April 30, 2010 Meeting of the Full Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC); Live videocast available

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) - the Federal advisory committee mandated by The Combating Autism Act (CAA) of 2006 (P.L. 109-416 – ) to coordinate research activities within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - and the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC), will be holding a full meeting of the Committee on Friday, April 30, 2010.

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Full Committee Meeting Agenda
Friday, April 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern (6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pacific)

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Rotunda Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

This meeting will also be available to the public by live videocast.
Schedule subject to change. Meeting may end prior to or later than 5:00 p.m. depending on the needs of the committee.
See the agenda website for full schedule and link to the videocast

Of particular interest may be,
Research Update: Autism Treatment Network
Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer, Autism Speaks

Research Update: Autism in the DSM-V
Susan E. Swedo, M.D.
Senior Investigator, Behavioral Pediatrics Section
Pediatrics and Developmental Neurospsychiatry Branch, NIMH

Research Update: NIH Nonverbal ASD Workshop
Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.
Director, Laboratory of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston University
Ann Wagner, Ph.D.
Chief, Neurobehavioral Mechanisms and Mental Disorders Branch, NIMH

Research Update: Building the Infrastructure for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Disability Issues
Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, M.D., MSc, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Office on Disability, Office of the Secretary

Past posts
Sunday, April 4, 2010
U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee issues, "2009 Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research"

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