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Development Committee Chair Dan Coury, MD (term expires 2010) Nationwide Children's Hospital Email: daniel.coury@nationwidechildrens.org

The Development Committee continues to encourage members to add a tax deductible donation to their SDBP membership renewal each year. Donations of any size are welcome, and donors are recognized both through the newsletter and through a prominent posting at the annual meeting.
We are also continuing to seek additional support for the annual meeting, as it is our single greatest expense in our annual budget. This year we submitted a conference support grant to NIH, and are hopeful that we will be funded. This would help to increase the research component of our annual meeting by supporting research presentations by world-class investigators, clinicians and policy makers.
We are also continuing to seek funding to support the SDBP Endowment, the Research Grant Award, and other projects that are brought to the Board of Directors.