AACI 2008 Annual Meeting and CCAF Fall 2008 Meeting
Welcome

The nexus of cancer research in the United States is the network of cancer centers represented by the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). AACI and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum (CCAF) developed the program for the 2008 AACI Annual Meeting/CCAF Fall Meeting. The meeting brings leaders of AACI cancer centers—center directors and executive-level administrators—together with leaders of national cancer research and advocacy organizations, industry, and government health agencies to share best practices and devise solutions to common challenges.

AACI and CCAF invite you to The Fairmont Chicago, October 5–7, to highlight the accomplishments of our cancer centers and address challenges that impede our efforts to improve the health of patients and families in every community across the United States. Your contribution to this national meeting is what guides AACI efforts to strengthen our cancer center network and the National Cancer Program. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

AACI Annual Meeting
Program Committee


Dr. Cheryl L. Willman, Chair
University of New Mexico
Cancer Research and Treatment Center

Dr. Edward Benz
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Mr. Robert J. DuWors
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Dr. Peter D. Emanuel
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas

Dr. Michelle M. LeBeau
University of Chicago
Cancer Research Center

Dr. Thomas O’Leary
University of Virginia Cancer Center

Dr. C. Kent Osborne
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Ms. Barbara Duffy Stewart
Association of American Cancer Institutes

Dr. Donald L. Trump
Roswell Park Cancer Institute



CCAF Fall Meeting
Program Committee


Mr. Michael Darling
Indiana University Cancer Center

Mr. Robert J. DuWors
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

Mr. Theodore J. Yank
The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
at Baylor College of Medicine