If you have corrections or additions for this calendar, please contact Elizabeth Habeeb-Louks (elouks@mdausa.org); Meetings should be relevant to basic or clinical research or patient care in any neuromuscular disease covered in MDA’s program.

[C] or [O] = Closed or Open
Audience: Professionals [Pr], Affected Persons and Families [AP&F]

January 2008
1/11-1/13

Peripheral Nerve Society Meeting
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel & Spa
Beverly Hills, CA
Annual Meetings of the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), the American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) will take place. The AAHS program is January 9-12, the ASPN program is January 11-13 and the ASRM program is January 12-15.
O, Pr
www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=K82VFK7

February 2008
2/20

6th Annual Pre-Carrell-Krusen Symposium for Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
O, Pr
Organizer: Susan Iannaccone, M.D., FAAN
2/21-2/22

28th Annual Carrell-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
O, Pr
Organizer: Susan Iannaccone, MD., FAAN

March 2008
3/6-3/8

Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) Meeting
Washington, DC
O, Pr
3/6-3/8

American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, 10th Annual Meeting
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
O, Pr
www.asent.org
3/12-3/16

American College of Medical Genetics, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
O, Pr
www.acmgmeeting.net/splash.htm

April 2008
4/12-4/19

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
McCormick Place – West Building
Chicago, IL

O, Pr
4/27-4/30

New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle
Wyndham Hotel
New Orleans, LA
O, Pr, AP&F
www.med.upenn.edu/muscle/

May 2008
5/9-5/9

Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center Advisory Committee meeting (MDCRC)
Philadelphia, PA
C, Pr
5/16-5/21

American Thoracic Society Conference
Toronto Canada
O, Pr
https://www.thoracic.org/sections/meetings-and-courses/international-conference/2008/index.html
5/26-5/30

International Congress of Myology Experts
Marseille, France
O, Pr
www.institut-myologie.org/anglais/e_upload/pdf/070111-myology-reeducation.pdf
5/28-6/1

American Society for Gene Therapy Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
O, Pr
www.asgt.org/am08/
5/30-6/1

Fifth International Congress of Rehabilitation in Neuromuscular Diseases
Marseille, France
O, Pr
www.institut-myologie.org/anglais/e_upload/pdf/070111-myology-reeducation.pdf

June 2008
6/12-6/14

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Annual Meeting
Milwaukee, WI
O, Pr
www.myasthenia.org/mgprogram_annualmeeting.cfm
6/14-6/18

Second Annual Dysferlin Conference
Puerto Rico
C, Pr
https://www.jain-foundation.org/meeting2008.php
6/17-6/20

Biotechnology Industry Organization International Convention
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
www.bio2008.org
6/19-6/21
Families of SMA (FSMA) 12th Annual SMA Research Group Meeting
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA
O, AP & F
www.curesma.org

July 2008

No meetings to date.

August 2008

No meetings to date.

September 2008
9/17-9/20

American Association for Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Providence, RI
O, Pr
www.aanem.org
9/21-9/24

American Neurological Association (ANA) 132nd Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT
O, Pr
www.aneuroa.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=2008SLC__Home

October 2008
10/1-10/4

World Muscle Society (WMS) 13th International Congress
Newcastle, UK
O, Pr
www.wms2008.com
10/30-11/5

16th Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations and 19th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Birmingham, UK
O, Pr
http://www.mndassociation.org/research/for_researchers
/international_symposium/19th_international_symposium/index.html

November 2008
11/5-11/8

Child Neurology Society (CNS) Annual Meeting
Santa Clara Convention Center, Hiatt Regency Santa Clara, Hilton Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA
O, Pr
www.childneurologysociety.org/annual_meeting/accomodations
11/11-11/15

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 58th Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
O, Pr
11/15-11/19
Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Washington, D.C.
O, Pr

December 2008
12/13-12/17

American Society for Cell Biology, 48th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
O, Pr

January 2007
No meetings to date.

