PRE-MEETING SESSIONS

      SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

            1300 - 1900    Histiocyte Society Executive Board Meeting
            2000 - 2300    Histiocyte Society Executive Board Dinner 


      SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

            0830 - 1530    LCH IV Study Group Meeting
            1530 - 1600    Histiocyte Society Database Oversight Committee Meeting  
            1600 - 1730    LCH-Salvage Study Group Meeting 
            1730 - 1830    Vivia Biotech SL Presentation 
            1930 - 2230    HLH Data Safety Monitoring Board Meeting


      MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

            0830 - 1400    HLH Study Group Meeting
            1400 - 1530    Epidemiology/Late Effects Study Group Meeting
            1530 - 1630    Rare Histiocytic Disorders Study Group Meeting
            1630 - 1730    Adult Study Group Meeting
            1730 - 1930    Euro HistioNet Meeting



GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE

      TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

            0900 - 1700    Meeting Registration and Check-In
            0900 - 1015    Education Committee / Scientific Committee
            1015 - 1030    Opening Ceremonies
            1030 - 1130    Guest Speaker Presentation: Alexei Grom
                                 MAS - studies of pathophysiology, with reference to potential overlap with HLH
            1130 - 1145    Break
            1145 - 1315    Scientific Session I: Biology of the Histiocytoses (oral presentations)
            1315 - 1415    Lunch
            1415 - 1545    Scientific Session II: Presidential Symposium (oral presentations)
            1545 - 1600    Break
            1600 - 1800    Poster Viewing Round (poster presentations)
            1800 - 1930    Family Organization – Histiocyte Society Executive Board Meeting
            2000 - 2300    Welcome Reception - Geggenheim Museum Bilbao


      WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

            0900 - 1300    Meeting Registration and Check-In
            0900 - 1030    Clinical Studies and Registries Update – Part One
            1030 - 1100    Break
            1100 - 1200    Clinical Studies and Registries Update – Part Two
            1200 - 1300    Guest Speaker Presentation: Kenneth McClain
                                 LCH: Back to Histiocytosis X
            1300 - 1400    Lunch
            1400 - 1445    Meet-the-Expert Session – Pathologic Dilemmas: Ronald Jaffe
            1445 - 1545    Guest Speaker Presentation: Angel L. Corbí López
                                 Development and differentiation of dendritic cell populations with a link to the 
                                 pathogenesis of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
            1545 - 1615    Break
            1615 - 1745    General Assembly Business Meeting 
            1900 - 2300    Histiocyte Society Annual Dinner Banquet (1845 departure by bus)


      THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

            0900 - 1015    Scientific Session III: Presentation and Clinical Course
            1015 - 1045    Break
            1045 - 1215    Scientific Session IV: Therapy 
            1215 - 1245    Jon Pritchard Lecture on the Nikolas Symposium: Robert Arceci, Matthew Collin
            1245 - 1300    Closing Ceremonies: Scientific Prize Awards

Agenda is subject to change without notification.


Attendance at Study Group Meetings is limited to current members of that Study Group, all of whom must be members of the Histiocyte Society. If you are a member of the Histiocyte Society and wish to attend a Study Group of which you are not currently a part, you may request attendance on the online meeting registration form. Please note, however, that space is limited and your request may not be able to be granted.