September 26 - 28, 2008:
7th Annual Conference of the
International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases

Venue: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Visit the conference website at www.u-kyoto.jp/pbh for detailed information.

MAIN THEME: A Tobacco Free Future: The Way Forward

September 26th-28th (Fri-Sun), 2008
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Visit the conference website at www.u-kyoto.jp/pbh for detailed information.

Dear ISPTID Members and other Colleagues,

We hope you are planning to attend the 6th annual meeting of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases that will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas USA November 2 – 4, 2007. The meeting will be held in the conference center of the Peabody Hotel. We have a special room rate for participants who choose to stay in the Peabody ( $139 - $179 US ) THIS IS TO ALERT YOU TO THE FACT THAT THE SPECIAL ROOM RATE EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 8TH. Thereafter, the hotel cannot guarantee room availability, and is free to charge their standard room rates. If you would like to take advantage of this special discounted rate, please register for the meeting and make your room reservations at the Peabody on or before October 8th.

You may register for the meeting, and link to the Peabody’s room registration web page at the meeting’s website: www.ISPTID2007.org. We look forward to seeing you in Little Rock!

Parimal Chowdhury, PhD
President, ISPTID

It is with pleasure that the Planning Committee is announcing the availability of a limited number of Travel Awards to 6th ISPTID meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The selection of the travel awards will be based on submitted abstracts judged by the following criteria:

1. Innovativeness of the project
2. Clarity of the written abstract
3. Relevance to tobacco-related illness
4. Scientific rigor and
5. Relevance to the meeting theme: " Translational Approaches for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases".

All abstracts submitted by July 31, 2007 will be considered for the travel awards.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 31, 2007

Call for Abstracts and Guidelines

The Scientific Planning Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts on selected topics for the 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases.

Translational Approaches to the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases
November 2-4, 2007

Authors will be notified about abstract acceptance by AUGUST 31, 2007.

All presenters whose abstracts have been accepted MUST REGISTER on or before October 15, 2007 or their presentation will be withdrawn.

For additional information regarding the conference go to www.isptid2007.org

Download information on selection criteria here:
( PDF document, 4 pages, 193 kb)

I write on behalf of the Planning Committee of the 6th annual meeting of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases. We are excited that this year's meeting will be held in Little Rock, November 2 - 4, 2007 at the Peabody Hotel. We want to be certain that you are aware of the upcoming meeting. We very much hope that you will consider submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation, and that you will attend and enjoy this opportunity to network with Arkansans as well as with people from around the globe who share interests in this vital work.

The theme of the meeting is Translational Approaches to the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (see flyer below). Active research topics that will be addressed by an impressive group of plenary speakers and in abstract presentation sessions include: tobacco addiction, prevention and cessation, second-hand smoke, teenage smoking prevention, smoking and oral disease, digestive disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The full program and details about registration for the conference can be found at www.ISPTID2007.org. Abstracts may be submitted on-line, and are due June 30, 2007.

We very much hope to see you at the conference! Please share this information with any of your colleagues who you think might like to participate.

Sincerely,

Parimal Chowdhury, Ph.D.
2007 ISPTID President

Please note that the 6th Annual ISPTID conference website has updated their site to reflect revised registration information:

http://www.isptid2007.org/index.php?s=registe