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October 1-4, 2013
\nMontreal, Canada<\/p>\n

The countdown is on! World Parkinson Congress 2013 is less than a year away and heading into the home stretch. Here are a few ways you can participate.<\/p>\n

Send a photo.<\/b> Submit a photo<\/a> of yourself holding a See you in Montreal at the WPC 2013 sign for posting on the World Parkinson Congress 2013 website, Facebook page or newsletter.<\/p>\n

Enter the video competition. <\/b>Make a video<\/a> about your experience with Parkinson\u2019s \u2013 living with it, treating it, researching it or caring for people with Parkinson\u2019s. The grand prize will be free registration to attend WPC 2013, two nights\u2019 hotel accommodation during the Congress and showing of the winning video during the Opening Ceremony on October 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

Submit an abstract or poster.<\/b> WPC 2013 is accepting scientific abstracts<\/a> from health professionals engaged in research and Living with Parkinson\u2019s posters from people in the Parkinson\u2019s community involved in innovative activities and programs.<\/p>\n

Register early.<\/b> Registration<\/a> opens on January 2, 2013. Congress has four days of plenary and parallel sessions, workshops, poster presentations, networking opportunities and fun events.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Parkinson\u2019s Buddies Program.<\/b> Once you have registered for Congress, you will be asked if you would like to participate in the Parkinson\u2019s Buddies Program, which matches WPC registrants with Canadians with Parkinson\u2019s disease who have also signed up to attend Congress. If you agree to participate, you will be contacted by the Buddies Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n

Sign the Global Parkinson\u2019s Pledge.<\/b> We invite Canadians to make Parkinson\u2019s a health, research, social and economic priority around the world and help Canada do its part to build a global Parkinson\u2019s movement. Be one in a million. Sign the pledge today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit www.worldpdcongress.org<\/a> for full details about these and other WPC 2013 activities.<\/p>\n

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