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2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRANT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY - ABSTRACT THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY (ASPO) IS THE EXCHANGE AND TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN AND FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS INVOLVED IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 47TH ASPO ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT, MARCH 12-14, 2023. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THIS CONFERENCE GRANT ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; 2) FOSTER IMPLEMENTATION AND BROADEN DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; AND 3) PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVESTIGATORS AT ANY CAREER STAGE, BUT ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH IS A KEYSTONE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION AND THE PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY. ASPO’S ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER, MID-CAREER, AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS WHOSE CAREERS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. THE 2023 MEETING CONSISTS OF 4 SYMPOSIA, 2 LUNCH ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, 4 SUBMITTED PAPER SESSIONS, 2 AWARD LECTURES, 4 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP BREAKFAST SESSIONS, A NETWORKING MIXER, A POSTER SESSION, AND—FOR THE FOURTH YEAR—A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM. PRE-MEETING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, A MEETING OF CANCER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM LEADERS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND A MEETING FOR NCI TRAINING GRANT DIRECTORS. BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ARE ORGANIZED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TASKED TO MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD IN SPECIFIC TOPICAL AREAS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE ASPO MISSION. MEETING PLANNING TAKES SATISFACTION SURVEYS FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ABSTRACTS WILL BE SOLICITED BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2022. THE 16 ABSTRACTS RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PEER REVIEWED RANKINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, AND PRESENTED DURING PAPER SESSIONS AND THE POSTER SESSION. OVER 175 POSTERS ARE ANTICIPATED BE PRESENTED. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THIS CONFERENCE GRANT—WHICH REQUESTS TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR MINORITY INVESTIGATORS, EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS—ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEETING ATTENDEES, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, AND INVITED SPEAKERS. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NON-SMOKING, ADA ACCESSIBLE CONFERENCE FACILITIES. JOURNAL AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS, EMAIL, AND DIRECT MAIL WILL PUBLICIZE THE MEETING. OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND REPRESENT FIELDS CONCERNED WITH TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS. BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ASPO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING THE SOCIETY’S GOALS OF SUPPORTING MENTORING, ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE PROGRESS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRANT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY - THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY (ASPO) IS THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN AND FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS INVOLVED IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 50TH ASPO ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD APRIL 12-14, 2026, AT THE HILTON DENVER CITY CENTER. THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THAT MEETING, WHICH IS A KEYSTONE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION. ASPO’S ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER, MID-CAREER, AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS WHOSE CAREERS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THIS CONFERENCE GRANT ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; 2) FOSTER IMPLEMENTATION AND BROADEN DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; AND 3) PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVESTIGATORS AT ANY CAREER STAGE, ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. FOR THE 2026 MEETING, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH OUR SUCCESSFUL AND WELL-RECEIVED MEETING FORMAT, WHILE ADDING SPECIAL CONTENT TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASPO’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. WE WILL HAVE TWO POSTER SESSIONS, EACH WITH DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS, TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND INTERACTION OF OUR ATTENDEES. THE BEST OF ASPO SESSIONS ALLOW FOR 32 ABSTRACTS TO BE SELECTED FOR 15-MINUTE ORAL PRESENTATIONS. OUR “LOOKING BACK, THINKING FORWARD” SESSIONS INCLUDE A 15-MINUTE PRESENTATION BY A SENIOR INVESTIGATOR ON A TOPIC OF INTEREST, FOLLOWED BY THREE SHORT PRESENTATIONS SELECTED FROM SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS, AS WELL AS TIME FOR QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION. THE MEETING HAS FOUR SYMPOSIA, A KEYNOTE PRESENTATION, TWO AWARD LECTURES, FOUR TO SIX SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP BREAKFAST SESSIONS, AND A NETWORKING LUNCH. THE COMMITTEE HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAMMED SESSIONS. PRE-MEETING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, A MEETING OF CANCER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM LEADERS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND A MEETING FOR NCI TRAINING GRANT DIRECTORS. ASPO CONTINUES ITS COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS THROUGH AN EXPANDED NEW INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP. MEETING PLANNING TAKES SATISFACTION SURVEYS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ABSTRACTS WILL BE SOLICITED BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2025. OVER 175 POSTERS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE PRESENTED. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THIS CONFERENCE GRANT—WHICH REQUESTS TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR EARLY-CAREER AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS—ENHANCE THE ABILITY FOR MEETING ATTENDEES, PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND INVITED SPEAKERS TO REPRESENT MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND THE FIELDS CONCERNED WITH TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NON-SMOKING, ADA ACCESSIBLE CONFERENCE FACILITIES. JOURNAL AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS, EMAIL, AND DIRECT MAIL WILL PUBLICIZE THE MEETING. OVER 450 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ASPO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING THE SOCIETY’S GOALS OF SUPPORTING MENTORING, ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE, AND PROMOTING INNOVATION.

