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Dear Colleagues,
It is my honour and pleasure to invite you to attend the 2nd International Symposium on Dystonia, entitled “Neural Plasticity in Dystonia”, which will be held at Villa Mondragone, Monte Porzio Catone, next June, 12-13, 2009. This area, called Castelli Romani (Alban Hills), is about 20 km south-east of Rome.
The symposium is meant to offer a two-days summary of the most recent updates in the field of Dystonia. The first day will be focused on basic research, whereas the second day will be focused on clinical issues.
Villa Mondragone is a magnificent Renaissance Palace on the hills overlooking Rome, built between 1573 and 1577 on commission of Cardinal Altemps, in order to host the Papal court and the new Pope, Gregory XIII. The Villa was called Mondragone (Mount Dragon) referring to the coat of arms of Gregory XIII who issued in the Villa itself, in 1582, the revision of the Julian calendar.
In the 1800’s Villa Mondragone underwent a period of slow decline until it was finally abandoned. In 1981 it was sold by the Order of the Jesuits to the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, and since then it has been continuously renewed.
I look forward to meeting you in June.
Antonio Pisani