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CMR Named Official Housing Service Provider for American Association for Cancer Research

Convention Management Resources is pleased to announce its new multi-year partnership with and appointment as the official housing service provider to the American Association for Cancer Research commencing with the AACR 98th Annual Meeting.

The 98th Annual Meeting will be held April 14-18, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. The official room block for the citywide housing program will comprise more than 20 hotels and over 5,500 hotel rooms.

The AACR Annual Meeting is the world's largest and most important cancer research meeting. More than 15,000 participants from 60 countries will gather to discuss over 6,000 abstracts and to hear more than 250 presentations on new and significant discoveries in basic, clinical, and translational cancer research. Scientific award lectures, grant writing workshops, networking events, and educational sessions will round out the comprehensive program.

The year 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the American Association of Cancer Research. Founded in 1907, AACR is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focused on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research. Its reputation for scientific breadth and excellence attract the premier researchers in the field. The programs and services of AACR foster the exchange of knowledge and new ideas among scientists dedicated to cancer research, provide training opportunities for the next generation of cancer researchers, and increase public understanding of cancer.

AACR is the authoritative source of information about advances in the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. By accelerating the growth and spread of new knowledge about cancer, AACR is on the front lines of the quest for prevention and cure.