VENUE
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
USA
The entrance you should be using to enter the Convention Center is called the Section C Lobby Entrance and it is located on Convention Center Drive.
GETTING TO THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
The Miami Beach Convention Center is situated 20 minutes from the Miami International Airport via State Road 112 and US 195, downtown Miami and the Port of Miami via I-395.
The easiest and quickest way to reach the Miami Beach Convention Center from the airport is by taxi. The approximate cost is $32 + tip and the journey takes and takes between 15-20 minutes. For further information about public transportation from the airport visit: http://www.miami-airport.com/faqs_ground_trans.asp
There is a shuttle service to the Miami Beach Hotels from the airport. The service is available on the ground level of the terminal, outside the baggage claim area. For further details please visit this link: http://www.miami-airport.com/hotel_shuttles.asp.
To reach the Convention Center from the airport by car please follow these instructions:
Take exit 3 on the left to merge onto NW 42nd Ave/FL-953 N/N Le Jeune Rd
Merge onto FL-112 E via the ramp to Ft Lauderdale/I-95/Miami Beach
Partial toll road
Continue onto I-195 E
Take exit 5 to merge onto Alton Rd/FL-907 S
Turn left at Dade Blvd
Turn right at Convention Center Dr
Destination will be on the left- 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach, FL 33139
Parking for all vehicles is available at the municipal lot on Convention Center Drive, as well as at a parking garage located on 17th Street, one block from the Miami Beach Convention Center.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Congress is English.
Climate
Highs during December are approximately 75 degrees Farenheit and 24 degress Celcius. Night time lows are aprroximately 60 degrees Farenheit and 15 degrees Celcius. The weather is warm and sunny with a slight chance of rain.
The TRADE EXHIBITION
An exhibition by pharmaceutical and commercial companies will take place within the framework of the Congress. Potential exhibitors can request information from the Congress Secretariat.
OFFICIAL AIRLINE
SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE STAR ALLIANCE NETWORK 
The Star Alliance™ Members Airlines are pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline Network for the XVIII WFN World Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders.
To obtain the Star Alliance™ Conventions Plus discounts, please call the reservation office of a participating Star Alliance Member Airline and quote the following Convention Code UA08S09.
Registered participants plus one accompanying person travelling to the event are automatically granted a discount of up to 20%, depending on fare and class of travel booked.
The participating airlines for this event are: Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, BMI, Egypt Air, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, Swiss Airlines, TAP Portugal, Thai Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways.
For booking office information please visit: www.staralliance.com/conventionsplus
Discounts are offered on published business and economy class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth fares, group fares and Round the World fares.
Please note: For travel from Japan and New Zealand special fares or discounts are offered by the participating airlines on their own network.
When making your travel plans please present confirmation of your registration or proof of attendance.
ACCOMMODATION
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
Kenes International
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet
CH-1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel : +41 22 908 0488
Fax : +41 22 906 9140
E-mail:
parkinson@kenes.com