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Thank you for your interest in covering the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, September 25-28, 2016. ASTRO provides complimentary registration to professional journalists representing media organizations for the express purpose of gathering news and information to produce press coverage of the meeting. Complimentary registration is open to representatives of print, broadcast and Web-based media, including health care trade media (collectively known as press), as well as public information officers from educational institutions, government agencies and nonprofit cancer research organizations presenting research at ASTRO’s 2016 Annual Meeting. A full list of press policies is available at www.astro.org/AMpress.

If you have any questions regarding access to ASTRO experts, press policies, media resources or on-site press facilities, please contact ASTRO’s media relations team at press@astro.org or 703-286-1600. We look forward to working with you.

To complete your registration, submit this form and the following by email, fax (703-286-1600) or mail (ASTRO Press Office, 251 18th St. S, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202): • Letter of assignment from your news organization• Two bylined articles (links, PDFs or hard copies accepted)• Media identification (first-time applicants only)

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Will you attend the meeting or cover it remotely? On-site Remote

EMBARGO POLICY ______ Initial here to confirm that you agree to this embargo policy (required for registration)All abstracts to be presented at ASTRO’s 58th Annual Meeting, September 25-28, 2016, are embargoed until the date and time of scientific presentation or presentation at an ASTRO news briefing, whichever occurs first. The embargo policy applies to all abstracts regardless of whether information is obtained from another source. Failure to abide by the embargo policy may result in suspension of credentials at ASTRO’s 2016 Annual Meeting as well as future meetings and may also impact the ability to receive advance media materials for future meetings.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY REGISTRATION?• Access to all abstracts from the Annual Meeting.• Access to the digital press kit, including embargoed news releases.• Admission to all scientific sessions, including clinical trials.• Admission to the Exhibit Hall.• Admission to the Presidential poster session and reception.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND ACCESSOn-site reporters: Please stop by the ASTRO press office in room # of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to pick up your press badge and digital press kit. Your press badge is your ticket to the sessions and Exhibit Hall. Press badges are non-transferrable.Remote reporters: Information on virtual access to news briefings at the Annual Meeting will be provided in mid-September. Media resources including photos, audio and slides posted after each briefing can be found at www.astro.org/AMpress.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND ACCESSOn-site reporters: Please stop by the ASTRO press office in room # of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to pick up your press badge and digital press kit. Your press badge is your ticket to the sessions and Exhibit Hall. Press badges are non-transferrable.Remote reporters: Information on virtual access to news briefings at the Annual Meeting will be provided in mid-September. Media resources including photos, audio and slides posted after each briefing can be found at www.astro.org/AMpress.

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