Recruitement

IARC WHO is recruiting a new Head of Cancer Information Section. The deadline for receipt of applications is 19 June 2009. On-line application is encouraged. Download the announcement.


Posted on 29 May 2009

Survival Workshop in Sweden on 1 September 2009

A workshop on statistical methods for cancer survival is organized on 1 September 2009 in Sigtuna, near Stockholm, Sweden. This is just before the meeting of the Association of Nordic Cancer Registries (ANCR). All interested statisticians and alike are most welcome to participate (up to a maximum of 30).

More information can be found at the web-site of the workshop, http://www.meb.ki.se/~regstat/

The contact person:
Paul Dickman (paul.dickman@ki.se)
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska
Institutet,Box 281,171 77 Stockholm,Sweden
Ph: +46 8 5248 6186 Fax: +46 8 314 975


Posted on 15 April 2009

PREVENT WORKSHOP in Barcelona on 12-13 March 2009

PREVENT aims at modelling the impact of interventions to reduce the burden of cancer on the population level and is organised in the framework of the EUROCADET project.

The PREVENT workshop in Barcelona is the fourth of successful series, organised last year in London, Copenhagen and Heidelberg.

Participation is free of charge, but each participant has to cover his/her travel and hotel costs. The teaching language is English. Please note that the number of places available is limited to 20.

If you would like to get more information about the workshop or are interested in participating, please visit the Eurocadet web-site where you will find all the necessary details, as well as the application form.



Posted on 10 February 2009