2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRANT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY - ABSTRACT THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY (ASPO) IS THE EXCHANGE AND TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN AND FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS INVOLVED IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 48TH ASPO ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE SWISSÔTEL CHICAGO, MARCH 17-19, 2024. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THIS CONFERENCE GRANT ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; 2) FOSTER IMPLEMENTATION AND BROADEN DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; AND 3) PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVESTIGATORS AT ANY CAREER STAGE, BUT ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH IS A KEYSTONE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION AND THE PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY. ASPO’S ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER, MID-CAREER, AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS WHOSE CAREERS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. THE 2024 MEETING CONSISTS OF 4 SYMPOSIA, 2 LUNCH ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, 2 AWARD LECTURES, 4 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP BREAKFAST SESSIONS, A NETWORKING MIXER, TWO POSTER SESSIONS, AND A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS WE NEAR ASPO’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS YEAR WE ADDED A NEW SESSION TYPE - A NEW FORMAT WE ARE CALLING “LOOKING BACK, THINKING FORWARD”, THESE SESSIONS ARE KICKED OFF BY A SENIOR INVESTIGATOR AND FOLLOWED BY 4 JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR OR TRAINEE FLASH TALKS SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS. PRE-MEETING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, A MEETING OF CANCER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM LEADERS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND A MEETING FOR NCI TRAINING GRANT DIRECTORS. MEETING PLANNING TAKES SATISFACTION SURVEYS FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ABSTRACTS WILL BE SOLICITED BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2023. THE 16 ABSTRACTS RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PEER REVIEWED RANKINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, AND PRESENTED DURING PAPER SESSIONS AND THE POSTER SESSION. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THIS CONFERENCE GRANT—WHICH REQUESTS TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR MINORITY INVESTIGATORS, EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS/ADVOCATES—ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEETING ATTENDEES, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, AND INVITED SPEAKERS. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NON-SMOKING, ADA ACCESSIBLE CONFERENCE FACILITIES. JOURNAL AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS, EMAIL, AND DIRECT MAIL WILL PUBLICIZE THE MEETING. OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND REPRESENT FIELDS CONCERNED WITH TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS. BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ASPO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING THE SOCIETY’S GOALS OF SUPPORTING MENTORING, ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE PROGRESS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRANT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY - ABSTRACT. THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY (ASPO) IS THE EXCHANGE AND TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN AND FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS INVOLVED IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 46TH ASPO ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MARRIOTT TUCSON UNIVERSITY PARK, TUCSON, ARIZONA, MARCH 13-15, 2022. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THIS CONFERENCE GRANT ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; 2) FOSTER IMPLEMENTATION AND BROADEN DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; AND 3) PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVESTIGATORS AT ANY CAREER STAGE, BUT ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH IS A KEYSTONE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION AND THE PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY. ASPO’S ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER, MID-CAREER, AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS WHOSE CAREERS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. THE 2022 MEETING CONSISTS OF 4 SYMPOSIA, 1 PANEL DISCUSSION, 2 CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS, 4 SUBMITTED PAPER SESSIONS, 2 AWARD LECTURES, 4 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SESSIONS, A NETWORKING MIXER, A POSTER SESSION, AND—FOR THE THIRD YEAR—A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM. PRE-MEETING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, A MEETING OF CANCER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM LEADERS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND A MEETING FOR NCI TRAINING GRANT DIRECTORS. