Thank you

Dear Friends and Colleagues

On behalf of Alzheimer’s Disease International and Alzheimer’s Society we would like to thank all those who attended, contributed to, volunteered for and helped organise the 27th International Conference at the ExCeL centre in London.

The conference was an outstanding success.  Over 1,600 delegates attended and the feedback from them on the content of the conference has been excellent.  The contributions made by Professor Peter Piot and Sir Terry Pratchett at the opening ceremony were very well received and the plenary session devoted to the portrayal of dementia in the mass media was described, by the director of ADI, as a ‘landmark debate’.

Whether you came as a doctor or researcher, a carer, a member of an Alzheimer’s support organisation, an opinion former or a person living with dementia, there would have been a great deal to interest you.  Of particular note this year was the much larger number of people living with dementia who attended and the five parallel sessions chosen by, chaired and presented by them.  The reaction to that stream of meetings has been remarkable and we are proud that it was such an important part of the conference.

May we now encourage you to attend the 28th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International in Taipei.  The theme “Dementia: Action for Global Change is very relevant to us now as we press for dementia to be made a global health priority.  For further information on registration and abstract submission please visit the conference website at www.ad2013.org.

See you in Taipei!

Andrew Ketteringham Conference Chair Alzheimer's Society		Dr. Daisy Acosta Chairman Alzheimer’s Disease International