SubscribeThe 42nd Annual Meeting is an event attended by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulatory professionals from around the world.
With over 350 sessions, more than 1,000 speakers, and approximately 50 tutorials, this year's meeting has something for everyone.
This is the one meeting where professionals who bring new medicines and vaccines to populations around the world gather to learn about best practices and the latest in regulations governing those practices. This is the single meeting that provides multiple opportunities for networking with your colleagues and peers from around the world, individuals who, like you, work to develop and deliver new safe and effective medicines.
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Keynote Speaker Named
Dr. Sanjay Gupta will deliver the keynote address at the plenary session of the 42nd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia on June 19. Dr. Gupta is senior medical correspondent for the health and medical unit at CNN. He is a member of the staff and faculty of the department of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and performs surgery weekly at Emory University Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital, where he serves as chief of neurosurgery.
After joining CNN in the summer of 2001, Dr. Gupta became part of the network team covering the September 11 attacks in New York City. In 2003, he spent time in Iraq and Kuwait, reporting on medical aspects of escalating tensions with Iraq. In December 2004, Dr. Gupta went to Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of the tsunami.
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Preconference Tutorials
As of January 23, 2006, fifty preconference tutorials were scheduled. These tutorials are designed to broaden attendees' knowledge in specialized subject areas related to the pharmaceutical industry. Medical, pharmacy, nursing, and IACET continuing credits will be available for various tutorials. DIA offers half-day tutorials on June 17 and 18, and full-day tutorials on Sunday, June 18.
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Student Poster Session
The student poster presentations will be held on Monday, June 19. To qualify as a student poster presenter, you must be a full-time student, resident, or fellow at the time of the presentation. Selected student poster presenters will receive complimentary meeting registration, hotel, travel, and a per diem allowance.
- A total of $4500 USD in prize money will be awarded to student winners based on the following criteria:
- Bona fide research project
- Specific objectives and hypothesis
- Clear methods
- Analysis of actual data and results
- Conclusions
A maximum of 20 abstracts from full-time university students, university residents, and university fellows will be selected for the student poster presentations.
All abstracts must be received by March 8, 2006. Abstracts will be reviewed, and authors will be notified of results by April 23, 2006. To submit an abstract, contact Jolene.McNeil@diahome.org.
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Save the Dates for the 42nd DIA Annual Meeting
June 18 to 22, Philadelphia, PA
Reprinted with permission from DIA Today, March 2006. Copyright 2006, Drug Information Association.