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Agenda of the May 12, 2008, Meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee

Rotunda Room
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, DC

| Minutes |

Time Event
8:00 Registration Opens
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
9:15 Approval of March 14, 2008 Meeting Summary
9:20 Report from Services Subcommittee
Lee Grossman
President and CEO, Autism Society of America

Ellen Blackwell, MSW
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
9:35 Report from Town Hall Meeting
Cindy Lawler, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
9:50 Update on Strategic Planning Process

Report on Strategic Planning Workgroup Meeting
Edwin Trevathan, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:20 Break
10:35 Next Steps for Strategic Plan

Discussion of Draft Vision, Mission and Aspirational Goals for Strategic Plan

Review of Draft Template for Plan

Discuss ASD Research Portfolio and Budgetary Requirements for Strategic Plan

Charge to Strategic Planning Workgroup
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Summary of Advances in ASD Research Update
Diane Buckley, MA
NIMH Autism Team
1:40 Updates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Related Activities by Federal IACC Members
1:40—Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (Larke Huang)
1:45—Office on Disability (Margaret Giannini)
1:50—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Story Landis)
1:55—National Institute of Mental Health (Thomas Insel)
2:00—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Cindy Lawler)
2:05—National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Judith Cooper)
2:10—Health Resources and Services Administration (Peter van Dyck)
2:15—Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Duane Alexander)
2:20—Department of Education (Gail Houle)
2:25—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Ellen Blackwell)
2:30—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Edwin Trevathan)
2:35—Administration on Children and Families (Patricia Morrissey)
2:35 Break
2:45 Open Session for Public Comment
3:15 Closing Comments and Future Agenda Items
3:30 Adjournment

Future IACC Meetings: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 and Friday, November 21, 2008



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