15th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON'S

Social Events
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception
Opening Ceremony:
19:00 to 19:30
Location: South Building, Level 800, Hall FG
Welcome Reception:
19:30 – 21:00
Location: South Building, Level 800, Hall D
All International Congress attendees are warmly invited
to meet friends and colleagues during the traditional
International Congress Opening Ceremony at The Metro
Toronto Convention Centre. A Welcome Reception will
directly follow the Opening Ceremony. These events are
open to all registered delegates. Guests are able to purchase
a Welcome Reception Pass that will allow them admission
to the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception. Please
check at the registration desk for availability.
Fun Run - June 7
New!
MDS will be hosting a scenic 5k Fun Run during the
15th International Congress in Toronto.
The Fun Run will begin on Tuesday, June 7th at 6:30 with
check-in starting at 6:00. The run will start at the Westin
Park Square and head west along Queen’s Quay, leading to
the stunning Toronto Music Garden.
Registration is $25 per person. Please check at the
registration desk for availability.
15 th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON’S
DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
VO Games
Reception with hors d’oeuvres and drinks:
19:00 – 20:00
Location: South Building, Level 800
VO Games:
20:00 – 23:00
Location: South Building, Level 800, Hall FG
Please join Masters of Ceremony Anthony Lang and Kapil
Sethi as they host a world-renowned panel of Movement
Disorders experts in guiding participants through unique
movement disorder cases. The cases will be presented by
representatives from Movement Disorder Centers around the
world and discussed by the two teams of Experts. Awards will
be given for the most interesting and challenging cases and
the teams of Experts will compete for the highest number of
correct diagnoses that they make. Country pride will add an
enjoyable spirit of competition to this event. The goal of this
session is for attendees to learn from a series of unusual, very
interesting patients and see how senior experts approach these
types of challenging cases.
This social event is open to all registered delegates.
The two teams of Experts are:
TEAM 1:
Carlo Colosimo, Rome, Italy
Steven Frucht, New York, NY, USA
Jose Obeso, Pamplona, Spain
Marie Vidailhet, Paris, France
VS.
TEAM 2:
Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Bangkok, Thailand
Stewart Factor, Atlanta, GA, USA
Timothy Lynch, Dublin, Ireland
Kathleen Shannon, Chicago, IL, USA
Following the International Congress, the cases presented
could be developed further for publication in the Journal or
presentation on the Society’s website.
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