £99, double occupancy £109;
Friday & Saturday - double room for single occupancy £105, double occupancy £130.

Holiday Inn Express – City Centre

16 – 22 Picardy Place, Edinburgh EH1 3JT Tel: 0131 558 2312
This is located a 10-15 minute walk from the College.
Please telephone the hotel directly or go to [email protected]
Should your call get diverted to the Central Reservations Team, please quote Corporate ID reference 100190859.

Rates per room - inclusive of service, VAT and breakfast:
Sunday - Thursday £69 per room / Friday - Saturday £89 per room for single, double, twin or family occupancy for up to 2 adults and 2 children.
Limited car parking available at £5 per day with reduced parking fees at nearby NCP Greenside Row car park. Bookings on Friday and Saturday are for a minimum of two nights. There may be some flexibility at quieter times.
Group bookings are welcomed.

Blue Rainbow Apartments – Edinburgh Royal Garden

York Buildings, Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1HY Tel: 0845 045 2222
www.bluerainbowapartments.com
The apartments are approximately 3 minutes walk from the College.
Rates are inclusive of continental breakfast. Prices are per room per night:

Ben Cruachan Bed & Breakfast

17 McDonald Road, Edinburgh EH7 4LX Tel: 0131 556 3709
http://www.bencruachan.com
Email: [email protected]
High quality 4 Star Bed & Breakfast accommodation in the heart of Edinburgh, within walking distance of Princes Street.

Rates: £75 for single occupancy; £100 twin/double occupancy.

SYHA Edinburgh Central Hostel

9 Haddington Place, Edinburgh EH7 4AL Tel: 0131 524 2090
www.edinburghcentral.org
Email: [email protected]
High quality accommodation located in the heart of the city, just a few minutes walk from Waverley Station, Princes St & the Castle.

Rates per room - from £49 single occupancy or £95 twin/double occupancy.
Breakfast not included but available from £4.25 per person.

 ICIS 2010 has been accredited by the Royal College of Radiologists with 19 Category I (external) CPD credits.

European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) accreditation has been applied for.

ICIS has been granted 17 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

A certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS CLOSED - IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

All abstracts will be subject to review and if accepted for presentation will be included in the ICIS journal Cancer Imaging, www.cancerimaging.org. Authors will be notified after 30 June 2010.

Proffered presenters must register for ICIS 2010 by Friday 16 July 2010 in order to ensure that their abstracts will be published in the Conference Issue of Cancer Imaging.

Abstracts which do not conform to the guidelines below will not be considered by the Panel of Referees. The presenting authors of all accepted abstracts are advised to register for the meeting as soon as possible. Authors will be notified as early as possible if they have been allocated a speaking session or a poster.

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 28 May 2010

Submission of abstracts for scientific papers and posters are invited.

Please download and complete the Abstract Submission Form, or by application to the ICIS Secretariat:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 1406
Fax: +44 (0)20 7307 1414
E-mail: [email protected]

Submission deadline: 28 May 2010

Please submit your abstract (no more than 250 words) by email to:
[email protected]