15th International Thyroid Congress List of Ancillary and Satellite Events
All events will take place in the Dolphin Building of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort unless otherwise noted
Meeting registration for the 15th ITC
American Thyroid Association (ATA) Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only)
Saturday, October 17, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Oceanic 1 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Sunday, October 18, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM – Oceanic 1 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Endocrine Neck Ultrasound Workshop and Practicum (Satellite program, pre-registration required)
Sunday, October 18, 7:00 AM – 5:15 PM
Asia 4 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Agenda (PDF File 367 KB, updated 8/26/2015)
E. Chester Ridgway Trainee Conference
Clinical Pre-Meeting Program:
Sunday, October 18, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Pre-registration required for pre-day)
Southern Hemisphere IV-V, Fifth Level
Basic Pre-Meeting Program – Genomic Regulation and Gene Expression: Sunday, October 18, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Open to all interested attendees; lunch reserved for trainees only)
Americas Seminar Room, Fifth Level
Monday, October 19 – Wednesday, October 21 (All sessions open to all trainees unless otherwise noted; lunch served daily)
Clinical Track: Southern Hemisphere IV-V, Fifth Level; Basic Track: Asia 3 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Clinical Track Agenda; Basic Track Agenda
Iodine Global Network Satellite Program (Satellite program, pre-registration required)
Sunday, October 18, 8:50 AM – 2:15 PM
Asia 3 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Agenda (PDF File, Updated July 20, 2015)
ATA Alliance for Patient Education Public Forum (Open to the general public and all meeting attendees)
Sunday, October 18, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sponsored by the ATA Alliance members: American Thyroid Association, Bite Me Cancer, Graves' Disease and Thyroid Foundation, Light of Life Foundation, Thyca: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Thyroid Cancer Alliance, Thyroid Cancer Canada and Thyroid Federation International
Asia 1 Room, Lobby/ Third Level
American Thyroid Association Committee and Task Force Meetings
(Open to 2014-2015 ATA Committee and Task Force Members only)
Sunday, October 18, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Northern Hemisphere A1-A4, Fifth Level: Awards, Bylaws, Nominating, Ethics Advisory, Finance and Audit, History and Archives, Internet Communications, Lab Services, Membership Panel, Pediatric Affairs, and Thyroid Health in Pregnancy
Northern Hemisphere E1-E4, Fifth Level: Clinical Affairs, Development, 15th ITC POC, Publications, Public Health, Research, Surgical Affairs, Trainees and Career Advancement
International Coordinating Committee Meeting (by invitation only)
Sunday, October 18, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oceanic 1 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Welcome Reception (Open to all meeting registrants)
Sunday, October 18, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Swan and Dolphin Pool and Beach Area (Outside)
15th ITC Expo Theater Presented by Eisai, Inc.:
Treatment of Radioactive-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Matthew H. Taylor, MD
(Only U.S. health care professionals are permitted to attend this program; space limited – first come, first served; lunch included)
LENV-US0080
Monday, October 19, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Atlantic Hall, Ground/First Level
15th ITC Expo Theater Presented by Hoverstate: Mobile Applications Changing Healthcare: Research to Adherence, Mobile Technologies Impacting the Way Doctors, Patients, and Pharma Companies Think and Act
Robert Fauver and Chris Kelly
(Open to all registered attendees; Limited seating; first-come, first-served)
Monday, October 19, 3:05 PM – 4:00 PM
Atlantic Hall, Ground/First Level
American Thyroid Association (ATA) Annual Business Meeting (for ATA members only)
Monday, October 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Northern Hemisphere E3-E4, Fifth Level
Asia and Oceania Thyroid Association (AOTA) Annual Business Meeting (for AOTA members only)
Monday, October 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Northern Hemisphere E1-E2, Fifth Level
European Thyroid Association (ETA) Annual Business Meeting (for ETA members only)
Monday, October 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Northern Hemisphere A1-A2, Fifth Level
Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) Annual Business Meeting (for LATS members only)
Monday, October 19, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Northern Hemisphere A3-A4, Fifth Level
Genzyme Sponsored-Satellite Program: Patient Journeys in Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Collaborative Care Case Studies in Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Ablation and Diagnostic Follow-up
(Open to all meeting attendees with advance sign up)
Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Agenda and Registration Details: www.wdtcperspectives.com
Pacific Hall, Ground/First Level
ATA Hyperthyroidism Guideline Task Force Meeting (by invitation only)
Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Oceanic 1 Room, Lobby/Third Level
ATA Thyroid and Pregnancy Guideline Task Force Meeting (by invitation only)
Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Oceanic 7 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Tuesday, October 20, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Oceanic 7 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Expo Theater Presented by Veracyte, Inc. (Open to all attendees; Limited seating; first-come, first served; lunch included) Tuesday, October 20, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Atlantic Hall, Ground/First Level
15th ITC Women in Thyroidology Networking Meeting (open to all attendees; pre-registration required)
Tuesday, October 20, 3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
Americas Seminar Room, Fifth Floor
15th ITC Disney Afternoon/Evening at EPCOT® Full Park Access (open to all meeting attendees; additional fee required) Package includes After 4 PM EPCOT® park admission ticket, access to Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival Presented by Chase® and ITC reception with IllumiNations firework display in private ITC viewing area.
Private transportation not provided for event. Please plan to walk or take complimentary water taxis or hotel shuttles to EPCOT®. ITC Reception guests should look for the International Gateway Entrance to be directed by EPCOT® guides to the ITC private reception area.
Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
15th ITC Networking Evening at EPCOT® Reception Only (open to all meeting attendees; additional fee required)
Package includes evening ITC reception with IllumiNations firework display in private ITC viewing area only. Access to EPCOT® begins at 8:00PM only (full park admission ticket not included).
Private transportation not provided for event. Please plan to walk or take complimentary water taxis or hotel shuttles to EPCOT®. ITC Reception guests should enter through the International Gateway Entrance at EPCOT®. EPCOT® Guides will meet and direct guests to the ITC private reception area.
Tuesday, October 20, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Thyroid Cancer Alliance Sponsored Program: Multikinase Receptors – The Patient Perspective
(Open to all, space limited, first come, first served)
Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Asia 1 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Theraclion Sponsored Echnotherapy Meeting (by invitation only)
Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Asia 3 Room, Lobby/Third Level
Quidel Corporation Sponsored CME Satellite Program: TSH Receptor Antibodies – A New Era for Bioassays (Open to all attendees; limited seating)
Tuesday, October 20, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Asia 4 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Expo Theater Presented by Bayer Healthcare: Clinical Benefit and Patient Experience in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
(Open to all attendees; Limited seating; first-come, first served; lunch included)
Wednesday, October 21, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Atlantic Hall, Ground/First Level
Thyroid Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation only)
Wednesday, October 21, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Asia 2 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Reception and Gala (Open to all meeting attendees; additional fee required)
Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Pacific Hall, Ground/First Level
ATA Corporate Leadership Council Meeting (by invitation only)
Thursday, October 22, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Asia 4 Room, Lobby/Third Level
15th ITC Expo Theater Presented by CBLPath: Use of Thyroseq® V.2 for Management of Patients with Thyroid Nodules
Yuri Nikiforov, MD, PhD, Bryan McIver, MD, Wendy Sacks, MD
(Open to all attendees; Limited seating; first-come, first served; lunch included)
Thursday, October 22, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Atlantic Hall, Ground/First Level