> Nina,

I wil be there and look forward to seeing you and Joe.

Michelle

> From: "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2005/06/07 Tue AM 02:10:31 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Conf in Houston
>
>    This is who to contact for the conference this weekend.  It is going to be fantastic....try to
> come if at all possible!
>    Contact: Eve Herold, 703-425-8831 or 703-598-6732 (cell) or [log in to unmask], Bernard Siegel,
> 305-801-4928 (cell) or [log in to unmask], both of the Genetics Policy Institute
>
>    The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) will host a landmark event on stem cell research policy, the
> "Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit: Sustaining the Mandate for Cures" on June 11-12, 2005 at the
> Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Woo Suk Hwang, D.V.M.,
> Ph.D., at the Republic of Korea's Seoul National University and Gerald Schatten, Ph.D., professor of
> research development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will address the Summit on
> the impact of their most recent research, as published online by the journal Science on May 19,
> 2005.
>
>    "Last year at the GPI United Nations Science Conference on Human Cloning Issues, both Dr. Hwang
> and Dr. Schatten, joined other leading stem cell scientists from around the world and provided
> critical testimony which helped the UN decide to cease work on a treaty that would have called for a
> ban on cloning of stem cells. Now, with their latest extraordinary breakthrough in the efficacy of
> therapeutic cloning (nuclear transfer), humankind's most devastating diseases and injuries will
> likely be treated with therapeutic stem cells decades sooner than previously thought possible. GPI
> is delighted that we can present these brilliant researchers to the leaders of the stem cell
> community."
>
>    "The purpose of this Summit is to provide a gathering of policy-makers, advocacy leaders,
> researchers, political strategists, bioethicists and legal experts to discuss critical issues
> pertaining to stem cell policy, in order to develop strategies to sustain the mandate for cures in
> the post- Proposition 71 world," said Siegel. "The Summit is the next logical step to advance the
> cause of stem cell research. The establishment of a broad public policy framework is critically
> needed at this juncture, when public policy seems to be lagging behind the enormous breakthroughs
> being made by science."
>
>    The two-day summit will also feature welcoming comments by two legends of cardiovascular
> medicine-Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley," said Siegel. "It will be fascinating to hear
> these 20th century giants of medicine express their views about embryonic stem cell research, which
> is potentially the greatest medical breakthrough of our time."
>
>    The Summit is co-hosted by the Baylor College of Medicine, with institutional co-organizers the
> James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University and the Texas A&M Health Science
> Center.
>
>    The Genetics Policy Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific
> research for the development of cures. GPI is a sponsored project of the National Heritage
> Foundation, a federally recognized 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. For more information and
> registration details, please visit http://www.genpol.org
>
>
>
>    Nina
>
>    -----Original Message-----
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jerry Amussen
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:17 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Conf in Houston
>
>    I need to cxl attendance at conf.   Plse send phone # or E-mail  of
>    sponsoring org.  Thks
>
>    Jerry
>
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