Featured presentations will focus on Defects of the Head and Neck.  A variety of breakout sessions is scheduled to appeal to a diverse audience and cover birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention issues. Also on the agenda are sessions designed to encourage information sharing and networking, such as poster presentations and exhibits.

The meeting will be preceded on February 22, 2009, by a hands-on workshop on preparing manuscripts for successful publication.

Early-bird registration (on or before Friday, January 9, 2009) is $200. Registration after January 9, 2009 will be $225. The hands-on classes are an additional $50 each.