MDS Foundation to Hold 10 U.S. MDS Patient and Family Forums in 2017

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The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation will hold 10 free one-day conferences for MDS patients and their families in 2017.

Attendees at each conference will hear from leading MDS experts. Breakfast and lunch are included. You're invited to bring mobile devices (tablets, "phablets", or smart phones) with you.

Family Forum Schedule (click link for conference details)

1. Gainesville, Florida - Saturday, February 25
   
   
2. Seattle, Washington - Saturday, May 20
   
   
3. Chicago, Illinois - Saturday, May 20
   
   
4. Middletown, New Jersey - Saturday, June 17
   
   
5. Buffalo, New York - Saturday, September 9
   
   
6. Charleston, South Carolina - Saturday, September 9
   
   
7. Stanford, California - Saturday, October 28
   
   
8. Atlanta, Georgia - Saturday, October 28
   
   
9. Bronx, New York - Wednesday, November 1 (evening)
   
   
10. San Antonio, Texas - Saturday, November 18

To sign up for any conference or get more information, use online registration, phone the MDS Foundation at 1-800-MDS-0839 (1-800-637-0839, toll-free) extension 206 (or 609-298-1035 outside the U.S.) or email Janice Butchko at jbutchko@mds-foundation.org.

Subscribe to this thread to be notified when further information is available. You can also watch the MDS Foundation's Patient and Family Forums page for announcements.

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The date of the Seattle, Washington conference has been changed from Saturday April 22, 2017 to Saturday May 20, 2017.

For details, click the link above or see the conference thread.

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The date of the Chicago, Illinois conference has been changed from Saturday April 22, 2017 to Saturday May 20, 2017.

For details, click the link above or see the conference thread.

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A tenth Patient Conference has been added to the 2017 schedule.

The newly added conference will take on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Middletown, New Jersey.

For details, click the link above or see the conference thread.

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Details are now available for the conference in Atlanta, Georgia on October 28, 2017.

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The Patient Forum originally scheduled for November 18 in Iowa City has been replaced by a Patient Forum on Wednesday, November 1, in the Bronx, New York. It is likely to be an evening event. We'll post details when we have them.

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Details are now available for the conference in Stanford, California on October 28, 2017.

Click the link above or see the conference thread.

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Details are now available for the conference in the Bronx, New York on November 1, 2017.

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Details are now available for the conference in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 2017.

Click the link above or see the conference thread.