Public Lecture, December 6, 2009 in Batavia, NY on XMRV and ME/CFS

Because time is getting near, I wanted to give an update on the XMRV lecture in Batavia on December 6, 2009. I have received many letters saying that they did not want to drive from Toronto or Syracuse if there would not be tickets available. So we have put together a way to buy tickets on the website. Actually, "we" is not appropriate as I am computer illiterate. Debbie in our research group has been working with Carrie, our webmistress (who donates all her activities, by the way).

So the lecture will be from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Holiday Inn of Batavia NY (8250 Park Road, Batavia, NY 14020), right next to the NY State Thruway. Tickets may be purchased via the web site. (http://www.davidsbell.com/DSBEvents.htm#tickets)

If one wishes to stay at the Holiday Inn, there will be rooms available at the reduced rate of $72 double and $92 suite.  Holiday Inn guarantees the room rate if booked by November 23rd. After that it’s back to regular rates. Specify: Lyndonville Research Group.  Click here to make your reservations.

The cost at the door the afternoon of the lecture will be $15. I have absolutely no idea of how many persons will be coming, and the Hotel needs an estimate. They can accommodate up to 400 persons with advance notice.

I do not want to get people's hopes up too high. Officially I will say that the association between XMRV and CFS/FM/ME is "being studied and has not been proven". I will have no new information on treatment, just ideas of where this may go. We will not be taping the lecture as it is expensive and I expect the material is likely to change rapidly over the next six months. Material will be presented from the Science paper, Dr. Dan Peterson's testimony at the CFS Advisory Committee meeting, our hopes for a study to help confirm these findings, and lots of interesting stuff.

Source: Londonville News from David Bell