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Mandy Davis Aitken

@mandyda.bsky.social
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Vice President, Meetings Services @ASCO, political junkie, avid reader, and Capitol Hill resident. Views are my own. Also here:@davisa20 on Twitter for now. #medsky #oncsky

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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Good Morning, #ASCO25. It’s Day 1, Registration is open and Sessions begin at 1 PM. We can’t wait to see you all here at McCormick Place once again.
Halls of McCormick during #ASCO25
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We are getting ready for #ASCO25. Are you? Head to am.ASCO.org today to start planning your agenda, register if you haven’t yet or download the ASCO meetings app so you have everything at your fingertips. See you all in Chicago soon!
Painting the life size ASCO logo
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🚨Last chance to get the lowest rate for Annual Meeting🚨Don’t miss out- Register tonight to join all your @ASCO friends at #ASCO25 and get your badge mailed so you don’t have to wait in line.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 21/04/2025
We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
Bluesky’s logo, a trusted verifier’s scalloped checkmark, and a standard verified blue check mark.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Watching those #ASCO25 registrations come in as we approach Wednesday’s early registration deadline. Don’t miss out! Register today for lowest rates and to get your badge mailed and skip out on the lines. Can’t wait to see you all there!
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Big week for #ASCO25 with abstract title release and the early registration deadline THIS Wednesday. Make sure to register by Wednesday for the lowest rates and to have your badge mailed so you can skip the lines onsite.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I really need the UK and US to have the same date for Mother’s Day. Every year, I see something on socials and panic that I’ve forgotten Mother’s Day… and it turns out it’s just the UK.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The jetway for my United flight was so long today that it had turns and signage (which was nicely done). I like that I still have flying firsts— they are few and far between these days.
Signage acknowledging extreme length of jet bridge
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
#ASCO25 final plans are coming together and the whole team is in Chicago to ensure a fantastic experience for all. Make sure to register by 4/23 at am.asco.org to get your badge mailed— no need to go to registration!!
A meeting of meeting planners to plan a meeting (#ASCO25) 😊
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Official sign that #ASCO25 is around the corner. It’s a full house at @ascocancer.bsky.social HQ this morning.
ASCO Scientific Program Committee
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Because it feels like the world needs more pretty right now, I had to share this amazing London fashion week show. Talk about creating a sense of atmosphere and place— absolutely gorgeous www.instagram.com/reel/DGX0X6U...
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A beautiful start to #GU25 Day 3. We are kicking off early with posters at 7:10 but coffee is ready to keep you going through the last day.
Sunrise at SF
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It’s Day 2 at #GU25 and it’s NOT raining! Good tidings and happy 🩷s ahead. Registration is open, coffee and breakfast is available and the first oral abstract session kicks off at 8:10. See you all there.
Beautiful day in San Francisco
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Good Morning #GU25. We are open for badges, coffee and breakfast. Prostate Cancer Oral Abstract Session starts at 8 am. See you soon!
Moscone West lobby ready to go
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
#GU25 attendees, come pickup your badge to avoid lines tomorrow morning! Registration is open until 4:30 PM today. Can’t make it today? We will be open with coffee and breakfast at 7 am tomorrow. #GU25 kicks off with the Prostate Cancer Oral Abstracts session at 8 am.
Registration at Moscone West
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
DC, you are adorable. There is not a flake of snow yet and the roads and airport are a ghost town. May everyone’s travel to #GU25 be this pain free. See you all in San Francisco.
A empty Dulles airport
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 10/02/2025
Easily the most self-consciously political performance of pop culture I’ve ever seen. Whoever directed that knew *exactly* what they were doing.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This halftime show is ART.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
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Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Take my money, @nike.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
It’s almost time for the real heroes of the #SuperBowl; the halftime crew that gets a crazy stage production out on the field in less than 10 minutes. This and @kendricklamar is the entire reason I’m tuned in.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/2025
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
So many bigger, much more consequential, actual life and death things going on but this actually made me sad.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Donate to cancer research without opening your wallet! All you have to do is listen to some great music. Join me in supporting @conquercancer.bsky.social and @ascocancer.bsky.social by listening to the #LouderthanCancer playlist. $1 for each stream. What are you waiting for?!
