In a little less than a month, we will be on the first stop of our 2018 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma tour! We are excited to gather with the mesothelioma community in Minneapolis for this one-day event on Friday, June 8 (our bereaved community should note that the next day, June 9, we will hold a Celebration of Life ceremony).
At the conference, our speakers will cover topics surrounding treatment, advances, clinical trials and support. In addition, we will hold an interactive community forum to provide everyone with an opportunity to participate in setting priorities at the Meso Foundation. See the full agenda here.
“At my first symposium I met people like me, their friends and families, their doctors and the researchers, as well as the foundation staff,” said Suellen Crano, a 17-year mesothelioma survivor and former board member of the Meso Foundation, who will be joining us at the Minneapolis conference. “But most importantly, I met hope! Hope that research was happening on this orphan cancer; hope that those who did not have medical contacts and connections would be connected with excellent contacts, and hope that those of us with the disease do not have to suffer alone.”
We have also secured an impressive group of speakers who are experts in the field of mesothelioma. This year’s speakers include:
Light the World Blue 2023
| State | City | Building, Bridge, Landmark Name |
|---|---|---|
| AK | Anchorage | JL Tower |
| AR | Little Rock | Union Plaza Building |
| AZ | Phoenix | Mayo Clinic |
| CA | Auburn | Placer County Courthouse |
| CA | Los Angeles | Union Station |
| CO | Denver | McNichols Building |
| DE | Dover | Governor's Mansion |
| FL | Jacksonville | Mayo Clinic |
| GA | Atlanta | One Atlantic Center Fountain |
| IA | Ames | Bandshell Park |
| IA | Ames | Human Services Center |
| IA | Ames | US 30 Welcome Lights |
| IA | Nevada | Administration Building |
| IA | Nevada | Justice Center |
| ID | Boise | 8th and Main |
| IL | Chicago | 875 Michigan Ave |
| IL | Quincy | Bayview Bridge |
| IL | Quincy | Arts Quincy Sculpture |
| IN | Indianapolis | Indiana Power and Light |
| IN | South Bend | South Bend River Lights |
| LA | Baton Rouge | Louisiana State Capitol Building |
| KS | Lawrence | LIED Center of Kansas |
| KY | Lexington | Helix Garage/Lexington Parking Authority |
| MA | Boston | Zakim Bridge |
| MA | Boston | Longfellow Bridge |
| MA | Boston | The Fore River Bridge |
| MA | Boston | The Ken Burns Bridge |
| MA | Boston | Boston Harbor Hotel |
| MI | Detroit | Guardian Building (500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226) |
| MI | Detroit | One Woodward |
| MI | Detroit | David Stott Building |
| MI | Detroit | Ally Detroit Center |
| MI | Detroit | One Campus Martius |
| MI | Detroit | Federal Reserve |
| MI | Detroit | 321 Lafayette |
| MI | Detroit | The Z Deck |
| MI | Grand Rapids | Amway Grand Plaza |
| MN | Minneapolis | I-35W Bridge |
| MN | Minneapolis | 100 & 111 Washington Sq |
| MN | Rochester | Mayo Clinic Plummer Tower |
| MN | Edina, Minnesota | France Ave Lights |
| MO | Kansas City, Missouri | Power & Light Building |
| MO | West Quincy | Bayview Bridge |
| MT | Bozeman | Emerson Center for the Arts |
| NC | Charlotte | Duke Energy Center/550 South Tryon |
| NE | Omaha, Nebraska | Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge |
| NJ | New Jersey | Ocean City Bridge |
| NM | Las Cruces | Las Cruces City Hall |
| NY | New York, NY | Pier 17 |
| NY | Buffalo, NY | Peace Bridge |
| NY | Niagara Falls, NY | Niagara Falls |
| NY | Syracuse | Barclay Damon Tower |
| NY | Highland | Mid Hudson Bridge |
| OH | Cleveland | Terminal Tower |
| OK | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, Oklahoma City |
| OK | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Skydance Bridge |
| OR | Woodburn | Woodburn Bridge |
| PA | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Stone Bridge (Johnstown) |
| PA | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | One Liberty Place |
| PA | Pittsburg | Gulf Tower/Koppers Building |
| SC | Mt Pleasant | Motley Rice Building |
| SC | Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach Skywheel **9/28** |
| TX | Dallas, Texas | Comerica Bank Tower Fountains (located on Ervay between Main and Elm Streets) |
| TX | Dallas, Texas | Bank of America Plaza |
| UT | Salt Lake City, Utah | Beacon of Hope |
| VA | Virginia Beach | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center |
| WI | Milwaukee | Pfister Hotel |
| WV | Huntington | The West Virginia Building |
| WA | Seattle | Seattle Great Wheel |
| WA | Seattle | Two Union Square |
| WY | Jackson | Town Square Elk Antler Arch |
| WY | Laramie | University of Wyoming, Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center |
Another conference attendee is Kevin Connelly, whose father was affected by mesothelioma. The first time he attended a symposium, our experts provided him knowledge that helped him properly interact with his dad and his family. “Each patient is unique and reacts differently to the disease and treatment, so I really valued better understanding how the disease worked and what could be expected.”
The Symposium is geared to attendees from all walks of life — including patients and their families, advocates, medical professionals, and those who have lost loved ones to mesothelioma — and it provides a setting for all to learn, ask questions and meet others undergoing a similar experience.
Register to join us as the mesothelioma community comes together on Friday, June 8, in Minneapolis. And book your hotel room before Friday, May 18, to receive a special Meso Foundation rate.
