Subcommittees

Each of the coordinators of the different subcommittees will take the lead in order to activate the corresponding committee and to define and implement specific actions.


Financial Committee Kenneth Anderson, Sagar Lonial

Shaji Kumar, Jesús San Miguel, Tom Martin, Philippe Moreau

Mission Statement: Recommend financial policies, goals, and budgets that support the mission, values, and strategic goals of the organization.


Membership Committee Vania Hungria, Sonja Zweegman

Nizar Bahlis, Faith Davies, Pankaj Malhotra, Lugui Qiu, Katja Weisel

Mission Statement: Develop new and innovative ways to attract new members as well as retain current membership via multiple mediums including the webpage of the Society.


Education Committee Noopur Raje, Thierry Facon

Ajai Chari, Adam Cohen, Hermann Einsele, Dorotea Fantl, Francesca Gay,  Joy Ho, Kwee Yong

Mission Statement: The central role of the educational committee is to provide, through various means, myeloma related education to both healthcare providers as well as patients.  This committee will develop and organize various printed, electronic, social media, and educational seminars to present state-of-the-art information on myeloma therapies and patient management.  It will also support development of programs and various activities to promote basic laboratory research as well as translational applications.  It will supervise various educational programs globally on a yearly basis following major hematologic and/or oncology meetings (ASCO, ASH, EHA and IMW) to inform the physicians about advances in myeloma as well as providing guidance in utilizing the novel diagnostic and therapeutic means available.


Awards Committee  Kenneth Anderson

Thanos Dimopoulos, Giampaolo Merlini, Nikhil Munshi, Jesus San Miguel, S. Vincent Rajkumar, Pieter Sonneveld

Mission Statement: To establish the application process for the three major awards: Waldenström’s Award, the Bart Barlogie Award and the Ken Anderson Award, given in recognition of the seminal contributions these physicians have made to the understanding and therapy of myeloma.

In addition, we have established travel awards for young investigators to encourage attendance at the myeloma workshop, the premier myeloma meeting of our association.


Workshop Committee Shaji Kumar, Maria-Victoria Mateos

Amrita Krishnan, Sagar Lonial, Angelo Maiolino, Philippe Moreau, Steve Treon, Vincent Rajkumar


Publication Committee Sundar Jagannath, Pieter Sonneveld

Hervé Avet-Loiseau, Michele Cavo, Niels van de Donk, Mariateresa Fulciniti,  Stathis Kastritis, Aurore Perrot, Evangelos Terpos


Career Development Committee Suzanne Lentzsch, Elena Zamagni

Wee Joo Chng, Gordon Cook, Michel Delforge, Xavier Leleu, Enrique Ocio, Fredrik Schjesvold


Social Media Committee Mohamad Mohty, Saad Usmani

Anita D’Souza, Francesca Gay, Graham Jackson, Sigurdur Kristinsson, Noopur Raje, Paula Rodriguez, Mehmet Samur, Surbhi Sidana

Why Become a Member

The International Myeloma Society is a professional, scientific, and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of myeloma. The purpose of this society is to promote research, education, clinical studies (including diagnosis and treatment), workshops, conferences, and symposia on all aspects of multiple myeloma worldwide.

The IMS is a membership organization comprised of basic research scientists, and clinical investigators in the field along with physicians and other healthcare practitioners.

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