JDRF TypeOneNation Summit - Meet the Scientists - San Diego

Welcome to the JDRF TypeOneNation Summit - Meet the Scientists - San Diego event! Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute to learn from T1D experts, hear about the latest breakthroughs in T1D research, meet vendor exhibitors, connect with others impacted by T1D, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and support. See you there!

Please, reserve a spot for each guest who will be attending using the appropriate ticket type.

Youth/Teen Program is back as part of the TON Summit this year. If you are interested in bringing your child(ren)grades kindergarten through 12th to the TON Summit, please read below for the details and waivers required for registration.

8:30 AM-9:30 AM - Check-in & Vendor Fair

9:30 AM-10:15 AM - Welcome & Research Update

10:15 AM-10:30 AM - Vendor Fair

10:30 AM-11:15 AM - Breakout Session 1

11:15 AM-11:45 AM - 10:15 AM-10:30 AM - Vendor Fair

11:45 AM-12:30 PM - Breakout Session 2

Teen breakout session focusing on grades 8 through 12th.

Youth program will have crafts and games for kindergarten through 7th grade.

For parents who do not plan to bring their child/chilrdren, and may need babysitting, please visit Type One Together to learn how you can access their babysitter list for T1D families. *Please note that Type One Together is a service and not responsible for connections being made. They simply connect sitter emails with parents and the rest is up to the sitter/families to decide what they are comfortable with.

Parents, we are focused on offering a safe and secure environment and will need your help with a few things.

• You must register your child for the Youth/Teen program using one of the following ticket types:

*YOUTH TICKET for children grades kindergarten through 7th grade. Limited number of tickets available.

* TEEN TICKET for children 8th through 12th grade

• Parents are not permitted to leave the TON Summit premises without their child(ren).
• Please review both the photo release and legal liability waiver
• Parents/Guardians will be contacted by text or call if your child needs help with their T1D management during the program.

More details coming soon.

National Sponsors:

• Abbott
• Dexcom
• Insulet (Makers of Omnipod)
• Lilly
• Medtronic
• Sanofi
• Tandem
• Xeris

Local Vendors:

• Camp Conrad Chinnock
• Diabetes Kit Organization
• For Good Measure
• Headland Research - AMCR Institute
• Rady Childrens Diabetes Clinic
• Rady Childrens "Teens Rock"
• The Diabetes Psychologist - Dr. Mark Heyman
• Type One Together
• Wherever Eugo Diabetes Travel Bags

JDRF Tables:

• Advocacy
• Events (Walk, Ride, Gala)
• New T1D Family
• Nuevas Familias T1D

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, 9452 Medical Ctr Dr, La Jolla, United States