2-3 March 2020 | 1st ARCA Global Conference – CANCELLED

The organisers of the conference have now decided to go online: the ARCA Global Conference has now been moved to an online conference and will be organised jointly with the SCA Global Initiative. It will take place online from 19-21 October 2020. More info will follow soon!
Please check this webpage for upcoming updates.

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BELOW EVENT CANCELLED

Event name: 1st ARCA Global Conference

Date: 2-3 March 2020

Venue: Denver, USA

Information about the Conference

The 1^st conference of the ARCA Global network, held in Denver, USA, March 2^nd-3^rd, 2020, aims to advance a global consortium for translational studies in autosomal-recessive ataxias (ARCAs), ARCA Global. ARCA Global is a dynamic, collaborative translational research initiative ultimately aiming to prepare and conduct harmonized multi-center treatment trials in genetically stratified ARCAs, thus allowing to translate the recent progress in ARCA genetics directly into stringent targeted treatment trials. It will integrate all main stakeholder groups including basic and clinician scientists, industry, and patient organizations. ARCA Global will aggregate ARCA patients and expertise from centers worldwide in close collaboration with patient organizations to facilitate all crucial translational steps on this path towards trial-readiness. It will:

aggregate registry-inventoried ARCA cohorts from across the world
perform genetic fingerprinting of unsolved ARCA patients, including defining novel ARCA genes and pathways
lead standardized preclinical compound trials in ARCA model systems
chart the natural history of ARCAs
establish trial-ready clinical, imaging and molecular outcome measures for ARCAs
implement first-in-human drug trials and prepare phase II and III studies in ARCAs.

There will be ample time allocated for both structured discussions led by peers and for informal discussion and social interactions to facilitate collaboration between all stakeholders and to systematically discuss criteria and infrastructure for global trial-readiness in ARCAs.

This 1^st ARCA Global Conference will dovetail with the 8^th Ataxia Investigators Meeting of the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) to be held in Denver from March 3-6^th, allowing interaction between ataxia investigators from two key ataxia meetings, as well as with patients/families/caregivers and industry partners.

Registration

Registration for ARCA Global 2020 has already opened. Please register early since space is limited. You can register via the following link here.

Conference Agenda

You will find the agenda of the conference here. Please note that this is the latest version (updated 19.02.2020).

Abstract submissions

Please submit your abstract by 6 January 2020. You will find more information about the themes and abstract submission guidelines here.

Flash talks

The conference will also include a new format: project brainstorming flash talks. This format allows to give a brief talk on your innovative ideas and projects you would like to run within ARCA GLOBAL. Talks should be maximal 3 minutes – we will stop each talk strictly after 180 seconds.
For detailed criteria for these talks, please see here.
Project proposals will be reviewed and selected by the ARCA GLOBAL steering committee. Please use the project template for your project proposal and submit to Emily Cutting, Ataxia UK, (ecutting@ataxia.org.uk) no later than January 25th, 2020.

Hotel Reservations

The Sheraton Denver Downtown is the official conference hotel of the 2020 ARCA Global Conference. It is located at 1550 Court Place, Denver CO 80202. Hotel reservations at the group rate will remain available at until February 1, 2020. A credit card is required at the time of booking.

The 2020 National Ataxia Foundation group rate is $179 + taxes (currently 15.75%), per night. Please note there is limited availability on discounted rate rooms.

To book a room at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, click on this link.