Preliminary Program

 ASGT Fifth Annual Meeting
 June 5-9, 2002, Boston

Session Types and their Definitions
The 5th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy will offer a variety of session types. The following are definitions of the respective sessions.

Education Sessions (Wednesday Only)
The goal of the ASGT Education Program is to introduce participants to research areas with which they do not have significant familiarity. Education sessions will be presented at a basic level and focus mainly on scientific and technical aspects of gene therapy. Topics for the sessions include the major vector systems, specific target organs, selected topics in basic science that are relevant for gene therapy, and issues related to gene therapy funding and regulation.

• Basic sessions that provide the ABC’s of a specific topic and are geared toward individuals with little knowledge about the topic who want a basic overview.
• The education sessions start with basics – the sessions should be broad instructions about specific topics.
• The education sessions are not laboratory presentations.
• The Society’s Education Committee developed the content of the education program.

Workshops
Informal roundtable lunch discussions with leaders in the field of gene therapy.

• Mid-size didactic presentations with moderated question and answer periods at the end.
• Workshops cover practical applications of gene therapy and vector development.
• Workshops consist of 5-6 speakers, who each give 10-minute talks.
• The Society’s Scientific, Ethics and Industrial Liaison committees recommended topics and suggested speakers for the workshops.

Scientific Symposia

• Large, didactic sessions where 3 to 4 speakers each provide an in-depth talk on their specific body of work;
• Symposia are designed to have a broad appeal (e.g., cancer, hemotopoieses, infectious diseases, etc.)
• The Society’s Scientific and Ethics committees recommended topics and suggested speakers for the work shops.

Meet-the-Expert Lunches (Ticketed Sessions)

• Informal roundtable lunch discussions with leaders in the field of gene therapy.

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