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IACC Full Committee Meeting Agenda

Friday, November 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern

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

Time Event
  8:00 a.m. Registration
  9:00 Call to Order and Opening Remarks

Thomas Insel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Chair, IACC
  9:05 Brief Introductions of IACC Members
  9:10 Review and Approval of July 15, 2008 IACC Meeting Summary
  9:15 Review and Decisions: IACC Strategic Plan for ASD Research

Della Hann, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) and Executive Secretary, IACC

Thomas Insel, M.D
Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Chair, IACC
10:15 Break
10:25 Continuation — Review and Decisions: IACC Strategic Plan

Thomas Insel, M.D
Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Chair, IACC
11:15 Discussion: IACC Annual Updating for the Strategic Plan

Della Hann, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) and Executive Secretary, IACC
11:30 Ethical Concerns in Autism Research

Paula C. Durbin-Westby
Member and Board of Directors, Autistic Self Advocacy Network
11:45 Lunch
12:45 p.m. Report and Update from the IACC Services Subcommittee

Ellen Blackwell, M.S.W.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Lee Grossman
President and CEO, Autism Society of America
  1:00 Services and Supports for Children and Adult Populations with ASD

Ellen Blackwell, M.S.W.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  1:30 ASD Services: Challenges and Opportunities

Cathy Pratt, Ph.D.
Director, Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Indiana University
  1:50 State Presentations on Promising Practices in ASD Programming

Pennsylvania

Nina Wall Cote
Director, Bureau of Autism Services
Department of Public Welfare

Connecticut

Kathy Reddington
Autism Coordinator, Division of Autism Spectrum Services
Department of Developmental Services
  2:30 Panel Discussion on Care for Individuals with ASD

Moderator: Lee Grossman
President and CEO, Autism Society of America

Ms. Emily Homer
Executive Director
VOCA of Maryland D.C.

Dr. Jeffrey L. Strully
Executive Director
Jay Nolan Community Services

Ms. Pamela Beck
Support Broker/Parent Advocate
  3:15 Break
  3:30 Open Session for Public Comment
  4:00 Closing Comments and Future Agenda Items
  4:15 Adjournment


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