Garrod Association / Association Garrod
Canadian Association of Centers for the Management of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
Association Canadienne des Centres de Traitement pour les Maladies Métaboliques Héréditaires
Garrod Symposium
Friday May 4-Saturday May 5, 2012
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
“OMICs: Discovery and Diagnosis”
Keynote Speakers (Preliminary agenda)
Genomics: Dr. Klaus Wrogemann,Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, U of Manitoba
Metabolomics: Dr. Ron Wevers, Department of Laboratory Medicine, RadbaudUniversityNijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands
Diagnostics: Dr. Piero Rinaldo, MayoMedicalSchool, Rochester, MN
Advances in the treatment of IEMs- Tribute to Dr. J C Haworth :
Dr.Donna Wall, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, U of Manitoba and CancerCare.
Medical Tourism for Stem Cell Therapies for the Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Dr. John Mitchell, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Lorne Clarke, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
Jessica Hartley, MS, CGC, University of Manitoba and panel- “The Patient’s Journey”.
Location
Frederic Gaspard Theatre “A”, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg (BMSB),820 Sherbrook St
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Membership and meeting registration fees
***(Complete and mail the meeting registration form) ***
Membership is 15$ for all applicants.
Full or associate members attending dinner: $110 (After April 15th: $150).
Students and trainees attending dinner: $35 (After April 15th:$50).
Invited guest for the dinner (1 invited guest/member)$50 (After April 15th:$70)..
Includes symposium fee, continental breakfasts, refreshments,lunch & Friday night dinner.
The Friday dinner will be at WinnipegArtGallery () and it includes
a reception with a 20 minute special tour of the Gallery.
Optional Activities After Symposium(Saturday evening)
*** (Indicate if participating in the meeting registration form) ***
Optional dinner at a restaurant nearby the Concert Hall.
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), conducted by Alexander Mickelthwate. 20h00. Concert Hall. Discounted price of $68 for members attending meeting. Please note that a group of 10 good tickets (4th row first balcony) has been reserved but reserve early if you wish to attend!
Other activitiespossible, if you prefer to go by your own
Winnipeg Wine Festival ( 19h-22h (50$)
You may contact directly the organizers for other activities.
Accommodation
*** (Contact the hotel directly) ***
Inn at the Forks
75 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Toll Free: 1-877-377-4100. Web site:
One of the nicest hotel in the area. A block of 26 rooms has been reservedfor Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th, until April 3rd. Availability and fees are subject to change after that date.
You must mention the with the Garrod Association meeting/University of Manitoba(group reservation number 21252)to receive the discounted room rates.
All rates include high speed wired, wireless internet and daily breakfast vouchers.
Each additional person sharing a guestroom is $20.00 per night.
Would you like to share a room but do not have roommates, you may contact Pierre Allard by email and he will give you the names and contacts of other peoplealso looking for roommates.
Room Type / # Blocked / Rate (Single)Standard Two Queen / 10 / 169.00 + tx
Superior King / 16 / 174.00 + tx
The hotel is a 3km walk to the University of Manitoba Bannatyne campus McDermott entrance. (There is construction on William Ave. Please note that walking the day is secure but less at night).There will be transportation organized for the Garrod attendees to and from the Inn at the Forks on Friday and Saturday.The Concert Hall is located opposite the Civic Centre (see map below). Many excellent restaurants are located at the Forks, the Exchange District, St. Boniface (across the Provencher Bridge) and Downtown, all within walking distance of the hotel.
Industry/Support Groups
TBA
Space is available (4’x8’) for poster displays on the mezzanine level of the BSMB, U of MB. Please note that the space is provided for educational purposes. Solicitation and financial transactions are prohibited. Registration is required prior to the Symposium(ON-SITEREGISTRATION IS NOT PROVIDED),so that we can allocate appropriate space.
Satellite Conference
Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders
Inn at the Forks Hotel, Sunday May 6, 201210:00 to 5:00 pm
More information through Mr. John Adams or
under the Events tab.
If you wish to have a satellite conference, please provide us with the information by March15, 2012 to . The Garrod Symposium will not be responsible for any satellite conferences, but we can list them in the final programme upon request. We will list the name, location, time and contact information / website for the satellite conferences.
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