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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 :-) ********************************************************************