Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee for the Fourth International Congress on Vascular Dementia, we are pleased to announce that the next congress will take place in Porto, Portugal from October 20-23, 2005.

Our aim is to once again discuss the new developments in the area of Vascular Dementia. During our meeting in Porto we shall have an opportunity to deliberate on large and small vessel brain diseases and how they contribute to cognitive decline. We shall try to identify the specific psychological markers, if any, of vascular dementia, and also the genetic factors involved. The overlap with Alzheimer's disease will be a central issue, as will be the white matter changes frequently seen in vascular dementia in depression and in normal ageing.

We look forward to welcoming you to Porto in October 2005, and hope that this meeting will be a memorable experience for all of you, where you will be able to further friendships and strengthen scientific collaboration, in the enjoyable atmosphere for with Porto is known.

Yours sincerely,

Amos D. Korczyn Chairman	James Toole Honorary President