Program & Schedule
New Orleans, LA, Oct 23 -27, 2026
Program & Schedule
This is a preliminary schedule. Session times and details may change before the meeting.
2026 will follow a new pattern: Friday, Oct.23 - Tuesday, Oct 27.
Schedule At-A-Glance
Friday, October 23
2:30 – 6:00 PM
Board of Directors
3:45 – 8:30 PM
Research Scholars Symposium (invitation only)
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Board & C/S/S Chairs
Saturday, October 24
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Research Scholars Symposium (invitation only)
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Clinical Symposium (additional fee)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (additional fee)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Teaching DBPeds Workshop (additional fee — see breakout schedule)
12:30 – 4:30 PM
Clinical Symposia (additional fee)
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (additional fee)
1:00 – 5:00 PM
Exploring DBP Program (invitation only)
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Meet & Mingle — First-Time Attendees & Mentor/Mentee
6:00 – 7:15 PM
Opening Reception & Poster Session 1
Sunday, October 25
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration
7:00 – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Committee Meetings
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Welcome & Presidential Address
9:45 – 11:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions (Roundtables, Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Networking Lunches (Trainee/Recent Grad; JDBP Editorial — invitation only)
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions (Roundtables, Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions (Roundtables, Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
4:45 – 6:15 PM
Poster Session 2
Monday, October 26
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration
7:00 – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Committee Meetings
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Leonard A. Rappaport Lectureship — Thomas Challman, MD
9:45 – 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions (Lectureship Follow-Up & Topical Symposia)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch (on your own)
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (Roundtables, Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
2:15 – 3:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions (Roundtables, Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
4:00 – 5:45 PM
SDBP Business Meeting (Society update, awards & recognitions)
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Social Reception (light snacks, music & mingling)
Tuesday, October 27
7:00 – 10:00 AM
Registration
7:00 – 8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Section Meetings
8:30 – 9:45 AM
Plenary: Supported Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions (Topical Symposia & Research Platform)
Meeting Adjourned
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