You are cordially invited to participate in the 5th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium, which will be held in Kuopio, Finland, June 11-13, 2009.

This series of meetings will focus on different important areas of Alzheimer's disease research. Our goal is to bring scientists and clinicians together and provide a forum for new ideas for future research and subsequently for treatment and prevention options. The first meeting was held on January 28-30, 1999 in freezing temperatures. This time we decided to fulfill the wish of many speakers to organize the meeting in summer.

Like in previous meetings we have succeeded in composing an interesting program with top speakers. The program in the forthcoming fifth meeting will focus on new exciting data concerning frontal dementias, early diagnosis, symptomatic treatment and emerging disease modifying treatment options including dietary interventions and rehabilitation of dementia.

I warmly welcome you to Kuopio to enjoy this exciting scientific meeting, which will also provide you an opportunity to experience the finnish summer.


Kuopio, June 2008

Hilkka Soininen
Professor, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee