Grant: Dissemination Events

The 2013 Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC) will be held November 3-6 in Toronto. Hosted by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA), an alliance of 33 research funding agencies, the CCRC is unique in Canada as it is the only national conference devoted to the entire spectrum of cancer research, spanning basic discovery research to palliation, policy, and health economics research. Attended by researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, a key goal of the conference is to showcase research that may have an impact on or influence other research areas, providers, and policy makers. Moreover, by exposing researchers to the views of policy makers and the process of adoption of research into practice, research itself can be affected. Building on the success of the first CCRC held in 2011, the 2013 conference program has been expanded to include an embedded program on developing careers in cancer research as well as a new opportunity to present late-breaking research, in addition to a rich scientific program of 8 plenary sessions, 20 symposia, and 600 poster presentations. To complement the scientific agenda, there will be a "Community Forum" designed to showcase selected areas of cancer research to a lay audience. This will also provide an opportunity for researchers and the general public to informally interact as part of the structure of the Forum. The CCRC is funded through a combination of registration fees (40%) and contributions (60%) from CCRA member organizations and other organizations engaged in cancer research, cancer care, and control. We are anticipating approximately 1,200 registrants at the CCRC. With this funding application we are requesting $25,000 to support the CCRC. These funds, representing about 4% of the total conference budget, will be directed to speakers' travel and accommodation and support of scientific program planning activities.