Thank you!

To all our local organizers, IMS leadership, faculty, presenters, attendees, and sponsors, thank you for making the 17th International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) a great success!

Over 3200 registered delegates attended the 17th IMW, the largest in the history of the workshop. In addition to 150 invited faculty, over 600 study abstracts were presented at the 17th IMW in oral and poster sessions, including 150 from young investigators.

Congratulations to the 40 young investigators who were honored at the 17th IMW, and to Professor Giampaolo Merlini who received the Jan Gosta Waldenstrom Award for lifetime contributions to myeloma; Dr. Constantine Mitisades who received the Kenneth C. Anderson Young Investigator Award for Basic and Translational Research; and Dr. Francesca Gay who received the Bart Barlogie Young Investigator Award for Therapeutics.

The 18th IMW will be held September 8-11, 2021, in Vienna, Austria under the auspices of professors Heinz Ludwig, Hermann Einsele, Hartmut Goldschmidt and Roman Hajek. More information on the 18th IMW will be forthcoming at https://www.myelomasociety.org/

Steve Treon, Paul Richardson, Ken Anderson, Nikhil Munshi
and all the organizers of the 17th IMW

Hotel Accommodations

Online hotel reservations are now being accepted for the 17th International Myeloma Workshop.  Click here to book your hotel reservation

The 17th International Myeloma Workshop will be held at the Hynes Convention Center. 

The IMW Congress Organizer has reserved rooms for IMW participants at hotels at and/or near the meeting destination. Hotel room reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis until August 25, 2019. After this date, reservation requests will be subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed.

IMW is partnering with SPARGO, Inc., the exclusive and official housing provider for the 2019 Workshop.  You may be contacted by companies that will offer to assist you in booking housing for the conference. IMW does not endorse booking hotel reservations via sources other than SPARGO, Inc. 

Official IMW Hotel Accommodations

Single: A single occupancy room with one bed.
Double: A double occupancy room with one bed.
Double/Double: A double occupancy room with two beds.

 
Category Hotel Distance from
Convention
Center
Single Rate Double Rate Double/Double Rate
3

Boston Marriott
Copley Place

5 Blocks Standard
$299
Standard
$299
Standard
$299
4 Boston Park Plaza 8 Blocks Standard
$289
Standard
$289
Standard
$289
4 Colonnade Hotel 5 Blocks Standard
$299
Standard
$299
Standard
$299
3  Hilton Boston
Back Bay
 3 Blocks  Standard
$299
 Standard
$299
 Standard
$299
4  Lenox Hotel  3 Blocks Standard
$339
 Standard
$339
 Standard
$339
4  Sheraton Boston
Hotel
  3 Blocks  Standard
$325
Standard
$325
Standard
$325
4 Westin Copley
Place Boston
 6 Blocks Standard
$359
 Standard
$359
 Standard
$359
***The above rates do not include applicable taxes. 

 

BOOK YOUR HOTEL

 

Hotel Confirmation

If you make a hotel reservation online or by phone, you will receive a confirmation email instantly. If you do not receive your hotel reservation confirmation email, please first check your email spam filter before calling the IMW Housing Center.

Cancellation/Change Policy

To cancel or change a hotel reservation online, you will need your confirmation number and the email address used to make the reservation. Online requests are acknowledged with an immediate email confirmation.

You may cancel or make changes to your hotel reservation either in writing or online until 5:00 pm EST on August 25, 2019.  To avoid costly penalties, all hotel reservations must be cancelled 2 weeks (14 days) prior to arrival. If cancelled within 2 weeks (14 days) of arrival, a cancellation fee equal to the value of your entire stay (all night's previously booked) including tax will be charged to the credit card on file.

Written cancellation requests should be sent to the IMW Housing Center.  Cancellation requests will be acknowledged and confirmation will be issued within five business days. After August 25, 2019, all changes to accommodations must be made directly through your hotel.

Between Monday, August 26th and Tuesday, August 27th, housing records will be transferred from the IMW Housing Center to the individual hotels; therefore, delegates are strongly encouraged to wait until after Wednesday, August 28th to contact the hotels directly to make changes or cancellations.

This hotels cancellation policies will be strictly enforced. Please retain the cancellation confirmation from the IMW Housing Center or the cancellation number provided to you by the hotel, as proof of cancellation will be required to resolve any credit card disputes.

Group Room Blocks

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Contact Us

IMW Housing Center
c/o SPARGO, Inc.
11208 Waples Mill Road
Suite 112
Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
888-788-1522 (US Toll free)
703-449-6418 (International)
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Workshop Organizers

Christopher Patterson
IMW 17 Secretariat

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Mayor 548
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
+1 617 632 6285

cpatterson1@partners.org

 

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c/o SPARGO, Inc.
11208 Waples Mill Road
Suite 112
Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
888-788-1522 (US Toll free)
+ 1 703-449-6418 (International)

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International Myeloma Society

Lisa Sikkink, IMS Assistant

International Myeloma Society
Mayo Clinic
Siebens 6-60
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
+1 507 284 3725

adminassistant@myelomasociety.org