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Ivan.... Whaddaya mean you're not gonna be attending the PAN Conference? I'm hoping to attend and was really looking forward to FINALLY seeing ya in person! DARN! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:09 AM Subject: Re: PAN Public Policy Forum and Petition Campaign >Good luck to all--I am unable to attend this year. >Ivan Suzman > >On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:29:53 -0700 Kelly Abbett <[log in to unmask]> >writes: >>Here's an update..... >> >> >>**The Parkinson's Action Network's Sixth Annual Public Policy Forum >>is >>fast approaching!!** >> >>However, there is still time to register for the Forum and to reserve >>a >>room at the hotel at the original group discount rate. Scholarship >>money is available - call the Network for details. The Forum is >>being >>held in Washington, DC from June 27- 30, 1999 at the Hyatt >>Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The Forum is a unique and >>exciting >>opportunity for members of the Parkinson’s community to come together >>to educate federal legislators about the devastating nature of >>Parkinson’s disease and the urgent need for increased federal >>Parkinson’s-focused research funding to improve treatment and find a >>cure. This year’s Forum promises to be highly informative and >>inspirational. >> >>The 1999 Public Policy Forum includes: >> >>-Briefing on the latest discoveries in the science of Parkinson’ s >>disease by leading researchers >>-Workshops on successful grassroots strategies >>-Training to work effectively with your legislators >>-A day of lobbying on Capitol Hill to increase funding for >>Parkinson’s >>research >>-A Congressional Awards dinner for leaders in the fight to cure >>Parkinson’s disease >> >> >>Registration: >>Please call the Network at 800-850-4726 to register. The $125 >>registration fee helps defer a portion of the costs of materials, >>speakers, meeting rooms and some meals. Contact the Network for >>information about scholarships. >> >>Hotel Rates: >>Room charges at the Hyatt are $129/single, $154/double, $179/triple, >>$204/quadruple, per room per night. This is a discount rate applied >>to >>the block of rooms reserved by the Network for attendees of the 1999 >>Forum. Forum participants are not required to stay at the Hyatt; but >>because summer is a popular season for tourists in Washington, >>pricing >>and availability cannot be guaranteed at other hotels. >> >>Reservations: >>Room reservations can be made by calling the Hyatt at 800-233-1234. >>Call the Hyatt for reservations only, and specify that the >>reservation >>is for the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. All registration fees >>and >>room payments are made directly to the Parkinson’s Action Network. >> >>Questions: >>Please do not hesitate to contact the Network at 800-850-4726 at any >>time with questions, comments or requests. >> >>******************************************************* >>**There are only 2 weeks left in the Parkinson's Action Network's >>1999 >>Parkinson’s research funding petition campaign!** >> >>The goal of the campaign is to present the petitions to the newly >>formed Congressional Working Group on Parkinson’s Disease during the >>Network’s 1999 Public Policy Forum, in Washington, DC. The petition >>calls on Congress to fulfill its commitment to provide at least $100 >>million for Parkinson’s-focused research in fiscal year 2000. The >>advocate with the most petition signatures will be honored at the >>Public Policy Forum. Please call the Network at 800-850-4726 to >>request blank petitions or for suggestions on how to distribute the >>petitions in your community. Completed petition sheets can be sent >>to >>the Network c/o 1818 N Street, NW, Ste. 450, Washington, DC, 20036 by >>June 22, or brought directly to the Public Policy Forum from June >>27-30. >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) >***************************************************************** *** >