Sunday, June 1st, 2008
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Alumni Hall, NYU Medical Center
550 First Avenue, NY, NY

10:00 AM

Continental Breakfast / Meet with Friends

10:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction
             David Brenner, Executive Director
             Ed Baranoff, President
  

11:00 AM

Presentations by Physicians and Researchers
             Felicia B. Axelrod, MD
             Horacio Kaufmann, MD
            
Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD
 
            Gabrielle Gold-von Simson, MD
 

12:30 PM

Dystinguished FD Adult Awards - Felicia B. Axelrod, MD

12:45 PM

Lunch / Meet with Friends

1:30 PM

Q&A with the experts

Room A- Goals of Clinical Research

                Felicia Axelrod, MD and Horacio Kaufmann, MD

Room B- Progress in Genetic Research

                Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD; Gabrielle Gold-von Simson, MD   
                and Channa Maayan, MD

Room C- Maximinzing Function Through Supportive Care

                Stuart Ditchek, MD; Albert Matalon, MD and David Feldman,MD

 For Children / Young Adults:

Morning

Children: Balloons, Photos, Airbrush T-Shirts, Games
Teens / Young Adults: Meet w/ Philip Giarraffa, Balloons, Airbrush T-Shirts, Photos

Mid-Day

Animal Show
Lunch
Magic Al show

 For FD Adults:

Morning
Mid-Day

2-5 PM
Evening

Presentations
Lunch
Meet with Dena Berlin, Meet with Experts, Photos, Airbrush T-Shirts
Casino Party
Dinner at Restaurant