Thursday May 3rd:

3:00 pm – 6:30 pm  
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Registration
Wine and cheese reception.  Posters.
Banquet at Aviation Museum with Keynote Speakers (Drs. Lou Kunkel and Ron Worton)

 Friday May 4th: 

8:00 am    
8:45 am 
9:00 am – 10:20 am

10:20 am – 10:40 am 
10:40 am – Noon

Noon – 1:30 pm  
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm   

2:50 pm – 3:10 pm  
3:10 pm – 4:30 pm 

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
7:00 pm – 10.00pm

Continental breakfast.  Posters
Welcome speech  
Session I: Dystrophin, Utrophin, and Muscular Dystrophy
     K. Campbell, S. Carbonetto, J. Ervasti, E. McNally                Chair: Dennis Bulman
Coffee
Session II: Dystrophin glycoprotein complex
     E. Ozawa, H. Worman, M. Lisanti, P. Ray                              Chair: Stephen Gee
Lunch
Session III: Pharmacologic therapies of muscle disease
     K. Davies, B. Jasmin, T. Partridge , L. Miller                          Chair: Jeff Dilworth
Coffee
Session IV: General advances in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
     J. Melki, A. Burghes, A. MacKenzie, R. Kothary                     Chair: Jocelyn Coté
Posters
Banquet at Museum of Civilization

Saturday May 5th:

8:00 am 
8:30 am – 9:50 am

9:50 am – 10:20 am  
10:20 am – Noon

Noon – 1:30 pm  
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm 

2:50 pm – 3:10 pm    
3:10 pm - 4:30 pm

4:30 pm  

Continental breakfast.  Posters   
Session V: General advances in Myotonic Dystrophy
    C. Thornton, M. Swanson, J. Puymirat, M. Mahadevan               Chair: David Picketts
Coffee
Session VI: Pathogenic mechanisms/Gene therapy of
muscle disease
    E. Hoffman, J. Tidball, J. Chamberlain, G. Karpati, H. Stedman   Chair: Robin Parks
Lunch
Session VII: Cell therapy of muscle disease
    J. Huard, J. Tremblay, M. Rudnicki                                              Chair: David Parry
Coffee
Session VIII: Other therapies of muscle disease
    T. Khurana, R. Korneluk, G. van Ommen, L. Megeney               Chair: Ilona Skerjanc
Meeting Adjournment and Thank You.