February 8, 2008
TimeEvent
8:00 -8:30 amRegistration
8:30 - 9:00 amWelcome and State of the NIMH
Thomas R. Insel, M.D. Director, NIMH
9:00 –10:00 amNational Advisory Mental Health Council Neurodevelopment Workgroup
Daniel Pine, M.D., Chief, Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience and Chief of Child and Adolescent Research in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the NIMH Intramural Research Program.
10:00 -10:30 amBreak and Networking
10:30 –11:30 amDeveloping New and Better Treatments: Challenges and Opportunities
Wayne Goodman, M.D., Director, Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development, NIMH
Dialogue 
11:30 - 12:00 pmGroup Discussion
Alliance Participants, NIMH Director and staff
12:00 - 1:00 pmNetworking Lunch
Lunch on your own in the Dining Room

News from NIH/NIMH
1:00- 2:00 pmNIMH Strategic Plan
Dr. Insel
2:00-2:30 pmBreak and Networking
2:30 - 3:30NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC)
Timothy Hays, Ph.D., Project Director, RCDC; Chief, Portfolio Analysis and Scientific Opportunities (PASO) Branch, Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI), Office of the Director, NIH
Dialogue 
3:30 - 4:30 pmQ&A WRAP -UP
Alliance Participants, NIMH Director, and staff