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Old Sun May 23, 2010, 09:02 PM
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AA&MDSIF 2010 Patient & Family Conference

The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF) will hold its 2010 Patient & Family Conference in Washington, DC from Saturday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 13, 2010. This is the biggest conference of the year for bone marrow failure disease patients. You'll need to register both for the conference and for the conference hotel if you will be staying there.

Conference schedule:
Sat July 10: Pre-conference sessions (focus: disease overviews, patient resources)
Sun July 11: Main conference day (focus: the latest disease and treatment information, support workshops)
Mon July 12: Main conference day (focus: health and lifestyle issues)
Tue July 13: Capitol Hill Advocacy Day (more information)

Full Conference Schedule
Conference reservations:
Registration is free if you stay in the conference hotel and register by June 14, 2010. Otherwise, registration is $150 through July 9 and $200 starting July 10.

On the web: online registration
Conference Location:
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Avenue)
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-657-1234
Fax: 301-657-6453
Google map
Hotel reservations:
Book by June 18 for the $125 conference rate.

By phone: 888-421-1442 or 301-657-1234 (mention group code "AAMDS Conference 2010")
On the web: online registration
For more information, see the AA&MDSIF conference page or contact the AA&MDSIF.

Marrowforums will be at the Patient Conference. Stop by our exhibit booth. We look forward to seeing old friends and making new friends. You are also welcome to attend either of the Marrowforums Overview sessions on Saturday July 10 in the hands-on Online Learning Lab.

If you will be at the Patient Conference we welcome you to post here to let other forum members know you'll be there. It's a unique chance to meet each other in person.
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