AUCD 2021 Virtual Conference
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who participated, sponsored, exhibited, and presented at #AUCD2021! We are so glad you joined us for Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience. Here's a look at our impact. https://www.aucd.org/conference/
More about the graphic: Participated includes the number of attendees. Viewed is the number of live views of all Concurrent Sessions and Plenaries. Reached is the number of social media users who saw #AUCD2021 on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter.
Conference News

Learning Together: Finding Common Ground and Language Between Research and Lived Experience
AUCD 2021 Opening Plenary
We are excited to announce the Opening Plenary keynote speaker Diana W. Bianchi, MD, Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. During the Opening Plenary, Dr. Bianchi will share about her leadership at NICHD and her push for more meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities in the research process as well as a stronger connection between clinical and translational research.

AUCD2021 Virtual Conference Closing Plenary Cheat Sheet
Did you enjoy hearing from the members of Congress who gave remarks during the closing plenary? We did! Here's a recap of the different bills that the Congressional speakers addressed in this document.
2021 AUCD Lifetime Achievement Award
Julie A. Fodor, PhD
The 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Julie A. Fodor, PhD during the AUCD Virtual Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 16, 2021.