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CASE WESTERN ,RESERVE UNIVERSITY Dr. George Hashim August 9, 1995: The Council for Tobacco Research usa 900 Third Avenue New' York, NY 10022 Re: "EnvironInental and. genetic factors in Alzheimer~s disease and related disorders: Influences and interactions,-Martinique, French West Indies, October 5,11, 1996" Dear Dr. Hashim, My co-organizers and I request the support of the Council for Tobacco Research-USA for this scientific meeting to.take.place in Martinique in the Fall of 1996.' This• Symposium will• gather. together approximately 150 neuroscientists from around the world to present current research findings and clinical issues in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. As you .know,. smoking has been found to be protective against the develoopment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A speciai seminar at the meeting will be devoted to this topic. Presentations of research data and their.critical evaluation and clinical implications will be emphasized~ The meeting will be fully bilingual with simuRaneous translation in French and English. This :symposium will be the fourth of its kind. Three previous ones took place.in Ochos Rios, Jamaica .in 1993, 1994; and 1995•. The 1993 and 1994 me~tings were discussed in an article • published in Amyloid: International Journal of Experimental and. Clinical Investigation, 1:206- 210, 1994 (enclosed). " The papers presented at the 1994 meeting were published in :Molecular .... Neurobiology 9:1-208, 1994.. This meeting has been granted sponsorship by the Conseil General de 4a.Martinique, the C0nseil Regional de la Martinique, the Fonds de Cooperation Regional, ~Caraibes-Guyane, and the World Federation of Neurology, Research Group on Dementia. It will be held with a satellite meeting of the Caribbean Brain i~esearch..Qrganization (CARIBRO). Themove of the meeting .from Jamaica to Martinique, the participation of An~illes-Guyan¢.U.p!~ersity and of CARIBRO coincide with the desire to 1) open the meeting to neuroscientists from French and Spanish speaking regions of the world and 2) place more emphasis onpathql_og}r~ prevailing in the Caribbean. We believe that the international;exposui:~' 'dr this .metering will be a valuableresource for your organization. We will be grateful for.support of travel and lodging expenses.. Scientists and • managers of the Council for Tobacco Research usa-will be most welcome.. You should also. consider having a scientific or industrial exhibit. We look forward to hearing from you. • Sincere/y~yot~s, Robert P. Friedland, 1VE. D. Chief, Laboratory of Neurogeriatrics rpf2@po.cwru.edu CC: Francois Boller, MD, PhD, U 324 : INSERM, 2 ter Rue d'Alesia, 750145Paris, France Fax: 331-4589- 6848; Tel: 331-4581.-4421; E-mail: UNIT324@sinaps.vjf.inserm.fr Amanda McRae, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, ~Medicinaregatan 3-5, Goteborg, . Sweden 41390, Fax: 46-31=829690; Tel: 46-317733354; E-mail: amanda.mcrae@anatcell.gu.se Jean-Claude Vernant, MD, Professor des Universites, Praticien Hospitalier, Neurologue Laboratory ,~. ri " ;~ ~co,~ De~artrnen~t~l~e~rc~ - Martinique, Fax: 19 596±549075; Tel: 19 596 54 25•50 MAILINGADOFIESS VtslroRSANOOeLIVERleS Phone 216-368-1912 Case Western Reserve University ,WG 38 Fax 216=368-4613 10900 Euclid Avenue School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4938 • . _ : _ ~ '_i