The more the autism field grows, the greater the need to maintain continual contact between those doing the research. Observations from one group of researchers can quickly be clarified by another group without waiting, negative results can be shared so investigators do not waste precious time following unproductive avenues, and technical expertise can be communicated to maximize the likelihood of success.
Often times meetings are required because researchers working in a particular subtopic of autism are never given the opportunity to just gather together and focus solely on their special area of interest. In other cases, meetings are an opportunity to introduce concepts about autism to a population of researchers or clinicians that may not otherwise ever consider the relevancy of their work to those suffering from autism. For all these reasons, the Autism Speaks Science Program sees support of autism-related research meetings as one of the most important things it can do.
Meetings partially or wholly sponsored by Autism Speaks include:
2009
April4/21-4/24
Wiring the Brain: From Genetic to Neuronal NetworksAdare, County Limerick, Ireland
Abstract submission deadline: October 17, 2008
www.wiringthebrain.com
2008
March3/1-3/5
"Neurobiology of Autism" at 39th Annual Meeting of American Society for NeurochemistrySan Antonio, TX
Read Colloquium Report
here.
May
5/15-5/17
International Meeting for Autism Research, 2008London, UK
Read Meeting Recap
here.
June
6/11-6/13
7th International Conference on Interaction Design for Children (IDC) Chicago, IL
Read Meeting Highlights
here.
August
8/24-8/29
"Neurobiology of Brain Diseases: Circuit Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration"Gordon Research Conference, Oxford, UK
September
9/3-9/7
Society of General Physiologists
62nd Annual Meeting and Symposium – Calcium Signaling and DiseaseWoods Hole, MA
Read a recap of this meeting
here.
October10/12-10/16
25th Annual Neurotoxicology Meeting: "Environmental Etiologies of Neurological Disorders: Scientific, Translational and Policy Implications"
Rochester, NY
Read a recap about the Autism Speaks sponsored symposium, "
Animal Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Information for Neurotoxicologists".
Download a flyer/itenerary for this symposium
here.
2007
March3/9
Jumpstart ConferenceSan Francisco, CA
3/11-3/14
Critical Contributions of the Orbitofrontal CortexNew York Academy of Sciences
April4/27
5th Annual Early Childhood Development Conference (Los Niños)New York, NY
May5/1-5/5
International Meeting for Autism ResearchSeattle, WA
Read a recap of this event
hereDownload Neuropathology Proceedings from IMFAR 2007
here5/30
Neurobiological Approaches to AutismNY Academy of Sciences
June6/8
Symposium on Research in Child Language DisordersMadison, WI
6/10-6/13
Shared Neurobiology of Autism and Related DisordersUSC
6/14-6/21
Workshop on Autism Spectrum DisordersCold Spring Harbor Laboratories
October10/4-10/6
Autism Telehealth Technologies SummitBoise, ID
10/23-10/26
American Society of Human Genetics Conference San Diego, CA
10/26-10/27
The Organization for Autism Research's 5th Annual Applied Autism Research and Intervention ConferenceArlington, VA
November
11/11-11/14
Twenty-Fourth International Neurotoxicology Conference - Environmental Etiologies of Neurological DisordersSan Antonio, TX