Federal InterAgency Autism Coordinating Committee met Tuesday Jan 14 2014, below is the agenda and my take will follow in the next couple of days. The National Autism Strategic Plan was voted unanimously by IACC which will go to Congress and the Administration including U.S Secretary of Health & Human Services – Kathleen Sebelius.
IACC Full Committee Meeting Agenda:
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive
Building 31, C Wing, 6th Floor, Conference Room 6
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Map and Directions
On-site registration is from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern for members of the public attending in person, and the meeting will also be available to the public by live videocast and conference call. The materials for the meeting can be found here.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions and Approval of Minutes
Thomas Insel, M.D. Susan Daniels, Ph.D. |
| 9:15 | Science Update
Thomas Insel, M.D. |
| 9:45 | Update on CAA Reauthorization, IACC Activities and GAO Review |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Discussion and Approval of 2013 IACC Strategic Plan Update |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Public Comments |
| 1:25 | Discussion of Public Comments |
| 1:50 | An Attempt at Re-defining Autism for the Biological Sciences
Ami Klin, Ph.D. |
| 2:20 | National Science Foundation Research Activities Related to Autism
Mark H. Leddy, Ph.D. |
| 2:50 | Committee Business
DSM-5 Planning Group Update Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. |
| 3:20 | Committee Business
OARC Update Susan Daniels, Ph.D. |
| 3:50 | Break |
| 4:00 | Round Robin
Larry Wexler, Ph.D. – PROMISE Coleen Boyle, Ph.D. – Somali Study |
| 5:00 | Adjournment |