Re: CMT Conf. in Philadelphia

[Guest guest]

Is there someway you can share the details of the conference? Can one order

a copy of the proceedings?

I'm open to Las Vegas. The trick will be to schedule in the off season

(e.g., summer) and when a major conference is not in town to get the lowest

rates. Weekday rates are a fraction of the weekend rates.

Los Angeles is another consideration. I'm now working with the doctors from

USC Medical School. They would be speaker candidates.

Does anyone attend local CMT support groups?

Doreen in California

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/3/00 12:54:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

sugrbearft@... writes:

<< Does anyone attend local CMT support groups? >>

Yes, what do you have in mind.

E

[Guest guest]

Great suggestions!

- Another possibilty is Detroit, Michigan This is also home of Wayne

State University where Dr. Shy has been conducting an ongoing CMT

research project. I believe it is funded in part by MDA and the CMT

Association.

A good idea from here might be to tally a vote of the most agreeable

locations, then pick the number one spot.

Barry

> I would also like to add my two cents about choosing a location for

> our own gathering/conference. No matter what location is chosen,

> someone will be unhappy with that choice. Eventually, we can

rotate

> the location so as to make it easier and less expensive for those

in

> different areas of the country. What's important at this juncture

is

> to get the first one off the ground. Logistically, it also makes

> sense to have the conference in a location where at least one

member

> of this group resides so s/he can iron out details and make sure

> accommodations are appropriate for those with accessibility issues.

>

> I do not wish to derail the Las Vegas plans which I think have

> gathered some momentum. I think future sites could also include

> Washington, DC (where I reside and could help host), Seattle, which

> has free public transportation in the downtown area (and home to

> Kat), and cites where major universities, like Duke (North

Carolina)

> or Washington U. (St. Louis) or Baylor (Texas), are doing CMT

> research

> because we would be able to recruit speakers more easily.

>

> Barbara