Upcoming IACC Full Committee Meeting – Tuesday, January 18, 2011 – Rockville, MD

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) creates the “Strategic Plan” which serves as the main roadmap for autism research funding in the United States.

The IACC is going to have a full committee meeting on January 18 to update the Strategic Plan.

Or, to put it simply, this is where the rubber meets the road for the IACC. If you want to have an impact–and, yes, public input does have an impact–now is your chance to submit public comments. One place to send comments is the address given in the announcemt below: IACCpublicinquiries@mail.nih.gov.

Here is a pie chart of the funding breakdown according to the categories that the IACC Strategic Plan uses.

(click to enlarge).

Figure that research takes 5-10 years to bear fruit, in general. When I take a look at that pie chart and think about what segments have the possibility of really impacting my child’s life in the relatively near future, I would like to see more money spent in areas involving older children, adolescents and adults.

Here is the IACC announcement.

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Full Committee Meeting

Please join us for an IACC Full Committee meeting that will take place on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET in Rockville, MD. Onsite registration will begin at 9:00a.m.

Agenda: The IACC will review and approve the final 2011 update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Meeting location:
The Neuroscience Center – Map and Directions This link exits the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Web site and enters a non-government Web site.
6001 Executive Boulevard
Conference Rooms C and D
Rockville, MD 20852

The meeting will be open to the public and pre-registration is recommended. Seating will be limited to the room capacity and seats will be on a first come, first served basis, with expedited check-in for those who are pre-registered.

The meeting will be remotely accessible by videocast (http://videocast.nih.gov/) and conference call. Members of the public who participate using the conference call phone number will be able to listen to the meeting, but will not be heard.

Conference Call Access
USA/Canada Phone Number: 888-577-8995
Access code: 1991506

Individuals who participate using this service and who need special assistance, such as captioning of the conference call or other reasonable accommodations, should submit a request to the contact person listed above at least seven days prior to the meeting. If you experience any technical problems with the webcast or conference call, please e-mail IACCTechSupport@acclaroresearch.com or call the IACC Technical Support Help Line at 443-680-0098.

Please visit the IACC Events page for the latest information about the meeting, including registration, remote access information, the agenda, materials and information about other upcoming IACC events.

Contact Person for this meeting is:

Ms. Lina Perez
Office of Autism Research Coordination
National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
6001 Executive Boulevard, NSC
Room 8185a
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-6040
E-mail: IACCpublicinquiries@mail.nih.gov