The Euro Huntington's Disease Network (EHDN) and the Spanish Huntington Association (ACHE) are pleased to jointly announce the 2004 European Huntington Meeting. For the first time, a Meeting of the European Huntington Associations is organised in conjunction with a Meeting of European clinicians and scientists active in HD research.

By meeting back-to-back and by mutual participation in sessions of both organisation the close ties between lay groups/patient advocates and clinician/scientist active in HD reserach are (hopefully) further strengthened and the vital importance of working together is acknowledged.

The meeting of the Euro-HD-Network (EHDN 2004) will take place from Friday, October 1st until Saturday, October 2, 2004. The meeting of the European Associations will begin on Sunday, October 3, 2004, with a session reporting on some highlights of the EHDN 2004 and will be finishing on Monday, October 4, 2004 after lunch.

The meeting venue is located in a small city northwest of Madrid and very close to San Lorenzo El Escorial a royal palace and a monastery complex built on order of the emporer Felipe II  by Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera from 1558-1595. Aside from being a residence of the kings (Sitio Real) -  in particular during the summer months - El Escorial served as a mausoleum of the Spanish Monarchs.

Street address of the meeting center:

Fray Luis de León (html)
Paseo de la Alameda, 39
28440 Guadarrama, Madrid
phone:    +34 91 854 9590
fax:        +34 91 854 9613
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