NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIOP) announced today that Bob Newman, Senior Vice President of Business and Development Operations, will present at the MASS Opps Partnering Forum on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 11:50 a.m. ET at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport in Boston, MA. Mr. Newman will provide an overview of the Company and an update on its clinical development programs.