title: National Cancer Institute support for scientific conferences.
abstract: In this paper, we discuss the value of scientific conferences to both the discipline area and the individual participants and trace the growth in grant support of biomedical meetings by the National Institutes of Health and, in particular, the National Cancer Institute.
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003284:Contract Services; D005380:Financing, Government; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States