Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to share with you the program for 2020 SNO Virtual Annual Meeting! While we are all of course disappointed to not to be together in Austin this year, we hope you will agree that the virtual program offers a varied and stimulating selection of invited lectures and peer-reviewed talks on the cutting edge of CNS tumor research.
COVID notwithstanding, the SNO Annual Meeting serves as the nexus for scientific research and clinical progress in neuro-oncology and we are so glad that you have chosen to be a part of it!
The theme of this year’s meeting is 2020 Vision for the Future. Correspondingly, the virtual conference will focus on cutting-edge topics that will shape the future of neuro-oncology, including single-cell sequencing, big data and predictive analytics, biomarkers and liquid biopsy diagnostics, and the role of AI in neuro-oncology research. To view the list of our outstanding keynote and invited lectures, click here.
After the Thursday plenary on Biomarkers, conference participants will have the opportunity to engage in two Thursday evening Town Hall sessions; the first addressing Clinical Trial Design, followed by a discussion of how COVID-19 has impacted our field. After the Friday plenary featuring invited lectures and top scoring abstracts, participants will have the option of viewing concurrent Roundtables, one focusing on Tumor Microenvironment and the other on Artificial Intelligence. Saturday begins with a special Friends of SNO session, in which members of sister societies share updates from their organizations. This is followed by a plenary session with invited lectures and top scoring abstracts, followed by two final Roundtables on Single Cell Sequencing, Liquid Biopsies, and Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.
SNO Annual Meetings have always provided opportunities for members to interact, so we have endeavored to integrate a number of opportunities for participants to connect with one another in our virtual environment. This includes scheduled chats with senior members, electronic Q&A sessions, and other ways to connect directly with presenters and other attendees. We also encourage you to participate in the SNO Quest, and to engage with our virtual exhibitors and compete for the chance to win prizes or complimentary registrations to next year’s meeting in Boston!
New this year, all of the sessions will be available for on-demand viewing post-meeting, and you will be able to claim CME credit for these at any time for one year. Plus, the CME credit hours available this year are double the number typically offered at SNO!
We hope you enjoy the virtual meeting!
Sincerely,
Monika Hegi, Michael Lim, Farshad Nassiri, David Schiff
2020 Scientific Program Committee
 Farshad Nassiri, MD |
 Monika Hegi, PhD |
 Michael Lim, MD |
 David Schiff, MD |
