Free One-Day MDS Conferences in San Antonio, Gainesville, Palo Alto, and Durham

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The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation has announced free one-day MDS conferences, once each month from August through November, 2010.

Learn the latest on the diagnosis & treatment of MDS from leading experts in the field. Meet other MDS patients. Complimentary breakfast and lunch are included.

Where and when:

• San Antonio, Texas: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

  Omni Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78230
  

• Gainesville, Florida: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 10:00am to 2:00pm

  Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 Southwest 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32607
  
  Lunch and continental breakfast are included. Registration begins at 9:30am.
  
  Speaker: Dr. Christopher Cogle, University of Florida & Shands Hospital
  

• Palo Alto, California, Saturday, October 2, 2010

  Sheraton Palo Alto
  25 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (map)
  Phone 650-328-2800, Fax 650-327-7362
  

• Durham, North Carolina: Tuesday, November 9, 2010

  Location to be announced

To sign up, call the MDS Foundation or email them at Patientliaison@mds-foundation.org. Their toll-free number is 1-800-MDS-0839 (1-800-637-0839) but they've reported having technical difficulties with it. If you don't get through, call them at 609-298-1035.

[Vernette]

The Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on El Camino Real in Palo Alto. For reservations call Deborah Murray at 1-800-637-0839. The Guest Speaker will be Dr. Jason Gotlib from Stanford University Medical Center. The
event will be from 9:30 am till 2:00 pm with breakfast and lunch served. I reserved a room at the Hotel for $129.00 - whether that price includes taxes - I didn't ask - but they don't ask for a two-night stay like a lot of places. There is no discount for patients as there often is. I live just an hour+ away but didn't want to deal with the morning rush hour drive over Hwy #17 so opted to go the day before.