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FALL 1998 EVENTS Forthcoming educational and fundraising events sponsored or co-sponsored by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation in New York and Other Cities NEW YORK METRO SERIES Physicians and nurse-practitioners from the Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center will lead a series of two-hour sessions in different parts of the metropolitan area on what's new in Parkinson's: drug therapies, surgical interventions and research areas of interest, along with tips and discussion on managing the disease. Each session will be followed by discussion and refreshments. Session One, on Long Island Friday, September 11 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. South Nassau Community Hospital 2445 Oceanside Road Oceanside, New York 11572 Session Two, in Bergen County, NJ Thursday, October 22 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westfield Presbyterian Church 140 Mountainside Avenue Westfield, NJ 07090 Session Three, in Fairfield County, CT Thursday, November 12 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Temple Shalom 300 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Presented by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation in association with Parkinson's support groups in each of the three areas and the movement disorders physicians, nurses and research scientists of the Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center. To register, contact (via letter, fax or telephone) Dr. Lola Sprinzeles at the Foundation. PARKINSON'S UNITY WALK Sunday, September 27 The Bandshell (at 72nd Street) Central Park, New York City Check-in time: 11:30 a.m. Walk begins: 1 p.m. The 1998 Walk--the Fifth Annual--is designed to raise funds for Parkinson's disease research sponsored by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and four other Parkinson's organizations. Last year, the event netted more than $130,000 for Parkinson's disease research. Each participant is urged to raise (or contribute) at least $150 in [pledges. For further information, contact Margot Zobel (tel: 212-580-6505; fax: 873-6717; e-mail: [log in to unmask]). PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S SYMPOSIUM Friday, October 9 In Tarrytown, New York (live) and in Six Other Cities (via video conference) A day-long educational experience for patients, care givers and families. Its timing--immediately preceding the prestigious International Movement Disorders Conference in New York City--gives us the opportunity to call on some of the world most eminent scientists and clinicians in Parkinson's disease. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tarrytown Hilton Hotel in suburban Westchester county. Funds permitting, we will be video casting the session simultaneously to six remote sites in other cities, each of which will stage a local session of their own immediately prior to or following the national videocast. A summary and videotape of the proceedings will be published following the event. This event is presented by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation in collaboration with the American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA) and made possible by unrestricted educational grants from the pharmaceutical industry. All local programs will be hosted and organized by staff coordinators, physicians and other medical personnel of APDA Information and Referral Centers.