On 10 Jul 2002 at 20:27, Bob Allison wrote: > The recent HIV/AIDS Conference makes me think--why dont we do that. > Visibility=attention==funding. Is there any attempt for a > nationwide or world conference on PD? > Hi Bob, The medical / scientific folks have conferences all the time... Conferences and Courses Welcome to the HCNR list of national and international conferences and courses of broad relevance to neurodegeneration and repair. http://www.hcnr.med.harvard.edu/conf_courses.html There were 2 conferences last month right here in Vancouver, BC. And... PAN just had the ninth annual Advocates Conference in Washington in May... And... Parkinson Awareness Day is comin' up... Sunday, October 6, 2002 NYU Medical Center's Farkas Auditorium http://www.parkinsonalliance.net/events/10-6-02.html We just don't fit into the same category as AIDS, thank the Lord of your choice! We do need to concentrate on getting our fair share... The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) is comprised of nationally-recognized patient organizations, universities, scientific societies, foundations, and individuals with life- threatening illnesses and disorders, advocating for the advancement of breakthrough research and technologies in regenerative medicine - including stem cell research and somatic cell nuclear transfer - in order to cure disease and alleviate suffering... http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/default.asp http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/takeaction.asp cheers ..... murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn