2009
11th
Annual
Periodic
Paralysis Association Conference
The
Rosen Centre
9840
International Drive
Orlando,
Florida 32819
www.rosencentre.com
October
9th, 10th
and 11th, 2009
Presentations
by:
Dr.
Stephen Cannon, M.D.
Southwestern
Medical School
Dr.
Frank Lehmann-Horn,M.D., Ph.D
The
Institute of Physiology
University
of Ulm, Germany
Dr.
Michael Segal, M.D., PhD.
Chairman
& CTO SimulConsult, Inc.
Past
Assistant Professor Neurosurgery/Neurology
Harvard
Medical School
We look forward to seeing
everyone and are anticipate a wonderful turnout! Meet that person
you have been talking to online, become a personal part of the support
group, and develop life-long friendships.
Members of the PPA will
be available on Friday, October 9th, from 4-7 p.m. to greet
attendees at the Rosen Centre, Salon 19. Please drop by and say “Hello.”
Conference materials will be available at that time or can be picked
at the beginning of the conference.
We encourage all
attendees to travel with a companion who is familiar with your condition
in the event of an emergency. YOU are responsible for your medical
care. To assist, we
are working to establish relationships with the local hospitals, physicians,
and E.M.S. Our
physicians in attendance must be allowed to participate in the
presentations.
Blankets and pillows
will be available in the conference room should you need them, as well
as a limited number of wheelchairs for emergency use. If you need
a scooter or wheelchair for the length of the conference, they can be
rented in the Orlando area and delivered to the hotel.
Please call the Rosen
Centre at (407)996-9840 or 1-800-204-7234 to reserve one
of the limited number of rooms available at $99 per
night. There
are many handicap rooms available.
Ask for the group rate under “Periodic Paralysis Association Conference.”
Cut- off date for the group rate is Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
There is a $6.00 per day parking fee for self-parking and a $15.00 per
day parking fee for valet. Refrigerators are available for a fee of
$9.00 a day.
The voluntary registration
fee to attend the PPA Conference is $50 for an individual or $100 per
family. “Payment for the PPA Conference is a voluntary donation
and not a fee.” If there are monetary concerns, please contact Misty
Smith at ms@pdfcomplete.com. Voluntary registration fees can be sent
to
Shelley Shifman, 3773
Windwood Dr., Rockford, MI 49341.
Medical and Scooter Rental
http://www.caremedicalequipment.com/
CARE Medical Equipment
102 Drennen Rd. B-1
Orlando, Florida 32806
Phone (407) 856-2273 • Toll Free U.S and Canada (800) 741-2282
Email: info@caremedicalequipment.com
Another Option for Rentals:
ScootAround
National Wheelchair/Scooter Rental
Company
http://www.scootaround.com/
Oxygen
Colonial Medical Supply Orlando
http://www.colonialmed.com
Phone: (800) 747-0246
Fax: (888) 849-6456
Eclipse Oxygen Rental
http://eclipseoxygenrentals.com/
1-800-308-2503
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VAN RENTAL
Handicap Van Rental
http://www.floridavanrentals.com/
1-866-322-4400
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International Drive Trolley( street
where Hotel is located)
Fully handicap accessible with lift
http://www.internationaldriveorlando.com/irideTrolley/index.asp
Transportation to
and from the Hotel:
Mears Transportation
service: www.mearstransportaion.com (Handicap-equipped with
call
ahead reservation)
Star Taxi: 1-407-857-
9999
Yellow Cab:
1-407-422-2222
Rental Car
Agencies:
Alamo: 1-800-327-9633
Avis: 1-800-831-2847
Dollar: In USA 1-800-527-0700,
Outside the USA 1-800-800-6000
National Car Rental:
1-800-227-7368
The Rosen Centre Hotel
offers the only TSA-approved remote skycap service in the United States;
guests staying at the Rosen Centre are entitled to utilize a completely
new concept in the travel industry. This affordable service allows departing
quests to receive their airline boarding passes and check their baggage
directly from the hotel. Travelers can rid themselves of their
cumbersome baggage and avoid long airport check-in lines by simply presenting
a government-issued identification and airline itinerary to the skycap
desk in the hotel lobby. Fast, secure, the entire process takes only
minutes.
There are several restaurants
located within the Rosen Centre and within easy walking distance on
International Drive. There is also a handicap-equipped trolley service
that runs the entire length of International Drive so you can easily travel
from location to location.
An itinerary will be
posted to the PPA website as soon as it is finished. It will also
be sent out in the PPA Communiqué to our members and through other
forms of email. This will be an awesome experience for anyone who has
never attended a conference in the past. Previous first-time attendees
have stated “it is a life-changing experience.”
Disney is giving FREE
admission to people this year on their
birthday so, if anyone
is celebrating while at the conference they should definitely go to
the Disney site and pre-register. You must pre-register!
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=WDWCelebrationsOverviewPage&bhcp=1
If you are planning to
attend the conference, please email Linda Feld at
lfeld@cfl.rr.com