February 2007
2/22-2/23

Carrell-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium (CKNS) 29th Annual
Dallas, TX
C, Pr

March 2007
3/8-3/10

American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics (ASENT) 9th Annual Meeting
Washington D.C.
O, Pr
http://www.asent.org/meetings/index.shtml
3/21-3/25

American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Nashville, TN
O, Pr
http://www.acmgmeeting.net

April 2007
4/28-5/5

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 59th Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
O, Pr
http://am.aan.com

May 2007
5/5-5/9

Biotechnology Industry Organization Meeting 2007
Boston, MA
O, Pr
http://www.bio2007.org
5/13-5/16

11th International Conference on Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders
Chicago, IL
O, Pr
http://www.nyas.org/events/eventDetail.asp?eventID=7653&date=5/13/2007
5/18-5/23

American Thoracic Society Conference
San Francisco, CA
O, Pr
http://www.thoracic.org/sections/meetings-and-courses/international-conference/2007/
5/30-6/3

American Society for Gene Therapy Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
O, Pr
http://www.asgt.org/futuremeetings.shtml

June 2007
6/21-6/23

Families of SMA (FSMA) 11th Annual International SMA Research Group Meeting
Schaumburg, IL
O, AP & F
http://www.fsma.org/researcher-news.shtml

July 2007
7/14-7/18
Peripheral Nerve Society Meeting
Snowbird, UT
O, Pr
http://pns.ucsd.edu/2007/

August 2007
No meetings to date.

September 2007
9/28-9/29
SMA Summit on Drug Development
Bethesda, MD
O, Pr

October 2007
10/7-10/10
American Neurological Association (ANA) 132nd Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
C, Pr
www.aneuroa.org/index.php?submenu=AnnualMeeting
&src=gendocs&link=AnnualMeetingProgram&category=2005%20San%20Diego
10/10-10/13
Child Neurology Society (CNS) 36th Annual Meeting
Quebec City, Canada
O, Pr
www.childneurologysociety.org/events/evt_001.asp
10/17-10/20
World Muscle Society (WMS) 12th International Congress
Messina, Italy
O, Pr
www.wms2007.com
10/23-10/27
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 57th Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/menu-annmeet.shtml

November 2007
11/3-11/7
Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 37th Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://web.sfn.org
11/27-12/3
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations, 15th Annual Meeting, and 18th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Toronto, Canada
C, Pr
www.alsmndalliance.org/meetings.html

December 2007
12/1-12/5

American Society for Cell Biology, 47th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
O, Pr
www.ascb.org/meetings/

January 2006
No meetings to date.

February 2006
2/15/05

5th Annual Pre-Carrell-Krusen Symposium for Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
O, Pr
Organizer: Susan Iannaccone, M.D., FAAN
2/16 - 2/17

28th Annual Carrell-Krusen Neuromuscular Symposium
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX
O, Pr
Organizer: Susan Iannaccone, MD., FAAN
2/19 - 2/24

Keystone Symposium: Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Disease and Regeneration
El Dorado Hotel and Spa, Santa Fe, NM
C, Pr
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=776

March 2006
3/8 - 3/11

American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, Annual Meeting
O, Pr
http://www.asent.org
3/23 - 3/26

American College of Medical Genetics, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
http://www.acmg.net/resources/ACGM/2006/2006-main.asp

April 2006
4/1 - 4/8

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://am.aan.com
4/9 - 4/12

Biotechnology Industry Organization Meeting 2006
Chicago, IL
O, Pr
http://www.bio.org/events/2006/
4/23 - 4/26

New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle
Dallas, TX
O, Pr, AP&F
http://www.med.upenn.edu/muscle/
4/27 - 5/2

Frontiers in Myogenesis
Callaway Gardens,
Pine Mountain, GA
O, Pr
Organizers: Kevin Campbell, Susan Abmayr, Grace Pavlath and Shahragrim Tajbakhsh

May 2006
5/19 - 5/24

American Thoracic Society Conference
San Diego, CA
5/31 - 6/4

American Society for Gene Therapy Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD
O, Pr
http://www.asgt.org/am06/am06postcard.pdf

June 2006
No meetings to date.

July 2006
7/2 - 7/8

XI International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases
Instanbul, Turkey
http://www.icnmd2006istanbul.org
3rd Week of July

Families of SMA Conference
http://www.fsma.org/conference.shtml

August 2006
No meetings to date.

