Predmet:	World Cancer Congress 2022, 18-20 October 2022 - EVT2201584 INT 6064 IAEA support

Dear NLOs, Dear INT6064 Counterparts,

As you may know, the World Cancer Congress (Congress | World Cancer Congress) will take place from 18 to 20 October 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland; some sessions will be held in a hybrid manner/ online access will be possible. 
 
The Congress will be an opportunity to present the work of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Program with Member States on cancer control related projects to a worldwide audience of experts and public health practitioners. The World Cancer Congress aims to strengthen the participants' action and impact on national, regional and international scales through a multidisciplinary programme that features the latest successful interventions in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. 
 
The IAEA encourages Member States’ counterparts to share their experiences and good practices during the Congress. Through Technical Cooperation Regional and inter-regional projects on human health, the IAEA will finance the registration fee and participation costs for attendance to the Congress for a limited number of participants who meet the following criteria:
 
•	Be a representative of a national public entity in an IAEA Member State.
•	Have an abstract submitted (by 15 April 2022) and accepted by the WCC organizers.
•	The abstract should (i) be on a topic related to a recent/ongoing IAEA Technical Cooperation project, advances in integrating radiation medicine for diagnostic or treatment as part of national efforts; (ii) relates to an area of achievements where MS benefited from TC projects, imPACT Review, National Cancer Control Plan development, and document national achievements as part of that project/ initiative; (iii) or about successful Resource Mobilisation/ partnerships for cancer control.
•	Have their nomination submitted through the IAEA In Touch+ Platform (https://intouchplus.iaea.org/  under the event EVT2201584) and endorsed by the participants’ National Liaison Officer for the IAEA. 
•	Eligible counterparts should apply to In Touch+ (EVT2201584), attaching i) copy of their abstract, ii) confirmation of abstract acceptance from WCC organizers, and iii) copy of the notification received  from the organizers about the format of presentation of their accepted abstract (in person or online platform only). Deadline for receipt of complete applications in In Touch+ is 30.07.2022. After this date, the system will close and no further applications can be received. Incomplete applications will not be submitted for review by the IAEA selection panel.
  
We would appreciate if you could disseminate this opportunity within the cancer control community in your country.
 
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me with copy to PACT Programme Officers Ms Marianna Nobile (m.nobile@iaea.org) and Mr Giovanni Saporiti (g.saporiti@iaea.org).
 
With best regards,
 
José Otárola-Silesky
Division of Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 
On behalf of Ms Geraldine Arias de Goebl, PMO of INT6064