The Fourth Biennial VHL Symposium will be held at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minnesota, co-sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. This will be the
first VHL Symposium held in the Continental United States. Anyone intending
to submit a paper for this meeting should contact VHLFA immediately at editor@vhl.org or us-mn@vhl.org or via fax to +1-858-712-8712.
July 20-23, 2000, Thursday - Sunday
Phillips Hall, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Speakers already confirmed include
Dr. Marston Linehan, of the U.S. National
Cancer Institute
Dr. Harmut P.H. Neumann of Freiburg, Germany
Drs. Bruce
Pollock and Corey Raffel of the Mayo Clinic
Dr. Stéphane Richard
of Paris, France
Thomas Rodenberg, Esq., of Kansas City
Dr. Catherine
Stolle of the University of Pennsylvania.
This is a chance for the world
leaders in VHL care and research to share ideas. It is an incomparable
opportunity for local health care teams to gain knowledge about VHL. A
Family Track includes sessions for families.
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Kahler Grand Hotel and the Rochester Marriott.
The Kahler Grand Hotel - Rochester Lodging & Hospitality Association Welcome to the The Kahler Grand Hotel 20 2nd Ave. SW Rochester, MN 55902 Phone: (507) 282-2581 Fax: (507) 285-2701 1-800-533-1655 Connected to Mayo complex. Rochester's premier classic, full-service hotel. Restaurants, lounges, 60+ shops. Clinic/Senior Rates http://www.rochesterlodging.com/kahler
Rochester Marriott Hotel, 101 1st Ave. SW, Rochester, MN 55902 (507) 280-6000 Connected to Mayo complex. Rochester's premier luxury hotel. Restaurants, lounges, valet parking, concierge level, business center, 60+ shops. Formerly the Kahler Plaza Hotel http://www.rochesterlodging.com/marriottplaza/
The conference will be co-chaired by Dr. Virginia Michels, Chairman of the Department of Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic, and Kelly Heselton, Treasurer of the VHL Family Alliance. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be awarded by the Mayo Clinic to specially registered attendees for the sessions they attend.
Patients are asked to help extend the invitation to members of their own health care teams, to encourage as broad participation as possible in this important event.
As printed in the VHL Family Forum 7:2, June 1999. For permission to reprint, please contact VHL Family Alliance, info@vhl.org.