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ARE ORGANIZED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TASKED TO MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD IN SPECIFIC TOPICAL AREAS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE ASPO MISSION. MEETING PLANNERS TAKE SATISFACTION SURVEYS FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ABSTRACTS WILL BE SOLICITED BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2021. THE 16 ABSTRACTS RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PEER REVIEWED RANKINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, AND PRESENTED DURING PAPER SESSIONS AND THE POSTER SESSION. OVER 175 POSTERS ARE ANTICIPATED BE PRESENTED. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THIS CONFERENCE GRANT—WHICH REQUESTS TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR MINORITY INVESTIGATORS, EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS—ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEETING ATTENDEES, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, AND INVITED SPEAKERS. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NON-SMOKING, ADA ACCESSIBLE CONFERENCE FACILITIES. JOURNAL AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS, EMAIL, AND DIRECT MAIL WILL PUBLICIZE THE MEETING. OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND REPRESENT FIELDS CONCERNED WITH TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS. BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ASPO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING THE SOCIETY’S GOALS OF SUPPORTING MENTORING, ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE PROGRESS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRANT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY - ABSTRACT THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY (ASPO) IS THE EXCHANGE AND TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN AND FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS INVOLVED IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 45TH ASPO ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MARRIOTT TUCSON UNIVERSITY PARK, TUCSON, ARIZONA, MARCH 29-31, 2021. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THIS CONFERENCE GRANT ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; 2) FOSTER IMPLEMENTATION AND BROADEN DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; AND 3) PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INVESTIGATORS AT ANY CAREER STAGE, BUT ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS. THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH IS A KEYSTONE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION AND THE PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY. ASPO’S ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER, MID-CAREER, AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS WHOSE CAREERS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION OF CANCER. THE 2021 MEETING CONSISTS OF 4 SYMPOSIA, 4 SUBMITTED PAPER SESSIONS, 4 AWARD LECTURES, 4 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP BREAKFAST SESSIONS, A NETWORKING MIXER, A POSTER SESSION, AND—FOR THE SECOND YEAR—A COMMUNITY SCIENTIST SESSION. PRE- MEETING WORKSHOPS INCLUDE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, A MEETING OF CANCER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM LEADERS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AND A MEETING FOR NCI TRAINING GRANT DIRECTORS. BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ARE ORGANIZED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TASKED TO MOVE THE FIELD FORWARD IN SPECIFIC TOPICAL AREAS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE ASPO MISSION. MEETING PLANNING TAKES SATISFACTION SURVEYS FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL MEETINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ABSTRACTS WILL BE SOLICITED BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THE 16 ABSTRACTS RECEIVING THE HIGHEST PEER REVIEWED RANKINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, AND PRESENTED DURING PAPER SESSIONS AND THE POSTER SESSION. OVER 175 POSTERS ARE ANTICIPATED BE PRESENTED. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THIS CONFERENCE GRANT—WHICH REQUESTS TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR MINORITY INVESTIGATORS, EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS—ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE MEETING ATTENDEES, PROGRAM COMMITTEE, AND INVITED SPEAKERS. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NON-SMOKING, ADA ACCESSIBLE CONFERENCE FACILITIES. JOURNAL AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS, EMAIL, AND DIRECT MAIL WILL PUBLICIZE THE MEETING. OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESEARCH AND REPRESENT FIELDS CONCERNED WITH TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS. BY FOSTERING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ASPO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY SUCCESSFUL AT REACHING THE SOCIETY’S GOALS OF SUPPORTING MENTORING, ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE PROGRESS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL.