The actual symposium days will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of October. Plan on arriving NLT the 1st of October and consider staying the 4th to relax and enjoy Albuquerque. We are also discussing the possibility of an event/tour for the 4th of October during the day for your enjoyment. More to follow. The dates and location (Albuquerque, New Mexico) are set so make your travel plans early as the largest International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (HYPERLINK "http://www.aibf.org/"www.aibf.org) in the world will be here for your enjoyment as well. Imagine 700+ hot air balloons of every color and shape floating through the blue skies of Albuquerque with the 11,000ft Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande River serving as a backdrop. Couple that with two 1/2 days of symposiums (2-3 Oct) , dinners, and special breakout sessions spent with young onset from all over the world and it makes for a weekend you will never forget! Did I mention first class casinos for those of you who enjoy gaming? The PWP who won $5,000 here last year sure did! We are securing the firm hotel location of the symposium this weekend which will be in a area readily convenient to malls, shopping, and restaurants. Ground transportation will be provided to the hot air balloon fiesta grounds. It is vital you obtain airfare and reserve your hotel rooms early (rooms will be blocked at special rates). Watch for more info coming next week on HYPERLINK "http://www.yopa.org/"www.yopa.org. We at YOPA are excited about our 3rd Annual event and will be bringing you new fresh speakers (something other then the familiar DBS & STEM CELL), we have a few surprises already in mind that we are sure you will enjoy! For more information feel free to contact us via HYPERLINK "http://www.yopa.org/"www.yopa.org or email us at HYPERLINK "mailto:[log in to unmask]"[log in to unmask] Regards, Young Onset Parkinson's Association (YOPA) HYPERLINK "http://www.yopa.org/"WWW.YOPA.ORG --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.670 / Virus Database: 432 - Release Date: 4/27/2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn