#2024APPAM Family Resources
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Family Resources at #2024APPAM
November 21 - 23, 2024 | Gaylord National | National Harbor, MD
APPAM is excited to offer opportunities to support our conference attendees and their families. These amenities are intended to make conference participation easier for parents and legal guardians and other caregivers providing support to dependents, both at home and at the conference. Applicants must be paid, in-person registrants for the 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference prior to their application being approved. All reimbursement checks will be sent in the week following the conference.
Dependent Care Grants
APPAM is pleased to once again offer registered attendees the opportunity to apply for dependent care grants. Grants, of up to $400, are available for attendees of the APPAM Fall Research Conference who have child or dependent care obligations. Grant funds are limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first served basis with preference given to APPAM members who are full-time students and/or have received their terminal degree in the last 10 years.
Apply now through October 16th.
Allowed Expenses:
• Dependent care expenses at the site of the meeting.
• Extra dependent care expenses incurred at home because the attendee was at the meeting.
• Expenses incurred in bringing a caregiver and/or dependent to the meeting location.
Expenses Not Allowed:
• Regular dependent care expenses.
• Travel or other expenses related to the attendee’s participation in the meeting. (e.g. meeting registration, travel, or other expenses attendee would already be incurring by attending the meeting.
• Food
• Tickets to local amenities (museums, amusement parks, etc.)
• Care expenses for pets.
APPAM's Dependent Care Grants are intended to support conference registrants whether their needs are to provide for children or dependents at home or to provide for them onsite at the conference.
Lactation Lounge
The Lactation Lounge is located in the main lobby of the hotel. If an individual would like to use this space, they will need to obtain a key from the front desk. In order to store milk, they will need to provide the milk in a labeled zip lock bag. The milk will be kept in a fridge behind the concierge's desk. They will be required to sign in and out of the room.
Have questions or feedback about dependent care at the conference? Please share them with Leslie Ofori, lofori@appam.org. We are eager to make this year's Fall Conference as accommodating for parents, guardians and their dependents as possible.