European Autism Action Conference, 29th November 2010
The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Conference Programme
08.30 – 09.00: Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.15: Introduction by Sir Christopher Ball
09.15 – 09.30: Welcome by Mr. Brian Murnane, Chairperson, Irish Autism Action
09.30 – 09.45: Opening address by Minister John Moloney - Minister of State for Disability Issues and Mental Health
09.45 – 10.00: Welcome by Barbara Nolan, Director of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, on behalf of Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
10.00 – 11.00: Keynote Address – Autism across the lifespan: where are we now and what does the future hold?
Professor Ann Le Couteur, Newcastle University
11.00 – 11.15: Coffee break
11.15 – 11.45: The light at the end of the tunnel - Jamie Reilly, a person with autism, speaks about his life
11.45 – 13.00: Breakout sessions - Experts will give workshops on a choice of three topics:
A) Clinical management of ASD
Led by Professor Ann Le Couteur, Newcastle University and
Dr. Louise Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin
B) Educational interventions for children on the autism spectrum Led by Dr. Karen Guldberg, Autism Centre for Education and Research, School of Education, University of Birmingham
C) Irish Autism Action: Advances in public health
Led by Professor Anthony Staines, Dublin City University
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
European Autism Action 2020 Programme
14.00 – 14.30: Setting the context:
The landscape of ASD in Europe
Mr. Antoni Montserrat, Policy Officer for Rare and
Neurodevelopmental Diseases, European Commission
14.30 – 15.10: European Autism Action 2020:
A Strategic Public Health Plan
Dr Alvaro Ramirez
European Autism Public Health Alliance (eapha)
15.10 – 15.25: Coffee break
15.25 – 15.40: Third Call for Proposals of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
'Translational endpoints in autism'
Dr Will Spooren,
Project Leader
15.40 – 16.40: Panel Discussion
16.40 – 17.00: Launch of the European Autism Public Health Alliance (eapha)