This Conference is designed not only for “professionals” but for families (parents, grandparents, etc.) and children and adults with the 22q Deletion.  Many who have attended in the past have found it to be one of the best experiences they could have in terms of learning more about available treatment, educational strategies and so much more.  But perhaps the most important benefit for families is the pure social and bonding experience of getting to know other families who have had similar experiences and building a network for the future to help one another.  This is one of the key long term objectives of the lead sponsor, The International 22q11.2 Foundation.

The conference includes invited presentations from leading international clinicians and researchers, as well as, selected papers from submitted abstracts, and other sessions focusing on the most important and recent developments associated with the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. A full Social Program is also planned. The preliminary program is scheduled to kick off with a welcome reception for all participants on the evening of Friday, July 6th. Thereafter the Professional Program will open on the morning of July 7th and conclude on the afternoon of July 8th.  Concurrent family focused sessions will run on the mornings of July 7th and 8th, allowing participants to spend their afternoons and evening in the parks.  A speaker dinner will be held on July 7th while a “22Q BBQ Character Dinner for All” will be served up to all attendees on July 8th. On July 9th the medical and educational sessions will open for families with the meeting concluding on the afternoon of July 10th.