Presidential Address

Arti Hurria, MD

Director, Cancer and Aging Research Program

City of Hope

SIOG Mission

� Foster development of health professionals in the field

of geriatric oncology, in order to optimize treatment of

older adults with cancer

� Promote efforts in the following 3 strategic directions:

� Education

� Clinical Practice

� Research

SIOG: Incredible Opportunity

�Aging Population

� Cancer is a Disease Associated with Aging

�Only Society to Solely Focus on Geriatric Oncology

�Growing Research

� Committed Membership

Good to Great

We are in a growth phase

J. Collins, Good to Great. 2001

Our Greatest Strength Present

Central Office:

Laurence Verhagen & Laurence Jocaille

SIOG Board Members

SIOG Committees

Members

Foundation and Leadership

of Current Advisors & Board Members

Members � Advance Geriatric Oncology � Help Patients & Families

Supporting Our Members

Key Accomplishments

� Increased task forces focused on geriatric oncology

topics

�Formation of Young SIOG

�Formation of the Nursing and Allied Health

professional group

Key Accomplishments

� Bolstering Educational Collaborations

� Medscape

� European School of Oncology

� PLEXUS Communications

� Strengthen collaborations with international

organizations

� Expand our educational programs

� Development of SIOG APAC

Photos©2012 Gary Beal

Key Strategies:

Celebrate the Science

� Established 5 Scientific

Tracks

� Increased Oral Abstracts

� Multidisciplinary

Involvements

� Poster Walk

Join us at SIOG 2014

Lisbon, Portugal

This is Your Society

We want:

� Your thoughts

� To understand your needs

� Tell us how we can help you

Together we will help

older adults with cancer

Acknowledgements

Dr. Ravindran Kanesvaran

SIOG 2014 APAC Organizers

Thank You Faculty

Dr. Karis Cheng

Dr. Tan Kok Yang

Dr. David Tai

Dr. Alexander Chan

Dr. Daniel Tan Yat Harn

Dr. Iain Tan

Dr. Choo Su-Pin

Dr. Tan Sin Huang

Dr. Matti Aapro

Dr. Christopher Steer

Dr. Hans Wildiers

Dr. William Dale

Dr. Beena Davi

Dr. Demetris Papamichael

Dr. Vivianne Shih

Thank you to our colleagues in Singapore

for your hospitality!