Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to personally invite you to participate in the 12th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders held in Chicago, IL, USA, June 22-26, 2008 at the Hilton Chicago.

Chicago is an exciting place to be with its incredible architecture and cosmopolitan culture, and we are thrilled to have Chicago as our host city for the 12th International Congress. Chicago is a distinguished city, a world renowned architectural capital, located in the heart of the USA, incorporating a friendly Midwestern attitude with a highly cultured urban lifestyle.  The city offers something for everyone, and delegates will find the convention site in the immediate vicinity of tremendous views, first-class museums, parks, world-renowned restaurants, and the famous Magnificent Mile which stretches along Lake Michigan, one of the largest of the Great Lakes. 

We hope that everyone is as pleased as we are to be coming back to North America to such a magnificent city with so much to offer our delegates.  This is an ideal place to meet with colleagues, increase and share knowledge, and actively participate in advancing the field of Movement Disorders. 

We hope you are able to participate in the 12th International Congress and take part in this extraordinary Scientific Program.  We promise an exceptional and unforgettable experience.

With kind regards,

Anthony E. Lang
President, The Movement Disorder Society, 2007-2008

Serge Przedborski
Congress Scientific Program Committee Chair, 2007-2008

Christopher G.Goetz
Congress Scientific Program Committee Co-Chair, 2008 International Congress