Zenith Meeting Highlights

Spring Meeting May 13, 2008

The next Zenith Society Meeting is coming up on May 13, 2008 in Washington, D.C.

Coinciding with the Alzheimer’s Association Public Policy Forum and National Alzheimer’s Gala, the focus of the meeting will be the importance of advocacy in winning the fight against Alzheimer's. Zenith members will also be voting on which 2008 Zenith Research projects to fund.

To be invited to a Zenith meeting, please contact Mark Germano, vice president, Relationship Development, 312.335.5291, mark.germano@alz.org.

Meeting focus: Early Detection

The latest Zenith Society meeting was held on November 16, 2007 in Chicago. It was extremely enriching and insightful – and one of the most comprehensive Zenith meetings in history. The theme of the meeting was early detection, and members and guests in attendance had the rare opportunity to hear about the importance of this issue from a number of different perspectives – from leaders in research, imaging, and care as well as from someone living in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The meeting featured presentations by a member of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Early Stage Advisory Group; Dr. Dennis Selkoe, a leading expert on early detection of Alzheimer’s at Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Dr. Kim Gallagher, an imaging expert at G.E. Healthcare.

Senator Richard Durbin, D-Ill. (Running time 2:47)

Video message from Senator Durbin, thanking Zenith Society members for their commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research at their fall meeting.

Society completes latest Zenith Challenge

The Zenith Society also welcomed three new Zenith members, whose $1 million gifts will not only bolster research and care efforts at the Association, but also met the most recent Zenith Challenge.

Zenith Challenges are brought forth by members to raise the bar in giving by their peers and to bring in new members. Now, in addition to the three new gifts, the Zenith member who initiated a challenge at the spring Zenith meeting will be renewing their pledge of $1 million, for a total of $4 million.

Three separate Zenith Challenges have now raised over $20 million for the Alzheimer's Association!