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Get Ready for the 2009 PAN Forum Webcast!

Mark your calendars!

Next week, on March 15-16, PAN will be webcasting sessions from our 2009 Research & Public Policy Forum. Anyone with access to a computer with audio capability and an Internet connection will be able to participate in the Forum from home.

On Saturday, March 14, registration for the webcast will open. PAN will send an e-mail that includes a registration link that will allow you to register to view the webcast. Registration is free and easy.

Click here to download the Forum agenda.

The Forum will bring all members of the Parkinson’s community together for a wide variety of innovative and exciting experiences.

Participants will:

• Hear about the latest scientific advances in Parkinson’s disease research;
• Hear from others in the Parkinson’s community;
• Learn about current legislation that will affect the Parkinson’s community.

Once you have registered, return to the PAN website on Sunday, March 15 at 8:30 a.m. EDT, to view the Forum's opening remarks. If you are unable to watch any or all of the webcast live, it will be available on the PAN Web site in the near future.

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Re: MJFF Joins effort to recruit 10,000 PWP for web-based research community

Also for those attending in person or watching the webcast of the PAN Forum, Amy Comstock Rick advised that information on this project will be presented as part of the Emerging Therapies session on Sunday at 2:45.

2:45 – 4:30 pm

Plenary Session:

Emerging Therapies

Moderator: Howard J. Federoff, MD, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Executive Dean, Georgetown University Medical Center

Panel:

• Krai Chatamra, Ph.D., Senior Clinical Research Director & Global Clinical Director, Solvay Pharmaceuticals
• Lothar Krinke, Ph.D., Vice President of Research & Business Development, Medtronic Neuromodulation
• Joyce Tung, Ph.D., Senior Human Geneticist, 23andMe, Inc.