Mark your calendar: reserve September 21-23, 2008, for "Lab on the Lake": 
the World Stem Cell Summit, at Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Make your plane 
reservations early-- because if everyone who might be benefited by stem cell 
research were to come to the World Stem Cell Summit this year-- 
The rest of the planet would be empty!

Probably not every one of Earth's seven billion inhabitants will trek to 
Wisconsin this September-the lines to the restrooms might be a little long--  
but those who do come are guaranteed education, enlightenment, involvement, 
and a great time.
http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com/
How can I guarantee this? Behind the Summit is Bernie Siegel, founder and 
executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI).

Remember P.T. Barnum? The legendary promoter of Barnum and Bailey circuses, 
who could bring out the best in anything and everything, so that an evening's 
performance became "*An *Event of *Unparalleled *Magnitude*!", and a sign 
saying "This way to the Egress!" marked the way out-- the auditorium's back 
door.
Substance: rock-solid stem cell advocacy credentials:  as a lawyer, Bernie 
challenged the Raelians to produce their allegedly cloned "Baby Eve", 
helping defuse the mass hysteria surrounding the confusion of what is 
reproductive cloning (which nobody wants) and SCNT (Somatic Cell Nuclear 
Transfer-copying cells-which may be vital in the quest for cure); an 
activist, he helped our champion Christopher Reeve make a video for the 
United Nations, to defeat the attempt to criminalize SCNT around the world. 
As an internationalist, Bernie can be found attending or addressing almost 
every world-wide stem cell gathering-and something more.

A natural showman, the silver-haired Siegel makes near-incomprehensible stem 
cell science seem like what it is: the most important breakthrough in the 
world-and fun.

We need this. If our endeavor is to succeed, we must appeal to all our 
stakeholders-and nobody does that better than Bernie.

I asked him, what was the most important aspect to the "Lab on the Lake", 
which is the kick-off event of this year's gathering?

"What is significant about GPI events is that they are serious efforts to 
put everything together for people. Patients can figure our how stem cells 
might improve their lives. Investors can understand the risks (sometimes 
political) and the rewards, policy-makers can get the lay of the land from 
leaders from around the world and researchers can figure out how their labs 
will get funded. Industries servicing the field can meet their customers. 
The whole shooting match in one place.

"But the real group that needs to be empowered is the general public. If 
this paradigm- shifting research to bring about treatments to alleviate 
suffering, isn't it time to get on with it?

"Lab on the Lake will deliver the goods.Top scientists speaking in plain 
English. Stem Cell Science celebrated- at last. A chance for students to get 
help with their careers, the world's largest student movement for stem cells 
to get motivated, the biology teachers to master the new stem cell 
curriculum. Its new. Never been done before! An experiment. An incredible 
experiment where we will give the public a chance to see a lab, meet the 
scientists first hand to get their questions answered, interact with 
students and teachers, become inspired. Build a movement to take this field 
to the next level!"

That's Bernie-and that's why the Governor of Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, issued 
the following press release. Premier Researchers, Advocates and Investors 
Will Embark Upon Madison Sept. 21-23


MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the World Stem Cell Summit 
will kick off with a free one-day public forum and festival September 21. 
"Lab on the Lake" will feature a career and education fair, stem cell movies 
and expert panels as part of the World Stem Cell Summit organized by the 
Genetics Policy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell & 
Regenerative Medicine Center and WiCell.
"Stem cell research represents the promise to not only save lives, but to 
create economic opportunity for innovation and job growth as well. I am 
pleased to kick off this much anticipated gathering of world leaders with a 
free day of public activities that will allow residents and visitors to 
engage and learn more about this vastly important research field," Governor 
Doyle said.  "Wisconsin will continue to blaze the future of stem cells, and 
the World Stem Cell Summit will bring together leaders from around the globe 
whose work represents the next frontier of hope for patients and the next 
generation of businesses for Wisconsin."
The centerpiece of "Lab on the Lake" is a real lab experience through which 
participants can experience hands-on methods that scientists use to grow and 
study stem cells. The daylong event will also include an afternoon experts 
panel with scheduled guests UW-Madison stem cell scientists Dr. James 
Thomson, Timothy Kamp, Dr. Clive Svendsen, and Linda Hogle; stem cell talks 
by scientists Dr. Gabriela Cezar and Rupa Shevde; a stem cell workshop for 
teachers; and music on the Memorial Union Terrace.
The World Stem Cell Summit, scheduled for September 22 - 23, 2008, will 
bring together premier researchers, advocates, investors, and other industry 
leaders in Madison to advance stem cell research and the promising 
technologies that will save lives.
The World Stem Cell Summit is the preeminent gathering for the entire global 
stem cell community and will provide critical tools for leadership and 
advancements for the future of regenerative medicine.  Regenerative medicine 
and stem cell technologies are estimated to become a $500 billion industry 
over the next 20 years.
Since taking office, Governor Doyle has vastly expanded the state's 
investment in this critical field to capture 10 percent of the stem cell 
market by 2015.  He also launched a $750 million initiative to develop stem 
cell research and biotechnology in Wisconsin.  The centerpiece of this 
effort is the construction of the Institutes for Discovery in Madison, 
featuring public and private research facilities for interdisciplinary 
research and greater collaboration with industry on the UW-Madison campus. 
Additionally, Wisconsin's WiCell was selected as the nation's first and only 
National Stem Cell Bank by the National Institutes of Health in 2005.
The World Stem Cell Summit comes to Wisconsin on the 10th anniversary of the 
breakthroughs of Dr. James Thomson and other UW-Madison researchers who 
became the first to successfully isolate and cultivate an embryonic stem 
cell line in 1998.
Don Reed
www.stemcellbattles.com
Rayilyn Brown
Board Member AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
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