The Society’s assemblies and sections will hold their annual Membership Meetings today and Monday. All members and other interested parties are encouraged to attend these meetings. The Assembly Membership Meetings provide an update on each assembly’s activities via the assembly’s leadership and provide assembly members the chance to have input on future directions, information on how to get involved, and networking opportunities. Voting results for the assembly’s future leaders will also be announced. See below for the schedule of Assembly Membership Meetings, Receptions, Section Meetings and Assembly Dinners.
The Assembly Membership Meetings will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with the exception of the Assemblies on Behavioral Science and Health Services Research and Pediatrics, which will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today.
Assembly Membership Meetings
Today
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Behavioral Science and Health Sciences Research
Chair: Jerry A. Krishnan MD, PhD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth Hall A-B (Second Floor)
Pediatrics
Chair: Howard B. Panitch, MD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth Hall C-D (Second Floor)
Monday
5 to 7 p.m.
Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation
Chair: Jeffrey L. Curtis, MD
Incoming Chair: Gregory P. Downey, MD
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Independence Ballroom (Level 3)
Clinical Problems
Chair: Charlie Strange, MD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Congress Room (Fourth Floor)
Critical Care
Chair: Gordon Rubenfeld, MD
Incoming Chair: Shannon Carson, MD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Regency Ballroom C (Second Floor Mezzanine)
Environmental and Occupational Health
Chair: Paul K. Henneberger, MPH, ScD
Incoming Chair: Carrie Relich, MD, MPH
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 1-2 (Level 4)
Microbiology, Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Infections
Chair: David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD
Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, Grand Ballroom (First Floor)
Nursing
Chair: Lynn Reinke, PhD
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 13 (Level 4)
Pulmonary Circulation
Chair: Paul Hassoun, MD
Incoming Chair: Jason X-J Yuan, MD
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 8-10 (Level 4)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chair: Richard ZuWallack, MD
Incoming Chair: Roger Goldstein, MD
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 11-12 (Level 4)
Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
Chair: Jesse Roman, MD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Regency Ballroom A (Second Floor Mezzanine)
Respiratory Structure and Function
Chair: Robert H. Brown, MD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Millennium Ballroom (Second Floor)
Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
Chair: James A. Rowley, MD
Incoming Chair: Vsevold (Seva) Polotsky, MD, PhD
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Howe Room (Thirty-Third Floor)
Section Meetings
Today
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Section on Terrorism and Inhalation Disasters
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Washington Room C (Third Floor)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Section on Thoracic Oncology
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Regency Ballroom A (Second Floor Mezzanine)
The ATS Section on Thoracic Oncology Membership Meeting is supported by Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Section on Genetics and Genomics
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Washington Room B-C (Third Floor)
The ATS Section on Genetics and Genomics is supported by Pfizer Oncology.
Assembly Dinners and Receptions
The following Assemblies will hold dinners or receptions from 7 to 10 p.m. immediately following the Assembly Membership Meetings. Assembly members and nonmembers, students, and fellows are invited to join us for an evening of good food, great company, camaraderie, and a very entertaining program. This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce young members and trainees to assembly leaders, to connect with old friends, and to set up new interactions and collaborations.
Pre-registration and tickets are required to attend the dinners and receptions. Entrance without a ticket will not be permitted. To register for the dinners or receptions, please go to the registration desk in the Grand Hall (200 Level) Pennsylvania Convention Center. Tickets are $60 for members, $70 for non-members, and $40 for fellows.
Assembly Dinners
Assembly on Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Liberty Ballroom Salon A-B (Level 3)
Rick Guidotti will discuss “Positive Exposure: The Spirit of Difference.”
Assembly on Clinical Problems
Loews Philadelphia Hotel Washington Room (Third Floor)
Alan D. Haber, MD, will discuss “Medicine: Is It Just Business, Nothing Personal?”
Assembly on Critical Care
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth Hall C-D (Second Floor)
Keynote speaker: Deborah J. Cook, MD
Assembly on Microbiology, Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Infections
Courtyard Philadelphia, Downtown Juniper’s (Mezzanine Level)
Jacques Grosset, MD, will discuss “Clofazimine: The Past or the Future for TB Treatment?”
Assembly on Pediatrics
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Franklin Hall 3-7 (Level 4)
Speaker to be determined.
Assembly on Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Regency Ballroom B (Second Floor Mezzanine)
Robert Hicks, PhD, will discuss”Straight and Swift to my Wounded I Go: The Reality of Civil War Medicine and its Interpretation.”
Assembly Receptions
Assembly on Pulmonary Circulation
(7 to 9 p.m.)
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin Hall 8-10 (Level 4)
No registration is needed for this free reception.
The Assembly on Pulmonary Circulation Reception is supported by a grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals U.S., Inc.
Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Millennium Ballroom (Second Floor)
Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth Hall A-B (Second Floor)
David Dinges, PhD, will discuss “God, Luck, and the Weather (or How I Learned to Distrust my Brain Doing Science on Sleep Deprivation).”
Joint Reception
Assemblies on Nursing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Liberty Ballroom C (Level 3)
The Assembly on Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Assembly on Nursing Reception are supported by Philips Respironics, Inc.
RSVP required.
Email pulmrehab@thoracic.org.