KDA Conference and Symposium: "Working together to find a cure" Connecting the dots. . .
Nov 19 - 21, 2008The 2008 Kennedy's Disease Association Conference is scheduled for November 19 - 21, 2008 at the Marriott Baltimore/Washington Int’l Airport. KDA Conference Registration on or before September 30th, 2007 is $200 per person. After September 30th, the registration fee is $235. Detailed Registration instructions can be found here
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The hotel room rate is $159 per night single or double occupancy.
Hotel Registration Phone 1-800-228-9290 - Make sure you tell them that your are with the Kennedy's Disease Association conference to get the correct room rate. There will be a silent/Live auction again this year with Ed Noack as the auctioneer, so everyone is requested to bring an item if possible to the Thursday night dinner and silent action. It’s tax deductible.
We will again have a Pre-conference dinner for those that wish to go “Dutch” on Tuesday night. The restaurant is at "Gunnings restaurant . Plan on arriving at BWI by 4:00 PM on Tuesday November18th for a Maryland Seafood Dinner at Gunning’s (this cost is extra) If you have any questions about the conference please use the following email to contact John Coakley at coakleysr@earthlink.net
Conference Highlights
· Ed Meyertholen – Understanding KD without “doctoreze” language
· Joe Shrader and Ellen Levy -- Exercise discussion by NIH’s PT experts
· Angela Kokkinis, BSN, RN – The KD Nurse at NIH will tell it all
· Dr. Kurt Fischbeck – NIH Clinical Trial Update
· Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D Research Update
· Paul Taylor, MD, PhD – Advancements inside and outside of the labs
· Tanya Lehky, MD – Neurologist, NINDS, NIH
· Eric Bush, MD – Pain & Palliative Care Service, NIH
· Men’s & Women’s Informative pertinent Group Discussion topics
· Side trips to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and to NIH are being finalized
· Read the fine print below for additional important information
· Thurs Night Auction
CONFERENCE AGENDA DETAIL