Conference Recap


From the Spring 2000 issue of Hopes & Dreams, newsletter of the Illinois Chapter, Huntington's Disease Society of America.

The Illinois Chapter wishes to thank all of you who attended the Illinois Chapter's first annual state conference on April 1st. If the comments are any indication of the time had by all, we believe this event was truly a success. And remember, this was our first endeavor of this kind so we can only get better. The numbers below reflect the outcome of this fabulous event of this magnitude by the Illinois Chapter:

Please mark your calendar to keep the following date open in 2001:

2nd Annual Illinois State HD Conference
Saturday, March 31, 2001

Information on where to purchase/order books that were given away at the 'Garden of Hope for HD' Conference is listed below:

Devil's Dance by Richard R. Karlen (a novel)
This book can be ordered for $15.00 plus shipping and handling from:
Ironbound Press
55 Highlander Drive, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
FAX: 1-908-755-8537
Website: http://www.ironboundpress.net/ (To use the keyboard, press the Alt key and the letter D at the same time, and then press Enter.)
Frameshift by Robert J. Sawyer (a science fiction story)
Copies are available from all online bookstores, or can be ordered by any regular bookstore that does not have the book in stock. Autographed copies can also be purchased directly from the author through his web site at:
http://www.sfwriter.com (To use the keyboard, press the Alt key and the letter F at the same time, and then press Enter.)
You'll also find sample chapters and a reader's group discussion guide for the novel there.
Mapping Fate by Alice Wexler (biography)
Available now in paperback (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996, ISBN: 0520207416). Your bookstore should be able to order it if they don't have it in stock.
Non-Chew Cookbook by J. Randy Wilson
$23.95 each (free shipping and handling). Order from Wilson Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 2190, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602-2190; Toll Free: 1-800-843-2409

Most of these books have been reviewed by Renette Davis. Please see her website for the book reviews:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~rd13/hd/reviews.html (To use the keyboard, press the Alt key and the letter R at the same time, and then press Enter.)


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Created: May 20, 2000
Last updated: Nov. 30, 2010