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On behalf of the International Society for Cell Therapy, we are delighted to invite you to Philadelphia for the 16th annual meeting. The 2010 program promises to be exciting, diverse, and comprehensive. Preconference sessions are planned for Sunday May 23 and include workshops on Flow Cytometry, Global Regulatory Perspectives, FACT inspection and accreditation, and an afternoon Corporate Symposium. The formal program will begin Monday May 24 and will again highlight workshops and presentations in the science, translational, and clinical areas of cellular therapy. In 2010 by popular demand, the Technical Applications track returns and a new Strategies for Commercialization track will be introduced. Plenary sessions for 2010 will highlight presentations from international experts on Immune Regulatory Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Antigen Specific and Engineered T cells, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Cardiovascular Cell therapy and Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells. An exciting addition to this year s program on Monday night is a public session on the Ethics and Public Policy Implications of Medical Tourism for Cellular Therapies that will be chaired by Dr Arthur Caplan, a recognized leader in the field of medical ethics.
