ARA Annual Scientific Meeting 2012

The 53rd ARA Annual Scientific Meeting will be held at the National Convention Centre in the heart of Canberra from Saturday the 12th to Tuesday the 15th of May 2012. This will be the first time the annual conference has been held in Canberra since 1977 so it’s a great opportunity to combine visits to some of Australia’s national icons with a highly stimulating scientific program. The conference includes key speakers, Professor Lindsey Criswell (University of California), Professor Daniel Lovell (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), Professor Connie Weyand (Stanford University) and Professor Anthony Woolf (Royal Cornwall Hospital). Some of our own prominent Australian clinician-scientists will also share their research and insights into the latest clinical and scientific breakthroughs in rheumatology. The meeting will have a number of new features including commencement on Saturday with concurrent state-of-the art update sessions and topics to please all, an option to visit the Australian Institute of Sport, and a conference dinner in the Great Hall of Parliament House.