We are pleased to announce a Call for SIOP Asia Meet-Up Organizers!
We are looking for volunteers who are willing and able to organize an informal, in-person Meet-Up in their cities:
- Period for holding your Meet-Up: between 15 May, 2025, and 15 June, 2025 Your Meet-Up is part of the Asia-wide Meet-Up Initiative and that’s why we hope you can do your event in this period.
- Please volunteer to organize a SIOP Meet-Up by filling out this form by April 30, 2025: https://siopoffice.wufoo.com/forms/xnrybxn1f59c0c/
What is a SIOP Meet-Up?
SIOP Meet-Ups are informal, in-person gatherings where SIOP members and other professionals working in the field of paediatric oncology can network and share experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity for getting to know other SIOP members and fellow colleagues from your country on both a personal and professional level. All SIOP Meet-Ups are free and open to anyone interested.
Confirmed Meet-Ups
Armenia, Yerevan
- June 12, 2025, at 3pm Yerevan time at Saten Safaryan Hall, Yeolyan Hematology and Oncology Center, Hrachya Nersisyan 7, Yerevan, Armenia
- Host: Dr. Ruzanna Papyan, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Azerbaijan, Baku
- May 15, 2025 at 3pm Baku time, National Oncology Center
- Host: Dr. Naila Mammadova, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Bangladesh, Dhaka
- May 18, 2025 at 3 pm BST +6 GMT at the Milton Hall, Block B. Bangladesh Medical University, Shahbagh ave., Dhaka 1000.
- Host: Dr. Morshed Amirul and Dr. MD Anwarul Karim, SIOP Asia Ambassadors
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Cambodia, Siem Reap
- June 7, 2025, at 11:00 am Indochina Time at Angkor Hospital for Children, Room: Classroom A, Floor: Lobby, Street address: Tep Vong Road and Om Chhay street
- Host: Dr. Lyvannak Sam, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
China/Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- May 28, 2025, at 3pm GMT+8, at the 9/F, Block B, Doctor’s Office, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
- Host: Dr. Wilson Chan, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Iran, Tehran
- May 21, 2025, at 12pm Tehran time, at the Omid Conference room, 3rd Floor, Building Number 2, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Gharib St, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, Iran
- Host: Dr. Azadeh Kiumarsi, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
India, Jabalpur
- Jun 6, 2025, at 9am Jabalpur time at NSCB Medical College, New Academic block, Room No 2, Ground Floor, Jabalpur, India
- Host: Dr. Shweta Patak, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
India, Kolkota
- June 6, 2025, at 5pm Kolkota time at Tata Medical center, 14, MAR(E-W), DH Block(Newtown), Action Area I, Rajarhat, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal 700160, Conference room, phase II Building, Tata Medical Center, Floor: 1st floor
- Host: Dr. Pritam Singha Roy, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Indonesia, Bandung
- May 31, 2025, In the middle of the Hemato-Oncology Working Meeting, Timezone WIB at Green Forest Resort, Jl. Sersan Bajuri No.102, Cihideung, Kec. Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat 40559
- Hosts: Dr. Nur Sari, Dr. Eddy Supriyadi and Dr. Ludi Dhyani Rahmartani, SIOP Asia Ambassadors
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Kazakhstan, Astana
- May 26, 2025, 4 pm GMT+6 (Asia/Almaty) Kazakhstan, Astana. St. Turan 32, UMC Mother and Child Center, Conference Hall 3E
- Host: Dr Assel Suleimenova, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Lebanon, Beirut
- May 27, 2025, at 16:30 at Voco Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon
- Host: Dr. Roula Farah, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Nepal, Kathmandu
- May 22, 2025, at 7pm local time at YellowcHouse, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Host: Dr. Krishna Sharma, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Pakistan, Karachi
- May 24, 2025 at 17:30 Karachi time, JHS Seminar Room, First Floor, Ibn e Zuhur building, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium road, Karachi, Pakistan
- Host: Dr. Farrah Bashir, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Russia, St. Petersburg
- May 16, 2025, 18:40 St Petersburg time, St. Petersburg, Naberegnay River Karpovka Embankment 6, Building 1, 6th Floor
- Hosts: Dr. Garik Sagoyan, Dr. Nikolay Grachev, Dr. Ilya Kazantsev, (SIOP Asia Ambassadors) and Dr. Kirill Kirgizov (SIOP Asia Board Member)
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Syria, Damascus
- May 17, 2025, at 12pm Damascus time at Zaytouna Restaurant, Al Mazraa Street, next to Al Mazraa Foundation, before Al Mazraa Roundabout, Damascus, Syria
- Host: Dr. Ghada Sousan, SIOP Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Thailand, Bangkok
- May 20, 2025, at 12pm GMT+7 at the Siriraj Hospital, Prasong Tuchinda Conference Room, 10th Floor, Ananda Mahidol Building
Siriraj Hospital, Wang Lang, Siri Rat Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok 10700, Thailand - Host: Dr. Chalinee Monsereenusorn, SIOP Asia Ambassador
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
Uzbekistan, Tashkent
- May 30, 2025, at 2pm Tashkent time at the Scientific and Practical Center for Children’s Oncology, Hematology and Immunology of Uzbekistan, 17A Arnasai Street, Chilanzar district, Tashkent.
- Host: Dr. Khilola Rustamova, SIOP Member
- Please register to attend – meeting is free and open to all
