San Francisco is one of the most popular cities for tourists from around the world because of its history and culture. It has long been one of the most popular sites for the ATS International Conference since its first visit shortly after the end of WWII. Monday, large crowds still gathered in the registration area at Moscone Center, prompting a review of the conference’s numbers:
- Total attendees (as of Monday): 15,015
- Total abstracts: 5,909
- Total posters: 5,373
- Total case reports: 418
- Number of ATS International Conferences in San Francisco: 8
- First year in San Francisco: 1947 (Attendance: 1,200)
- Total countries represented at ATS 2012: 103
- Number of exhibitors: 209
- Number of patients participating in the conference: 212
- Ranking: 31st largest healthcare conference in the U.S. (2011 statistics)
ATS 2011-12 President Nick Hill, MD, talks with Babatune Ogunbosi, MD, a graduate of the ATS Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical and Operations Research program in Africa, about his poster during the International Scholars Colloquium.