September 2006
9/14-9/18

Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Atlanta, GA
O, Pr
http://www.sfn.org/am2006/?CFID=2233476&CFTOKEN=26727670

October 2006
10/4-10/7

World Muscle Society (WMS) 11th International Congress
Bruges, Belgium
O, Pr
http://www.wms2006.com
10/7/06

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Scientific Session
Chicago, IL
O, Pr
http://www.myasthenia.org
10/8-10/11

American Neurological Association (ANA) 131st Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
O, Pr
http://www.aneuroa.org/index.php?submenu=AnnualMeeting&src=
gendocs&link=AnnualMeetingProgram&category=2005%20San%20Diego
10/8-10/13

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 56th Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
O, Pr
http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/menu-annmeet.shtml
10/11-10/14

American Association for Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Washington D.C.
O, Pr
http://www.aanem.org
10/18-10/21

Child Neurology Society (CNS) 35th Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
O, Pr
http://www.childneurologysociety.org/events/evt_001.asp#2006
10/19-10/21

2nd Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society
New York, NY
O, Pr
http://www.nyas.org/pdfs/06_OTS_Program.pdf
10/20/2006

MDA Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
Tucson, AZ
C, Pr
10/22-10/24

NIH Neuropathy Workshop
10/25/06

MDA Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
Tucson, AZ
C, Pr
10/27/2006

MDA Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting
Tucson, AZ
C, Pr
10/30-11/1

1st Brazilian International Workshop on Preclinical Tests for Muscular Dystrophy – AADM/UNAERP
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
C, Pr
Organizer: João Carlos S. Bizario PhD

November 2006
11/26-12/2

14th Annual Meeting, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations and 17th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Yokohama, Japan
O, Pr
http://www.alsmndalliance.org/meetings.html

December 2006
12/9-12/13

American Society for Cell Biology, 46th Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://www.ascb.org/meetings/am2006/

September 2005
9/15 - 9/18

Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society
Rockefeller University
New York, NY
O, Pr
http://www.myots.org/meeting.php
9/20/05

Pulmonary Subcommittee of the MDA Clinical Research Network
Chicago, IL
C, Pr
Contact: David Birnkrant
9/21-9/24

American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), Annual Meeting
Monterey, CA
O*, Pr
*some sessions closed to members
9/24/05

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Scientific Session
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://www.myasthenia.org/research/MGFA_SciSession05_CallforAbstracts.pdf
9/25-9/28

American Neurological Association (ANA), 130th Meeting
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://www.aneuroa.org/index.php?submenu=2005SD&src=gendocs&link=AnnualMeetingProgram
9/26-9/27

NIH Office of Rare Disease: Access to Quality Testing for Rare Diseases: A National Conference
Rockville, MD
O, Pr, AP&F
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/QTRD/
9/26-9/29

Mitochondrial DNA Transactions in Health and Disease
HHMI Conference Center, Chevy Chase, MD
C, Pr
Contact: Dr. Vilhelm A. Bohr,
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/html/workshops/workshops/mito20050926.html
9/28-10/1

Xth International Congress of the World Muscle Society
Iguassu Falls, Brazil
O, Pr
http://www.wms2005.com
9/28-10/1

Child Neurology Society (CNS)
San Diego, CA
O, Pr
http://www.childneurologysociety.org/events/evt_001.asp
October 2005
10/6-10/04

ALS Research Group (ALSRG) Database Guideline Meeting
C, Pr
Contact: Dr. Hiroshi Mitsumoto
10/19-10/22

5th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium
Quebec, Canada
O, Pr, AP&F
http://www.idmc-5.com
10/22/05

Ullrich Congenital MD Meeting
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
O, Pr, AP&F
Contact: Dr. Alan Tuttle
10/25-10/19

American Society for Human Genetics, Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT
O, Pr
http://www.ashg.org/genetics/ashg/menu-annmeet.shtml
10/25/05

Annual FSHD International Research Consortium Workshop
Salt Lake City, UT
O, Pr
In conjunction with ASHG meeting:
http://www.ashg.org/genetics/ashg/menu-annmeet.shtml
November, 2005
11/12 –11/16

Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Washington, D.C.
O, Pr
http://apu.sfn.org/am2005/
11/17-11/19

MDA Clinic Directors’ Meeting
Tucson, AZ
C, Pr
Contact: Dr. Valerie Cwik
December, 2005
12/8-12/10

16th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Dublin, Ireland
O, Pr
12/10-12/14

American Society for Cell Biology, 45th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
O, Pr