Past Meetings

The Cancer and Bone Society is the institutionalization of five successful international Conferences on Cancer Induced Bone Disease (CIBD). The prior conferences were as follows:

• 1997 – The First CIBD conference was held in London and was organized by Professor R.D. Rubens.
• 1999 – The Second CIBD conference was held in Davos, Switzerland, and organized by Professor Herbert Fleisch.
• 2001 – The Third CIBD conference was held in Awaji Island, Japan, and was organized by Professor Toshio Matsumoto.
• 2003 – The Fourth CIBD conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, and was organized by Dr. Gregory R. Mundy.
• 2005 – The Fifth CIBD conference was held in Davos, Switzerland, and was organized by Professor Herbert Fleisch.  Click here to see the Final Program.
• 2006 - The Sixth CIBD conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and was organized by Dr. Gergory R. Mundy.
• 2008 - The Seventh CIBD conference was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was organized by Dr. Robert Coleman.  Click here to see more information about the Conference.
• 2009 - The Eighth CIBD conference was held in Sydney, Australia, immediately following the 2nd Joint Meeting of the IBMS-ANZBMS, and was organizez by Dr. Matthew Gillespie.  Click here for more information about the conference.
• 2009 - The Ninth CIBD conference was a joint conference between the Cancer and Bone Society and the Bone and Cancer Foundation.  It was held in Arlington, Virginia, and was organized by Greg Mundy.  Click here for more information about the conference.

With the increasing success of the meetings and as the only group running international meetings on the subject of cancer-induced bone disease, a more formal structure was incorporated in Washington, DC, in 2004, under the name Cancer and Bone Society. The Cancer and Bone Society is governed by a board of directors elected by the conferees attending the meetings. By registering to one of the conferences, one becomes member of the organization and may participate in the Society’s elections.