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On behalf of the Scientific Committee and the MDS Foundation, I hope you will join us at the 13thInternational Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes taking place in Washington, DC from April 29 – May 2, 2015.  The first return of this important meeting to the Western Hemisphere since 1993, we have initiated several changes which should make this an even more exciting venue to present and discuss the latest developments in MDS.  Two simultaneous tracks will be available.  The first, MDS Clinical State-of-the-Art will walk attendees through all clinically relevant aspects of MDS diagnosis, prognosis, and management.  As usual, these talks will be given by international leaders, and will include panel discussions, point/counterpoint, and discussions of cases submitted by attendees. The second track, Next Gen MDS, will focus on the newest in MDS translational science.  Each topic will have a plenary lecture delivered by an international thought leader, followed by research talks selected from the abstracts.   We will of course continue to have poster sessions, Morphology workshops, and Nursing-focused seminars.  In order for this program to succeed, we need the submission of abstracts based on your best work!  Selection of abstracts will be competitive and will be performed by the Scientific Committee.  We hope that this format will solidify this Symposium’s role as the premier venue for MDS basic, translational and clinical research.

The Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC is an outstanding venue and is conveniently located on the Metro Red Line.  It is an easy walk to Dupont Circle and the White House.  As usual there will be a wonderful dinner at a historic venue.

 We look forward to seeing you in Washington!

Steven D. Gore

Symposium Chair

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

Before you begin, please prepare the following information:

• Presenting author's contact details:  
  • Email address
  • Full postal address
  • Daytime and evening phone number
    
    
• Presentation type – please choose from one of the following:
  • Poster presentation
  • Oral presentation 
    
    
• Author and co-authors' details - limited to 25 authors:
  • Full first and family name(s)
  • Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country - each author may have no more than four affiliations. If more than four affiliations are assigned to one author - the submission system will not accept additional authors.
    
    
• Abstract title - limited to 25 words in Sentence Structure 
  
  
• Abstract text – limited to 400 words 
  (Please Note: Word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are added) 
  
  
• Abstract topic – abstracts must be allocated to a specific topic for the Scientific Program. Please choose from the list of topics. 
  
  
• Tables – A maximum of 3 tables of up to 10 rows x 10 columns can be included per abstract
  
  
• Graphs and images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.
  
  
  The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs in JPG, GIF or PNG format.
  
  
• Draft abstracts – The submission form at the link above allows you to store your abstract as a draft in order to make changes. Please note that abstracts must be SUBMITTED before the deadline in order to be sent to review for inclusion in the Scientific Program.