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The Massage Therapy Foundation presented the second Highlighting Massage Therapy in CIM Research conference on May 13-15, 2010. This threeday conference (supported in part by RI3AT005420 from NCCAM) brought together massage and manual therapy practitioners, educators, CIM researchers, allied health professionals, and others interested in massage research. Current research related to massage and other manual therapy-specific research was presented, with a special focus on translational research and public health. The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB) and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (JBMT) are serving as the two post-conference publishing venues for selected presentations. Looking forward to the sequel to the 2010 conference, the planning stage is now under way for the “2013 International Massage Therapy Research Conference—Presented by the Massage Therapy Foundation,” which will be held on April 25–27, 2013, in Boston, MA. For a retrospective overview of the 2010 conference’s highlights, please visit: www.massagetherapyfoundation. org/researchconference2010.html. Also, dVds of the 2010 Highlighting Conference are still available for purchase via the hyperlink provided.