The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has announced the agenda for the Tuesday, July 8th meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). See below.
The public is invited to attend in person or via live videocast or conference call. The meeting takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, in the Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd, Conference Rooms C and D, Rockville, Maryland. (Map and directions here.) On-site registration is from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Robert Ring is joining the committee as a new public member. (Read more about Dr. Ring’s appointment here.)
The IACC advises the government on federally funded autism research and related activities. It also provides a forum for public input on these issues.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions, Roll Call and Approval of Minutes Thomas Insel, M.D. Susan Daniels, Ph.D. |
| 9:15 | Science Update Thomas Insel, M.D. |
| 9:30 | OARC/IACC Update Susan Daniels, Ph.D. |
| 9:45 | Neuroimaging the Full Spectrum of Autism David G. Amaral, Ph.D. |
| 10:15 | Autism BrainNet David G. Amaral, Ph.D. Alison Singer, M.B.A. |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | NIH NeuroBioBank Michelle P. Freund, Ph.D. |
| 11:20 | Briefing on State of the States Sonya Bowen, M.S.W. |
| 11:50 | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Public Comment |
| 1:30 | Discussion of Public Comment |
| 1:45 | Update on the South Carolina Children's Educational Surveillance Study (SUCCESS) Laura Carpenter, Ph.D., BCBA |
| 2:15 | Break |
| 2:30 | Panel on Autism Trajectories 2:30 Audrey Thurm, Ph.D. 2:50 Rebecca Landa, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 3:10 Catherine Lord, Ph.D. 3:30 - Discussion |
| 4:00 | Round Robin 4:00 - An Insider's Perspective on Autism Noah Britton, M.A. 4:15 - Teen Transition Sally Burton-Hoyle, Ed.D. 4:30 - Nevada's Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP) Jan Crandy 4:45 - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Programs John O'Brien, M.A. |
| 5:00 | Adjournment |