Inauguration of TEMTIA and the first EMT Meeting

TEMTIA, Inc. was formed in December, 2002, as the International body associated with the inaugural International EMT conference. TEMTIA is a not-for-profit association, incorporated within the State of New South Wales, Australia and is governed by the regulations and laws of that State.

OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Association exists to promote the knowledge, research and dissemination of information in the field of EMT and associated research fields, in Australia and internationally, through conferences, seminars and other such electronic or printed media as may be agreed by the committee.

MEMBERSHIP
We invite you to join the EMT International Association, Inc. Student members, please complete registration on-line and then complete the Supporting documentation and return to the secretariat.
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BODEN INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL EMT CONFERENCE
The inaugural international EMT conference under the auspices of the prestigious Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conferences was held in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, Australia from October 5-8, 2003, convenors Dr Don Newgreen, MCRI Melbourne and A/Professor Erik (Rik) Thompson, University of Melbourne.

With technical and knowledge advances spread unevenly among the three disciplines of development, cancer and pathology, the Boden Conference on Epithelio-Mesenchymal Transitions: Development, Cancer, Pathology brought all concerned disciplines together under one umbrella for an intensive period of information exchange and networking at a period of explosive growth of the EMT field. This meeting was recognised as a “milestone event” in the genesis of future EMT-orientated research and collaboration, from basic understanding right through to approaches to disease management. more...

BETTY HAY MEMORIAL AWARDS
Professor Betty Hay's founding work in the field is acknowledged by the awarding of the Betty Hay Awards - the Betty Hay Lecture, the keynote lecture at the conference and the Betty Hay Postdoctoral Student Travel Award. more...

Archival meeting reports