Reserve Housing and Register Today: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024
Housing deadline less than a month away
SAN ANTONIO – UT Health San Antonio and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024 (SABCS) from December 10-13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The symposium will be presented in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend in person or virtually. Registration for SABCS is complimentary for credentialed news media.
SABCS features the latest research on experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease, including data from late-breaking clinical trials. Each year, the symposium attracts thousands of basic researchers, physician-scientists, clinical investigators, breast care providers, and advocates from around the world.
View the SABCS program.
HOUSING DEADLINE
The deadline to make hotel reservations through SABCS Housing is Monday, November 18. To book an individual or group housing reservation, visit the Hotels section of the SABCS website. For assistance, please contact [email protected] or call 1-888-503-5890 or 1-801-214-7281.
MEDIA REGISTRATION
Journalists may register to attend in person in San Antonio or remotely through the virtual meeting platform. Journalists planning to cover the meeting must register through the SABCS public relations team via the form linked below to receive the embargoed press program and other important communications.
Journalists must provide official press credentials and bylined coverage to register as press. Before requesting registration, please review the full media registration requirements and embargo policies.
Journalists can request registration by filling out this form. Contact Kathleen Venango at [email protected] or 215-290-5408 with registration questions.
PRESS OPERATIONS
Press Conferences from December 11-13 in Room 217D
Press conferences featuring noteworthy research from SABCS are scheduled for the following times:
- Wednesday, December 11
7:15 a.m. CT - Thursday, December 12
7:15 a.m. CT - Friday, December 13
7:15 a.m. CT
Press conferences will be held in person and simultaneously broadcast through Zoom webinar for virtual attendees.
Press Room Open December 10-13 in Room 217A-C
The press room will be located in Room 217A-C at the convention center. Hours of operation are as follows:
- Tuesday, December 10
12 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. CT - Wednesday, December 11
6:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. CT - Thursday, December 12
6:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. CT - Friday, December 13
6:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT
EMBARGO POLICY
Individuals registered as press for SABCS agree to abide by all embargoes. Please review the SABCS embargo policy.
- Regular and late-breaking abstract titles will be posted to the SABCS website on Friday, November 1, at 4:30 p.m. CT
- Regular and late-breaking abstract text will be posted to the SABCS website on Monday, November 25, at 4:30 p.m. CT
Abstracts selected for the official SABCS press program are embargoed until date and time of presentation during the symposium, either at an official SABCS press conference or in a scientific session. Press program abstracts and press releases will be shared with registered reporters approximately a week in advance of the meeting and made publicly available once the embargoes lift.
CONTACT
For more information on SABCS and press operations at the symposium, contact a member of the public relations team:
- Julia Gunther, director, public relations, [email protected] or 770-403-7690
- Kathleen Venango, manager, public relations, [email protected] or 215-290-5408
- Julia DeMalto, coordinator, public relations, [email protected] or 215-446-7127
- Rick Buck, chief communications officer, [email protected] or 856-562-5668