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Vancouver is the host of the 9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias (ICFTD), which will take place at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, from October 23 – 25, 2014. Drs. Ian Mackenzie and Howard Feldman will co-organize the meeting with assistance from the University of British Columbia, Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD). The ICFTD is held every two years and is the only regularly scheduled international conference devoted to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), making it an important opportunity for FTD clinicians, researchers, trainees and caregivers from around the world to share knowledge with the goal of improving care for patients with this devastating neurodegenerative disease. This is a particularly exciting time in FTD research as significant recent advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of FTD now provide us with the foundation for the rational development of targeted therapies. It is anticipated that the 2014 conference will attract more than 600 international delegates.

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

FTD Conference Rates Start at $159 CDN per night plus taxes.

The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
1088 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R9
Tel: (604) 893-7120 OR 1-800-663-9255
Email: reservations@wallcentre.com
www.sheratonvancouver.com

BOOK ONLINE NOW: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1401141947&key=C242A

The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre is located at the corner of Burrard and Nelson in downtown Vancouver, minutes away from Robson Street, the main shopping area. Guest rooms have floor to ceiling windows and complimentary wireless internet. The Wall Centre also boasts a 12,000 square foot health club with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, and Apex weight equipment and machines.

Rooms have been blocked for FTD guests from Tue Oct 21 to Sun Oct 26, 2014. If you choose to extend your stay outside of these dates, you can still book at the conference rate but availability is not guaranteed.

Special conference rates starting at $159 CDN per night are offered to conference attendees. Please specify that you are with the “9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias” or if you call in the shorter code is “2700″ in order to receive the appropriate rate. Please note that this rate does not include applicable taxes or parking. In order to take advantage of the special conference rate, reservations must be made by September 22, 2014. Rooms can only be booked on a space-available basis after this date, and the special rate can not be guaranteed.

*Please note that the nightly rate does not include breakfast. However, breakfast will be provided in the conference space for conference participants only.**

*Those applying for a Student Bursary should wait to book their accommodation until after they have received notification about their bursary (July 15).

Please visit the hotel website for more information about the facilities and amenities: www.sheratonvancouver.com

Location Map: http://www.sheratonvancouver.com/things-to-do-in-vancouver
Image Gallery: http://www.sheratonvancouver.com/gallery
Room Types: http://www.sheratonvancouver.com/vancouver-accommodation

Submission Info

1. Abstracts will not be reviewed unless they are submitted via the online submission system by the deadline of Sunday June 15, 2014 (midnight Pacific Time). Late abstracts will NOT be accepted. Abstracts submitted by post, fax or email will not be considered.

2. All abstracts should be written, submitted and presented in English.

3. Abstracts must be original (non-published) work.

4. Submission of multiple abstracts describing different components of the same study is not appropriate. All findings generated from the same study should be included in a single abstract.

5. Changes will not be permitted once the deadline has passed.

6. Submission of an abstract automatically implies acknowledgement that the work described was conducted in accordance with current ethical standards and regulations in medical research.

7. Abstracts will be rejected if the reviewers decide:

(i) the content is not sufficiently relevant to FTD.

(ii) the work is not ethically or scientifically sound.

(iii) the data provided in the abstract is insufficient to be informative.

8. The presenting author must register for the conference by July 31, 2014. Non-registered authors will not be permitted to present their work and will be excluded from the journal publication.

9. Abstracts accepted and presented at the congress will be published, subject to editorial review, in the online American Journal of Neurodegenerative Disease.
Note: By submitting an abstract, the authors agree that all copyrights of all materials included in the submitted abstract will be exclusively transferred to e-Century Publishing Corporation. http://www.e-century.org/information_for_authors.html

There are still opportunities to exhibit at the 2014 FTD scientific conference. Click here to download the 2014 FTD Exhibiting Prospectus.

Or contact Michelle at michelle.b@ubc.ca for more information

The Division of Continuing Professional Development (FTD 2014 Conference Secretariat)
The UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is the office of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia that has responsibility for continuing professional education for the practicing physicians and other health-care professionals in British Columbia.

UBC CPD
855 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1L7

Inquiries: (604) 875-5101

Fax: (604) 875-5078
Email: ftd.vancouver2014@ubc.ca

http://www.ftdvancouver2014.com/