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Watching this crash coverage from an international Airport lounge is tough but this reminder helped. Thinking of all the passengers, families and first responders.
Reminder that this is the first commercial air crash in the US since 2009
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Wishing everyone a very happy @ascocancer.bsky.social abstract submission day. The posts alone are making me excited for the meeting (you are all very funny!) Looking forward to seeing everyone in Chicago for #ASCO25
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American Society of Clinical Oncology @ascocancer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We are kicking off #GI25! We're excited for a few days of celebrating GI cancer research, sharing innovations in the field, and building connections. Stay tuned to our social channels for highlights and don't forget to use the hashtag #GI25.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
One of the many reasons I’m happy to be at #GI25 😊
San Francisco is one of the warmest places in the US this morning
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
#GI25 is open. Join us to pick up your badge and grab that always important cup of coffee. The first session kicks off at 7:50. Looking forward to seeing all of you today.
Registration is OPEN!
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Hello #GI25. Registration is open until 4:30 pm today in the lobby of Moscone West if you want to pick up your badge before tomorrow’s rush.
#GI25 photo
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The problem *is* the context. Anyone can accidentally put their arm up in a weird way but if you spend your days amplifying hate and replatforming white supremacists and your evenings funding far right political parties in Germany, people might start to see that gesture as part of a pattern.
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American Society of Clinical Oncology @ascocancer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Announcing the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Featured Voices! Follow along for a range of expert insights and join the conversation using the official hashtag: #GI25 Not yet registered? There’s still time to join us in person or online at brnw.ch/21wQ9bK
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American Society of Clinical Oncology @ascocancer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The #GI25 abstracts are now available! Late-Breaking Abstracts (LBAs) will be released at 7:00 AM PT on their day of presentation. Check out the latest practice-changing science in GI cancers here: brnw.ch/21wQ9Ql
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
We live in the stupidest timeline. But I admit to being glad it’s back…while also now feeling unsure about actual using it after this whole mess
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Jordan The Grey @jordanthegreywitch.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
They banned abortion & TikTok before assault weapons… THEY BANNED ABORTION & TIKTOK BEFORE ASSAULT WEAPONS.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
It seems impossible to process the insanity that is our politics right now
TikTok ban message referencing how Trump will find a solution once in office.
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Crowd sizes had to factor in if they're moving indoors. There are still sponsored posts saying "You're invited" mere days out, some hill offices still have tickets available (rare!), the press gallery has delayed ticket information for press.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
#ASCO25 attendees might notice something different about the East Building windows when you join us in May. Thanks to @McCormick_Place for working so hard to protect our feathered friends
New bird safe film applied to the windows has reduced bird collisions by 95%
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Picked up this book on a recommendation from a friend and it couldn’t be more resonant given the current challenges in Los Angeles. Great read.
A Paradise Built In Hell by Rebecca Solnit
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Reasons why the Palm Springs Airport remains supreme. Also the new direct @United flight from Dulles has made my year. 😆
Amazing outdoor space at the Palm Springs airport
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
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Laura J. Nelson @laurajnelson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Just a reminder that if you’re anywhere near the fires but haven’t received an evacuation order yet, it might be a good idea to charge your devices, pack a go bag — important paperwork, medication, hygiene items, cash, changes of clothes — and come up with a plan for where to go, just in case.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Watching the wildfire coverage with horror. If you are anywhere near these fires, please evacuate. Thinking of and thankful for all those putting themselves in harms way to respond to the fires.
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
So much great science to see at #GU25. Check out the abstract titles at brnw.ch/21wPQtd and register today to join us at gu.asco.org
Abstract titles released for #GU25
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
You can’t sell a luxury experience and deliver this to your customers at the peak time of the year. @VailResorts gave a masterclass in how not to deal with labor disputes over New Year’s weekend in Park City— zero transparency and no effort to address/improve customer experience
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
This picture of President Carter is the best.
President Carter looking truly authentically him in an Allman Bros t-shirt
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
That’s the descriptor you want in your obit
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Mandy Davis Aitken @mandyda.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
This is ⭐️ brand activation. ❤️
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