The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) announces a series of educational symposia and webcasts, Parkinson's Science: Innovations and New Perspectives, that will bring Parkinson’s experts to four US cities to discuss the latest advances in research and treatments. If you cannot join us, be sure to watch the free webcast LIVE or view the sessions after the event for one year.

Registration is now open for the first symposium in Charlotte, NC!

Attend Symposium In Person

View Symposium via Live Webcast

PDF is proud to announce that it is launching this program in conjunction with four leading regional Parkinson’s organizations. Please click on the dates below to see details about each individual event. (Registration to attend a symposium in person is $15).

Friday, May 9, 2008 Charlotte, NC Jointly with the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas

Friday, July 18, 2008 Lansing, MI Jointly with the Michigan Parkinson Foundation (link to be posted when available in June)

Saturday, October 11, 2008 Spokane, WA Jointly with the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation (link to be posted when available in September)

Saturday, April 4, 2009 Houston, TX Jointly with the Houston Area Parkinson Society (link to be posted when available in March 2009)

Click below to learn more:

- How Can You Participate or View?
- Watch PDF's 2007 Symposia and Webcast


How Can You Participate in or View?

Each half-day symposium will be available both to a live audience and to those who prefer to watch the event webcasts from their home computers. Online registration is now open for the first event in Charlotte, NC. To register to attend in person, click here. To register to view the live webcast, please click here.

Not only can webcast viewers watch presentations in real time, they can also submit their own questions to our experts. Those who cannot join the webcast live can still view the symposia 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for one year following each event.

For more information call PDF at (800) 457-6676 or the regional organization for that event. For webcast specific questions, call PDF or email webcast@pdf.org.

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The content and management of this symposia and webcast series are under the exclusive direction of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas, the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, the Houston Area Parkinson Society and are made possible by a generous unrestricted grant from UCB, Inc.


Watch PDF's 2007 Symposia and Webcast

In October 2007, PDF held a two-day educational symposium to mark its 50th Anniversary. The event hosted 43 leading Parkinson's professionals, who spoke about the latest in Parkinson's science and quality of life initiatives. Please click here to view these presentations, which will be available until October 2008. To learn more about the symposium and speakers, please click here.

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The webcast of PDF’s 50th Anniversary Educational Symposium is supported exclusively by HealthShares.

Bumping this one up. This promises to be an excellent effort of collaboration with patients.

I hope you will sign up to watch the webcast.

Peg