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World Cancer Congress For the past few years we referred to the World Cancer Congress as an emerging success story in the global cancer control space. However, we are proud to report that it is now a recognised and established ‘must-attend’ cancer control event. In April, the Congress was awarded ‘Best Conference Development’ at the 2016 International & European Associations Awards acknowledging our efforts to contribute to more effective health and cancer strategies through best-practice sharing and an increasingly stimulating learning environment amongst a multicultural community. In November in Paris, the 2016 World Cancer Congress mobilised 3,260 participants from 139 countries, engaged 500 renowned speakers in 144 multidisciplinary sessions and overall there was a 16% increase in attendance by UICC membership. Hosted by the French League against Cancer and ALIAM, the event placed greater emphasis upon regional and patient perspectives, including a programme in French, sessions in Spanish and innovative capacity building schemes designed to enhance participants’ expertise, knowledge and More information
2016 UICC Annual Report
impact. Innovations such as the Meet’in Café and the Break-Ice-Fast, an inventive networking exercise for UICC members and partners, were extremely popular, as were the traditional Plenary sessions, Big Debates, Abstract presentations, Master Courses and the Global Village. High-level attendees included the President of France, François Hollande, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, HRH Princess Lalla Salma from Morocco, the First Ladies from Niger, Congo and Burkina Faso, and no less than nine ministers of health and six ambassadors from Europe, Africa and the Middle East – a first for the Congress. The next World Cancer Congress will take place in Kuala Lumpur on 1-4 October 2018. Visit worldcancercongress.org for more info and take advantage of discounted registration rates in 2017.
UICC have been named as winners of the International Association Excellence Award for ‘Best use of social media’ for the 2016 World Cancer Congress campaign.
“The 2016 World Cancer Congress in Paris was yet another success, inspiring passionate leaders of the global cancer control community to bring forth a change at the national, regional and international levels. The American Cancer Society is honoured to continue our longstanding partnership with UICC and engage in their next signature convening events around the world.” Gary Reedy, CEO, American Cancer Society
“The World Cancer Congress is an important opportunity for the global cancer community to drive change in cancer care through collaborations and community engagement. At Pfizer, we are committed to our continued efforts to work with UICC, and a diverse group of stakeholders in the cancer community, to continue to fight cancer on a global scale.” Markus Kosch, Vice President Commercial Portfolio Management - Pfizer
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