The Winter Symposium of the Florida Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association (FCPA) will be held January 9 -11 of 2009. Parents conference will be on 1/10/2009, however if interested, patients and their family members may attend the professional meeting also and there is no registration fee for patients and their family members.
The key speaker for the professionals will be Dr Andrew Lidral. Dr Lidral is an associate professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Iowa. The focus of Dr. Lidral's research is craniofacial developmental genetics. Specifically, his goal is to identify the genetic causes of craniofacial birth defects, including syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of orofacial clefting. The program of the conference will be available later.
The Symposium will be at
The Plaza Resort and Spa
600 North Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, Fl. 32118.
Reservations may be made directly to The Plaza Resort and Spa,
Toll Free at 1-800-DAYTONA (800-329-8662).
Visit the web site: www.plazaresortandspa.com
The deadline for guaranteed reduced rate of $ 139.00 is 12/15/08.
The reduced rate is good from 1/8/09 - 1/12/09.
Rooms are subject to availability, so book as early as possible!
If you are interested in becoming a member of Florida Cleft-Craniofacial Association (FCPA) please submit your application. Membership applications are available to print from the website:
www.floridacleft.org.
For questions about the Winter Symposium please contact Calogero Dolce, DDS, PhD
Phone: 352-273-5700, FAX: 352-846-0459
Parents Conference in Daytona Beach, FL
Parents Conference on Saturday January 10, 2009 during the Winter Symposium of the Florida Cleft-Craniofacial Association will take place at the same place: The Plaza Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach. It will be informative and interesting. The tentative topics for the conference will be on speech & language, medical insurance and legal issues and the state services for the patients and families.
The organizers of the conference are planning to have free raffles for big ticket prizes! Also they are planning to have a separate room for child care with activities for younger patients and their siblings. And a free lunch will be offered to the attending families. There is no registration fee but you do need to register to attend. Registration form is following this letter.
Please contact the organizer of the Parents Conference with any questions, suggestions and registration:
Peggy Larson MA, CCC/SLP
Parent/Patient Counselor—FCPA Cleft Affected Adult
H: 561-790-4940
Fax: 561-790-5760
Peglar00@aol.com
