2008 PBC Conference PBCers: Shaping Our Future

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2008 PBC Conference " PBCers: Shaping Our Future "

Las Vegas, Nevada

Educational conference for PBC and other autoimmune liver disease

patients, family members, friends and those wanting to learn more

about Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.

Conference website: http://pbcers.org/conferences/2008conf.htm

DATE:

June 23 - 25, 2008

LOCATION:

Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino

GROUP HOTEL RATE:

Sunday, June 22, 2008 thru Thursday, June 26, 2008

$59.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.

Friday, June 27, 2008 & Saturday, June 28, 2008

$109.00 plus 9% tax per night, single or double.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

To book reservation call 1-800-800-2981.

Reservation Code #SIPBC8.

Request group rate for the Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Organization " PBCers "

Conference.

One night's deposit required to guarantee reservation.

Right to cancel 72 hours prior to arrival date.

Deluxe Tower rooms, check-in 4:00pm and check-out 11:00am.

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We have a small block of rooms, so please book early.

CONFERENCE FEE:

$130.00 per person received on or before April 15, 2008.

$150.00 per person received after April 15, 2008.

Conference fee includes 3 group lunches, banquet dinner, coffee/tea, speakers

meetings, other conference segments, gratuity and tax.

Conference fee cannot be prorated.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY, June 22, 2008

5:30 - 9:00pm

Registration & Meet-n-greet

MONDAY, June 23, 2008

8:00 - 9:00am

Registration & small group discussions

9:00 - 3:00pm

Speakers

3:00 - 5:00

PBCer segments

TUESDAY, June 24, 2008

9:00 - 4:00pm

Speakers

6:30 - 9:00pm

Banquet Dinner & Awards

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2008

10:00 - 4:00pm

Speakers & PBCer segments

GUEST SPEAKERS and TENTATIVE TOPICS:

Gershwin, MD - Research Update from the PBC Lab at UC

Bowlus, MD - Introduction to PBC and AIH

Yamauchi, MD - Skin Problems Associated with PBC

Chojkier, MD - Preventing Progression of Liver Fibrosis and Stimulating

Its Regression

Vierling, MD - to be determined

Other speakers to be announced.

PBC WALK FOR THE CURE

To be announced at later date

GOLFERS CHALLENGE

To be announced at later date

Please send questions about the 2008 Las Vegas PBC Conference by e-mail to the

Conference Organizing Committee at conference@...

Hope to see you there!

2008 Conference Organizing Committee

Baker, Joyce Chesters, Jeannette Ehrlich, Judy Faust, Lois Glenn, Sharon

Goldstein, Norma Gray, Shelby , Haynes, Hoban, Janice Hurst,

Anne Marie Kennedy, Fonda Ketcham, Lynch, Rhea Meshekow, Linie ,

Diane Sanborn, Nina Shecter, Souza, Stanton, &

Stoddard

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