All symposium events will take place at the Inn at Longwood Medical (342 Longwood Ave. Boston, MA) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (44 Binney Street, Boston, MA).

The final agenda for the 2nd Annual Ocular Melanoma Scientific Working Group Symposium is still in the works. The preliminary agenda can be found below. Please note - some aspects of this agenda may change and more details will be posted as we know them so please check back periodically.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 Welcome Dinner

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010
8:00 - 8:30: Breakfast
8:30 - 8:50: Welcome, OMF/OMRC Update, Patient Perspective
8:50 - 9:30: Primary Tumor Genetics/Prognostication: Miguel Materin
9:30 - 10:00: Genetics Update: GNAQ and GNA11: Boris Bastian
10:00 - 10:50: Understanding G-Proteins: David Siderovski
10:50 - 11:05: Break
11:05 - 11:35: Liver Directed Therapies and Beyond: James Pingpank
11:35 - 12:05: Discussion: Tissue Collection and Banking: Co Bosch & Bita Esmaeli
12:05 - 1:15: Lunch
1:15 - 1:45: Discussion: Surveillance Following Primary Treatment: Keith Flaherty
1:45 - 2:45: Targeted Therapies: Preclinical to Clinical: Elizabeth Grimm, Martine Jager, & Keith Flaherty
2:45 - 3:00: Break
3:00 - 3:45: Immunotherapies: F. Stephen Hodi & Bruce Ksander
3:45 - 4:00: Late Breaking Developments from the Lab: J. William Harbour
4:00 - 5:15: Industry Panel: Partnership to Treatment Development
5:15 - 5:30: Summary

6:00-7:30: "Poster-optional" session and cocktails

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010:
8:00 - 8:30: Breakfast
8:30 - 9:15: Update & Discussion on Adjuvant Therapies: Takami Sato
9:15 - 10:15: Working Group Break-out Sessions
10:15 - 10:30: Break
10:30 - 11:45: Working Groups: Updates & Discussion
11:45 - 12:00: Wrap-up and closing

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2009 Symposium Participants