Clinical Applications

of Cytometry

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

HIV Workshop and Panel - Jeff Louie 9:00-12:00 AM

Commercial Workshops - concurrent 1:00- 6:00 PM

WALLACE H. COULTER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE 8:00 PM

- Brian Mayall, Editor-in-Chief, Cytometry

Young Investigator Awards & Reception 9:00 PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

Antibodies - more than meets the eye <> Carleton Stewart

Leukemia  <> Denise Wells

Simultaneous Determination of Sphase Fraction and Apoptosis <> Frank Traganos

Multidrug Resistance: Expression and Function <> Maria Baer

Solid Tumors <> To be announced

Reticular Platelets, a new test for thrombopoiesis <> Kenneth Ault

Clinical Use of Flow Cytometry to Assess Platelet Activation <> Alan D. Michelson

Stem Cell Enumeration <> Robert Sutherland

CD69 Expression <> Bruce Davis

Fetal Cell Counting <> Nancy Bigelow

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

Image Cytometry: A Complement to Flow <> Leon Wheeless

The Pathogenesis of HIV Disease <> Mark Feinberg

Combining Markers to Predict HIV Disease Outcome <> Janis Giorgi

Immune Phenotypes Define Cytokine Profiles <> Mario Roederer

Immune System Response during Antiretroviral Therapy <> Brigitte Autran

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

How a Flow Cytometer Works - Gary Salzman

Clinical Characterization of Cell Kinetics of Myeloma Cells <> Philip Greipp

Detection of mRNA by Flow Cytometry, Myth or Reality <> Charles Goolsby

Cell Pathways to Function: CD28 Receptor Activation of IL-2 Production <> Andre Nel

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

THE CONFERENCE

The Twelfth Annual Meeting CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF CYTOMETRY will be held Wednesday, August 20 through Saturday, August 23, 1997 in Charleston, South Carolina. This will also be the fourth scientific meeting of the Clinical Cytometry Society. . The Society is also sponsoring the The Annual Clinical Flow Cytometry Course to be held prior to meeting on Sunday, August 17 through Tuesday, August 19.

ABSTRACTS

Abstracts will be reviewed and selected for oral and/or poster presentation and will be published in the September issue of Communications of Clinical Cytometry. Abstracts are due no later than June 15.

PREREGISTRATION

Early registration deadline is July 15, 1997. After this date there will be an additional charge for late registration. Cancellations must be submitted before August 10, 1997 A $25.00 processing fee will be applied to all cancellations. Refunds will be processed by September 15.

CHARLESTON PLACE HOTEL

Charleston Place (formerly Omni Hotel) has blocked 300 rooms for participants at the rate of $110.00 for single or double. This will be honored until July 15, 1997. After that date, rooms are subject to availability at the regular hotel rates. The toll free reservations number is 800-611-5545 or you may call 803-722-4900 for reservations. Please ask for CYTOMETRY MEETING.

LUNCHEON WORKSHOPS

Luncheon workshops will be held on Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22, from 12:30 to 2:00. These will be limited to 35 people each. The workshop fee is $40.00 ($50.00 late) which includes lunch and syllabus.

• Detection of MRNA by Flow <> Charles Goolsby
• Data Analysis <> Gary Salzman
• Platelet Analysis by Flow <> Vincent Shankey
• Flow Analysis of Leukemia <> Pat Kotylo
• Flow Analysis of Lymphoma <> Raymond Tubbs
• Survival Economics of Clinical Flow Cytometry <> Carleton Stewart
• Quantitation of Ag Expression using Flow Cytometry <> Lance Hultin

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS

In order to encourage young investigators to attend the meeting , the Steering Committee is making available three (3) travel assistance fellowships of $1,000 each. Training status should be certified by Department or Program Chairperson. Sponsorship by a member of the Clinical Cytometry Society is required. Recipients of these awards will be notified by July 15.

CEU's

The Medical University of South Carolina will award up to 1.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 12.50 contact hours for attendance. One (1) contact hour equals 0.1 CEU.

CLINICAL CYTOMETRY SOCIETY

The Clinical Cytometry Society Business Meeting will be held on Friday, August 22, 1997 at 2:00 p.m.

ANNUAL CLINICAL FLOW CYTOMETRY COURSE

August 17, 1997 - August 19, 1997

The Clinical Cytometry Society sponsors the Annual Clinical Flow Cytometry Course directed by Maryalice Stetler-Stevenson and Ricardo Duque. This course will offer an intensive review of the most common clinical applications of flow cytometry with an emphasis on clinicopathologic correlations. Topics include diagnosis of acute leukemia and lymphoproliferative disorders, stem cell enumeration, minimal residual disease detection, monitoring of immune recovery following bone marrow transplantation, molecular markers of neoplasia and cell cycle evaluation of solid tumors. Course material will be covered in lectures and hands on manipulation of actual patient data. Class size will be kept small to allow close interaction with faculty members for an optimal learning experience.

• The faculty: Kenneth Bauer, Michael Borowitz, Raul Braylan, Robert Bray, Lawrence Lamb and Vincent Shankey.
• Tuition: $600.00 (registration, syllabus, 2 continental breakfasts, and 1 luncheon).
• Registration will be on a first come - first served basis. The maximum capacity is 60. The course will be cancelled if at least 30 participants are not registered by August 11.

The course will begin on Sunday night and end Tuesday at noon. For more information contact: Susie Hiott, CAC, P. O. Box 39778, Charleston, SC 29407, Phone (answering machine) 803-795-6228 or FAX 803-795-6228.

REPLY FORM PLEASE RETURN THE REPLY FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FINAL PROGRAM, INCLUDING: ABSTRACT FORMS, REGISTRATION, HOTEL RESERVATIONS, ETC.

INFORMATION

For additional information please write to CAC, P O. Box 39778, Charleston, SC 29407 or call 803-795-6228 (answering machine) or FAX 803-795-6228, E-Mail address: shiott@awod.com