The Foundation is excited to announce Dr. Moise Levy, Chief of Pediatric Dermatology at Dell Children's Medical Center, and a member of F.I.R.S.T.'s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, as the guest speaker for the Region 6 meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The location for the meeting is the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 3401 South IH-35, Austin, Texas 78741. The hotel has discounted the room rate to $99.00 plus tax, per night. The Foundation has blocked off a limited number of rooms for the members attending the meeting, and who plan on staying overnight so reserve your room today. The rooms will be held at the discounted room rate until September 1, 2009. To reserve a room, call the hotel directly at 512-744-4831 and mention F.I.R.S.T. to receive the room discount.

The registration fee for the meeting is $35 per person for attendees 13 and older and, $16 per person for children 1-12. Members in good standing receive a 10% discount on the registration fee, which includes continental breakfast and lunch, as well as a regional meeting t-shirt. Childcare will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for children ages 1 to 12 at no additional charge to our families attending the meeting. Register online now by clicking here or print out the form and mail it to the office. The deadline is September 7. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Moureen Wenik by clicking here for additional information. Region 6 includes the states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.