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Participants needing CE hours must register as a professional.

Please read our cancellation policy: Cancellations received prior to the event on close of business on Thursday, October 24th will be accepted and a full refund will be issued. There will be no refunds for cancellation after that date or for non-attendance at the event. If registration fees are not paid prior to the cancellation or no-show, the participant will be billed. Cancellations must be received in writing by mail or email to michele-deberry@ouhsc.edu or okautism@ouhsc.edu. Telephone cancellations are not accepted.

Please check back for the 2024 Autism Conference Agenda soon.

Please check back for more information about general session presenters soon.

Submit Your Breakout Session Proposal for the 2024 Oklahoma Autism Conference!

We invite you to submit your breakout session proposal for the 2024 Oklahoma Autism Conference on November 7-8 at the Edmond Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Edmond, Oklahoma.

This year's theme is "Together We Thrive: Advocacy, Belonging, and Connection for All.” We're seeking innovative and engaging sessions that will resonate with our diverse audience of educators, service providers, families of autistic individuals, and autistic adults.

If you have expertise, insights, and strategies to share, we want to hear from you! This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and inclusive event focused on advocacy, belonging, and building connections.

Why Present?

• Showcase Your Expertise: Share your knowledge and experience with a dedicated audience.
• Network and Collaborate: Connect with professionals, families, and individuals passionate about autism.
• Make an Impact: Contribute to the collective effort of empowering the autism community.

Proposal Guidelines:

• Relevance: Ensure your session aligns with our theme and addresses the needs and interests of our audience. Participants are educators, service providers (OT, PT, SLPs, BCBAs, LPC, etc.), families of autistic individuals, and autistic adults.
• Engagement: Propose interactive and practical sessions that encourage participation and discussion.
• Diversity: We welcome proposals from diverse perspectives and experiences. 

Let's come together, advocate for positive change, and build stronger, more inclusive communities. We look forward to your contributions!

*Limited number of breakout sessions available. Submission of a proposal does not guarantee acceptance. All presenters must be available to present in person at their own expense.

All planners and presenters must disclose relevant relationships, or lack thereof, to the Provider during course planning and to learners at the start of the course. Presenters need only disclose those relationships that are relevant to and may influence course content and design. 

Relevant Relationships may include:

• receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, gifts, speaking fee, consulting fee, honorarium, ownership interest, or other financial benefit
• “contracted research” in which the institution receives the grant, manages the funds, and the individual is the principal or named investigator on the grant
• Person or professional roles, experiences, and background

Completed proposals must be submitted by Friday, August 23, 2024, at 11:59pm. 

Submit your proposal here.

Family Scholarship applications are available.  Please complete the application and email it to okautism@ouhsc.edu.

Family Scholarship Application in English.      Family Scholarship Application in Spanish.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• Applicants for the partial registration scholarship must be an autistic individual, parent, legal guardian, or grandparent of an autistic child or adult.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Submit the completed application by mail to: Oklahoma Autism Network, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, 1200 North Stonewall Avenue, Room 1131, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 or email completed form to: okautism@ouhsc.edu.
• Applicants are responsible for their transportation and lodging.
• A limited number of scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Applications will be accepted through October 24, 2024
• Applicants will be notified upon receipt of their application if they have been selected to receive a scholarship.
• Scholarship recipients should not complete the conference registration form.  Scholarship recipients will be registered by the Oklahoma Autism Network.
• Scholarship recipients will be responsible for a $10 registration fee for two-day conference attendance. Scholarship recipients will be responsible for a $5 registration fee for a one-day conference attendance. An invoice will be emailed to the attendee if a family scholarship will be granted. The invoice must be paid before November 1^st.

We hope you will consider joining us as a Hospitality, Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze sponsor to bring this event to the state. With your support, the Oklahoma Autism Network will be able to accomplish the goals of building community capacity and understanding, using evidence-based practices, and providing relative, timely, and effective services while delivering quality professional development through the conference. We hope we can count on your help to make this year’s event one of the best yet!

Please click HERE to be a 2024 Oklahoma Autism Conference Sponsor or Exhibitor.  

Thank you to our generous sponsors and exhibitors.  We love collaborating with you! 

Hospitality Sponsor (Break Refreshments)                                                                                                 $4000

• Includes an opportunity for a 5-minute sponsor presentation on Day 1 before the General Session
• Special introduction during presenter lunch for the day's general session and break-out presenters
• Signage on Break and Hospitality Tables
• Company information on the conference website for six months with a 500-character exhibitor description and logo
• One full-page color advertisement in the conference program
• Inclusion of company materials in participant welcome bags (materials provided by sponsor)
• Special recognition as a Hospitality Sponsor in the conference program
• Company promotional information in at least 2 pre-conference email blasts
• Priority placement in sponsor scrolling banner during event breaks
• Priority placement in the exhibition area
• Two exhibit booth spaces and six complimentary conference registrations

Platinum Sponsor                                                                                                                               $2000

• Includes an opportunity for a 5-minute sponsor presentation on Day 2 before the General Session
• Complimentary sponsorship link on the conference website for six months with a 500-charactersponsor description and company logo
• One full-page color advertisement in the conference program
• Special recognition as Platinum Sponsor in the conference program
• Company promotional information in at least 2 pre-conference email blasts
• Inclusion of company materials in participant welcome bags (materials provided by sponsor)
• Priority placement in sponsor scrolling banner during event breaks
• Priority placement in the exhibition area
• One exhibitor space and four complimentary conference registrations

Gold Sponsor                                                                                                                                       $1000

• Complimentary sponsorship link on the conference website for six months with a 500-charactersponsor description and company logo
• One full-page color advertisement in the conference program
• Special recognition as Gold Sponsor in the conference program
• Company promotional information in at least 2 pre-conference email blasts
• Inclusion of company materials in participant welcome bags (materials provided by sponsor)
• Priority placement in sponsor scrolling banner during event breaks
• One exhibitor space and three complimentary conference registrations

Silver Sponsor                                                                                                                                    $ 700

• One half-page color advertisement in the conference program
• Special recognition as Silver Sponsor in the conference program
• Placement in sponsor scrolling banner during event breaks
• One exhibitor space
• Two complimentary conference registrations

Bronze Sponsor (for our non-profit friends)                                                                                      $ 400

• One quarter-page color advertisement in the conference program
• Special recognition as a non-profit sponsor in the conference program
• Placement in sponsor scrolling banner during event breaks
• One exhibitor space
• One complimentary conference registration

Professional CEUs: Participants registered as providers/educators may be eligible to receive CEUs that have been approved by your professional organization.  Applications have been made for CEU approval for Oklahoma BCBAs, Occupational Therapists/COTAs, Physical Therapists/PTAs, and ASHA CEUs.  At the conclusion of each session, you will be provided a link and instructions to complete a session evaluation summary and to provide your appropriate association number (i.e. ASHA number) to be processed for the CEUs. Please stay for the entire session to get this information.  

The 2023 OK Autism Conference T-Shirt is Here!

Sizes Small-XLarge are $25.00 each, 2XL-3XL are $27.00 each.   

Click here to order!

2024 t-shirt sales will be open this Fall. 

We want to make sure our guests and speakers are comfortable and make appropriate accommodations for their participation.  If you need accommodations, would you please complete this confidential form?  

Please check back here after the 2024 Oklahoma Autism Conference for presentation notes and handouts.