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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: ppearl214 on March 01, 2013, 05:41:41 am
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Hi all,
Ok, anyone from the forum attending? The past 2 symposiums that I attended (I know CherylR and others have attended MANY more than me!), we had a good Discussion Forumites turnout!
Phyl
Details:
ANA 21st National Symposium
August 9-11, 2013
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
Sponsored by:
House Clinic and the Doctors of the House Clinic
Every two years ANA presents their national symposium for pre-and post-treatment acoustic neuroma patients, family members, friends and health care professionals for a weekend of educational lectures, workshops and panel discussions – all with leading acoustic neuroma medical professionals. The symposium will showcase the best thinking from both practitioners and visionaries on the major issues confronting acoustic neuroma patients.
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I have been to the last 5 symposiums. The first one I went to in 2003 was in Anaheim. I am not planning on making it this year but would dearly love to go. I have enjoyed them all and learned something new every time. I hope there is the usual good number of attendees. It is a great way to learn more about ANs and even NF2. Cheryl R
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Looking forward to attending the Symposium. Already registered and will be going with another ANer as we will be sharing a room.
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Hi All,
Chelsea and I are hoping to go this year. This is not too far from home and is the area of all her doctors. Actually, one of her doctors will be presenting. He is Dr. Azizzadeh...he did her facial paralysis surgeries. He is a fabulous person! I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you from this forum.
See you there,
Michelle
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Alas, I will be unable to attend, as that is right around the time I'll be out of state for a few months on business. :( I really wanted to go, so I guess maybe in a couple of years???
Jay
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May be going... depends on a couple of things, so will advise.
Michelle, would be FAB to see you and Chel again! :) :) :)
Jay, hoping you were going since you are out that way but totally understand. How dare work do that to you!!??!?!?!
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Yikes! Just saw that no one had posted on this thread since March. I hope more people have registered by now since the early deadline for registration is rapidly approaching.
I finally made my hotel reservations and Symposium registration today ..... had to balance some other activities going on this summer before making a decision. My husband and I will both be there so I hope to see many of my Forum friends in person there!!
Clarice
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Clarice! YAY!!!!!!!!!! I communicated with the ANA... there is a chance I am going as well. Stand by for updates :) Hoping the LA gang (DavidS and all) are attending as well!
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Oh, wonderful! So hope you can make it, Phyl ..... two years is a long time to go without seeing my AN friends!!! ;D The Forum is wonderful to meet new patients/friends who "get it," but it is an added bonus to see them in person, while learning all kinds of new things regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
We are going out a few days early to celebrate the birthday of my only remaining aunt, who will be 96 that week and lives in the LA area. Hope we have time to reconnect with David, Nancy, and Lainie (the infamous LA Gang!), if they are not attending the symposium.
Clarice
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Clarice,
Looks like I'm going :) I agree with you about hooking up with the ANA LA gang and have put a bug in David's ear about meeting up. We have time. Barring physical issues with me, looks like I'm a go!
SO agree with you! Meeting the forum gang at the past 2 symposiums was a delight and we certainly have left our mark (and a few mugs o' grog) at each event! Here's hoping we have a good turnout with the forumites!
Phyl
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Hi Phyl,
Hope all's well with you and the bloke!!--Missed having an April brunch, but hopefully this fall..
I wish there could be a symposium here in Boston--I can't imagine why not??
Take care and my best to all..
Grammy/Mary
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Hi All,
Is it too late to sign up?
Mike
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Hi Mike,
No, it's not too late. You can go to the ANA homepage and find the link for the symposium there.
Phyl
Hi All,
Is it too late to sign up?
Mike
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Clarice, looking forward to seeing you again at the symposium!
Phyl, hope to see you there, too!
Nancy
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I will be taking care of my mom who is having eye surgery August 8. You all have a good time.
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Hey all,
Looking forward to meeting up again, this time here on the west coast!! See you soon.
Barb
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Hi all -- I'm hoping to se some of you at the symposium. On Friday, I'm attending Kate Boswell's breakout session since she is one of us and is covering a serious topic on how to cope post-surgery. On Saturday, Lainie, Nancy, Clarice and her husband, Truman are getting together on the poolside lounge at about 5:00. Hope you can join us. David
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I wish I was coming since have been to the last 5 symposiums but passed this year so could use the finances for other events. Just get good pictures! I know all who go will enjoy it. Turns out our Michigan daughter is coming home the 15th for just a short visit and we are going to take her back to MI via Wisconsin and stay on Mackinac Island one night before get her back to Lansing the next day. I know there could be several ANers that now know could also see on the trip but won't be time to go a bit out of the way. So do get to do a trip this month.
Cheryl R
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I have my follow up visit with the radiation oncologist on the 9th - and my finances are pretty stretched thin trying to pay my out of pocket portions for everything... :(
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I am back! ;D
I have not been on this forum in ages... Life just got busy...
LADavid I see you are still around... Jaylogs you are a moderator now – holy doodle! saralynn143, Cheryl R, chelsmom & 'Pearly Whites' ;) :-* too.
Last symposium I attended was in Chicago (2009?)
But hey I landed & I'm here … in LA!! Kid you not… Looking forward to seeing you- all - tomorrow
Signed,
"4" aka DaisyHeadMaisy :)
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Hope you're all having fun and learning lots!
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For those of you at the symposium in the hotel who are health & budget conscious + have discovered that Starbucks coffee here, at the in-hotel coffee bar, is $6 & a simple sandwich is between $14 & $21 (gasp! are you kidding us!) and last night's hotel provided 'supper' was 'pizza & barebones salad'... sigh... And the tap water in your hotel room tastes like recycled pool water.
Please know that next door to the symposium hotel I discovered, yesterday, a health food grocery store & deli that has a 4 1/2 star rating on YELP (Did not show on iphone app - I had to dig on google to actually find)
Mrs.Winston's Green Grocery
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Ste 132
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 553-4100
Also if you walk over a block on Avenue of the Stars (the avenue the symposium hotel in on) in between Constellation & Santa Monica Blvds there ARE restaurants & coffee shops in that block too.
Food (& portions of) here at the LA hotel is just not comparing to the Chicago Drake Hotel ( 2009 ANA symposium ) so we need to share info resources.
Yesterday afternoon was long ... with no refreshments provided to attendees (except ice tea & lemonade.) I think many left early, during the last breakout workshop, simply because they were hungry.
"4"
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Was there an announcement about the location of the next symposium?
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If there was an announcement of where the next symposium is- I did not catch it.
BTW I have say the following night (Sat) we had much better food at the gala banquet than the pizza supper the night before (Fri.).
Also many of us figured out that down on the conference center floor there was free filtered water to refill your water bottles . The conference was excellent - just the hotel was too spendy & and the hotel did not provide refreshments (only tea and lemonade) at the symposium breaks - having us all starving-marving in between and/or before meal times. Next symposium I will advice people to pack snack bars.
The snack bar offerings in the hotel room was outrageously :o priced. Beverly Hills has no doubt THE highest mark-up on retail good/food & restaurants I have experienced ::) in the USA. If you went to the hotel via cab/shuttle from airport without a rental car the hotel really had you :-[ captive. LA is not exactly a "walking" city like Chicago was.
There was no comparison between the Drake Hotel in Chicago & the Century Plaza in LA as far as food goes either. But hey- it was still a GREAT symposium this year. I met many wonderful+ inspiring people. :)
Deborah R. Walls's keynote speaker address was EXCELLENT.
DEB YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION!!! You ;) rawk- girl! :D
Something very special about having one of our own talk who 'gets it' - that made her speech SO special. 8) Thanks Deb!