12/1999
- Began informal group meetings by some Chinese American Hematologists and Oncologists (CAHOs) at the ASH and ASCO annual meeting
02/2004
- A 23 member CAHON Organizing Committee formed
- The
Open Letter from Organizing Committee sent out
Open letter:
05/2005
- The CAHON inaugural member meeting at 2005 ASCO (by 35
members among whom 12 were fellows-in-training, including 4 Young
Investigator Awards and 1 Merit Awardees at 2005 ASCO)
The inaugural CAHON gathering report and update (From 2005 ASCO)
- CAHON president and president-elect nominated
- Nine founding organizers
started to draft the Bylaws and form the Board of Directors accordingly in
consultation with CAHON business and legal advisors
09/2005
- Draft of CAHON Bylaws sent to all members for input
10/2005
- CAHON was formally registered in New York State as a non-profit organization
11/2005
- The Executive Committee appointed by the CAHON President, and the Board of Directors announced to its members
- The CAHON Bylaws, the founding Board Chair and Chair-elect, the founding President and President-elect formally approved by the Board
12/2005
- The inaugural CAHON reception at 2005 ASH for its members and guests invited from US and Chinese hem/onc communities.
06/2006
- The first CAHON annual reception at 2006 ASCO for its members and guests invited from US and Chinese hem/onc communities.
08/2006
- The draft of "Guidance of Work Ethics for CAHON
Executive team" and "Presidential Operational Plan for CAHON 2006-07" are
released to all members for input, with links to those two pdf documents as
attached here."Guidance of Work
Ethics for CAHON Executive team""Presidential
Operational Plan for CAHON 2006-07"
10/2006
- CAHON new executive team assembled with more volunteer members, and CAHON Strategic Plan is released to all members for input.
12/2006
- CAHON semi-annual meeting/reception at 2006 ASH was successfully held in conjunction with PER sponsored educational component
6/2007
- 06/2007 CAHON 2nd annual meeting/reception at 2007 ASCO was successfully held
in conjunction with PER sponsored educational component. Presidential annual report (2006-07) on CAHON is attached"Meeting Report"
"Presidential Operational Plan Annual Report"