Preparations for the World Parkinson Congress are gearing up across Canada, with the naming of committee chairs, members and ambassadors, to attract 4,000 delegates to Montreal and make this the largest and most informative World Parkinson Congress to date. Mark October 1-4, 2013 on your calendar now and start planning to attend the World Parkinson Congress at the Palais des congr\u00e8s (convention centre) in Montreal in 2013.<\/p>\n
Steering Committee
\nCo-Chairs: Dr. Jon Stoessl, Dr. Stanley Fahn<\/p>\n
Canada Co-ordinating Committee:
\nMembers:
\nJim Allen (Parkinson Society Canada)
\nNicole Charpentier (Parkinson Society Quebec)
\nDebbie Davis (Parkinson Society Central & Northern Ontario
\nJoyce Gordon (Parkinson Society Canada)
\nMackenzie Graham (Parkinson Alberta Society)
\nRudy Knight (Parkinson Society Maritime Region)
\nShannon MacDonald (Parkinson Society Canada)
\nBarbara Snelgrove (Parkinson Society Canada)
\nDennise Taylor-Gilhen (Parkinson Society Ottawa)
\nCecilia Tupper (Parkinson Society British Columbia)
\nMarjie Zacks (Parkinson Society Canada)<\/p>\n
Communications Committee:
\nChair: Marjie Zacks (Parkinson Society Canada)
\nMembers: Marina Joseph (Parkinson Society Canada), Diane Robinson (Parkinson Society British Columbia)),<\/p>\n
Fundraising Committee
\nMembers: Jim Allen (Parkinson Society Canada), Debra Shaw (Parkinson Society Canada)<\/p>\n
Government Relations Committee:
\nShannon MacDonald (Parkinson Society Canada)<\/p>\n
Local Quebec Organizing Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Dr. Michel Panisset
\nMembers: Nicole Charpentier (Parkinson Society Quebec), Richard Cote, Diane Patenaude and others<\/p>\n
Program Committee: Barbara Snelgrove (Parkinson Society Canada) and others<\/p>\n
Ambassadors
\nBob Kuhn (British Columbia)
\nYvon Trepanier (Southwestern Ontario)
\nRyan Tripp (Central & Northern Ontario)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"