THE MONACIANO II SYMPOSIUM 2018.

A Strategic Planning Retreat to Advance the Treatment of Inherited Retinal Degeneration
October 6-9, 2018
Tuscany, Italy
Sponsored by Celeste and Bruno Piperno, Duke University, and the University of Michigan
Purpose of the Meeting
To bring together leaders in the field in order to identify obstacles to, and develop strategies for, the large-scale implementation of treatments for inherited retinal degeneration.
Discussions will focus on Emerging Issues in Clinical Trials for RD:
Identifying the most compelling therapeutic strategies
Complying with ethical concerns relative to recruitment and participation
Formalizing outcome measures and trial endpoints
Identifying funding sources for trials outside of industry
Meeting the infra-structure needs of large-scale trials
Advancing the efforts of international consortia
Output
Recommendations from Monaciano-II summarizing the efforts needed to advance clinical trials in the field will be published as a five-year update to the white paper resulting from the first Monaciano Symposium.
For information pertaining to the first symposium, visit the Monaciano Symposium I website. Username: monaciano, Password: dr1013
Format
Workshop of approximately 35 invited participants. Short presentations will be followed by brainstorming and consensus building sessions. Specific discussion topics will be developed based on participant responses to pre-meeting surveys. The meeting will begin Saturday evening Oct 6 with dinner, introductions, and the charge; the meeting will continue all day Sunday and Monday, followed by dinner at the villa or outside; the meeting will conclude on Tuesday morning Oct 9 with a wrap-up session to generate the summary of recommendations.
Location
The location for the symposium is outside Siena, Italy on the Monaciano private estate. Visit the websites for Tenuta di Monaciano and Ville in Italia for information and photos of the historic villa and guest houses for participants.
Accommodations
Room and board will be provided by the owners of the estate. Participants have the option of arriving on Oct 4 or 5 before the start of the meeting. All participants will depart at the close of the meeting on Oct 9. Participants have the option of bringing a guest. There will be no registration fees.
Transportation
Transportation to and from the estate to the Florence airport, the Siena train station, and the Gala Dinner will be provided by the organizers. No funds are available to cover airfare.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/monaciano-ii-symposium/