GENERAL INFORMATION
DATES Friday & Saturday July 19 & 20, 2024
HOTEL & MEETING
JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America 2141 Lindau Lane Bloomington, MN 55425
612-615-0100
CHECK-IN / OUT TIME Check In – 4:00PM Check Out – 12:00PM
PARKING PARKING DETAILS
Event Self-Parking $15
Event Valet Parking $19
NEAREST AIRPORTS Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
TRANSFERS
Uber/LYFT: Average cost from airport to hotel is $20. Ride share pickups are located: Terminal 1 – on Level 1 of the Green / Gold Parking Ramps Terminal 2 – on the ground level of the Purple Parking Ramp Follow signs for “Ground Transportation Center App-Based Ride Services.” Metro Blue Line Southbound: Available at Terminals 1 and 2 at MSP. Adults can buy an All-Day Pass for $4.00-5.00 on weekdays (depending on time of day), $4.00 on weekends. For youth, seniors and Medicare card holders, prices are $2.00-$5.00 on weekdays and $2.00 on weekends. All-Day Pass prices are always $2.00 for persons with disabilities. There is a map of the drop off location on page 3.
COST Registration is available at no charge for this event.
SUMMARY AGENDA
Friday, July 19
12:00 – 1:00 PM Welcome & Registration
1:00 – 5:00 PM General Session
5:00 – 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
Saturday, July 20
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning General Session
9:45 – 10:45 AM Morning Breakout Sessions
1:00 – 3:00 PM Afternoon General Session
1:00 – 1:40 PM Afternoon Breakout Sessions
*Times subject to change
FACULTY
Yelak Biru
President & CEO, and 28-year Myeloma Patient
International Myeloma Foundation
Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
International Myeloma Foundation
Teresa Miceli, RN, BSN, OCN
Nurse Leadership Board Member
International Myeloma Foundation
Sylvia Dsouza
Vice President, Development
International Myeloma Foundation
Becky Bosley
Director, Support Groups
International Myeloma Foundation
Wendy Thomas, RN, MSN, CHPN
Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion – University of Kansas Health System
Laura Bielke, Esq.
Triage Cancer
Morie Gertz, MD
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Jeff Zonder, MD
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Jonathan Kaufman, MD
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, BMTCN, AOCN, FAAN, FAPO
Cleveland Clinic
Rahma Warsame, MD
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Metro Blue Line
The Metro Blue Line Southbound is available at the Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport at Terminals 1 and 2.
The Terminal 1 METRO Blue Line station is located below the red, blue and silver parking ramps. From the Tram Level (one level below bag claim), take the tram to the red, blue and silver parking ramps. When you exit the tram, follow the signs to the METRO Blue Line station.
The Terminal 2 METRO Blue Line station is located on the north side of the Orange Ramp. From Level 1, near Ticketing, take the elevator or escalator up to the Orange Ramp skyway. Follow the signs to the light rail station. Take the escalators or elevators down one level to the station platform.
The stations are fully accessible. The map below shows the location of the stop for Mall of America, and then where the hotel is in relation to the train stop.
