May 2-3, 2009 - Pacific Rim International Forum - Hawaii Prince Hotel, Honolulu, HI. Be a part of cutting edge scholarship and best practices, over 250 presentations and workshops with a special focus on Women and Girls, Indigenous Issues, and Veterans.

May 3-5, 2009 - Looking Forward: Keeping Families at the Center of Children's Health Care - Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. Family Voices invites you to join us in this opportunity to learn critical new information and to share best practices and resources that support families of children and youth with special health care needs/disabilities and youth with disabilities in the important role of partners in decision-making. Don't miss this opportunity to explore examples of family-centered best practices for improving systems of health care for children and youth with special health care needs. Working together as families, partners, and communities, we can move forward the agenda of health care and build a better future for our children.

May 4-8, 2009 - Building on Abilities: Promoting Person-Centered Programs and Policies in Developmental and Learning Disabilities - Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel, New York City, NY. The YAI/National Institute for People with Developmental Disabilities Network conferences attract an annual attendance of over 3,000 people and have served as a major forum for the exchange of ideas, and for the introduction of new models and strategies which have had a profound and positive impact in our field. The focus of our conference will be based on treatment and practices, new models, and strategies which can enhance the lives of individuals with developmental and learning disabilities and their families.

May 5-8, 2009 - 2009 National Smart Start Conference - Joseph S Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC. For Smart Start partnership staff, board members, service providers and volunteers; representatives of national, state and local early childhood related organizations; representatives of local and state governments; nonprofit organizations focused on the development of early childhood programs and systems; state child care administrators and their staff; child care teachers, administrators and owners; physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

May 14-15, 2009 - 30th Annual TEACCH Conference - The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC. This conference is designed for teachers, psychologists, parents, researchers, physicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in the field of autism spectrum disorders. Through presentations and small group discussions, this conference will serve to identify and discuss issues and major themes when refl ecting on 30 years of autism research and practice.