2009 AACI/CCAF Annual 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 2009 AACI/CCAF Annual 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 Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, October 18 –20, 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 Washington.

2009 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting Program Committee

Chair: Beverly Mitchell, MD
Stanford Cancer Center

Mary Beckerle, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah

Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School

Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
The Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center -
James Cancer Hospital &
Solove Research Institute

Dennis A. Carson, MD
Rebecca and John Moores
UCSD Cancer Center
University of California at San Diego

William S. Dalton, PhD, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center



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

Brian C. Springer, MHA
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, of Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine

Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH
Association of American Cancer Institutes

Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

George J. Weiner, MD
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa

Louis M. Weiner, MD
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University

Rosalie Wollett
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University