July 20 - 21, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. We will be planning for Speakers and Topics very soon and will post information as it becomes available. There will be NO Registration fee for attendees for the 2012 Conference! In the past, it was @$50.00 per person.  Online Registration is OPEN now - click here to be with us in Portland!

Hotel & Conference: Red Lion Hotel on the River   909 N Hayden Island Drive    Portland, OR 97217

Hotel Online Reservations: Attendees are responsible for making their own Hotel reservations. Prices will be in effect 2 days before and after the conference dates of July 20 and 21, 2012. If you have special needs (ie., refrigerator, microwave, crib, etc) please call and ask about availability.

Hotel Phone Reservations: If you call 503.283.4466 be sure and state your reservation is for the FOD/OAA National Metabolic Conference so you will be given the reduced conference rate - starts at $99 - $114 depending on room size. If you have special needs (ie., refrigerator, microwave, crib, etc) please call and ask about availability and/or extra cost.

Airport: Red Lion Hotel on the River is 15 minutes from the Portland International Airport   and there is complimentary on-call airport transportation, as well as other ground transportation services. Ask about the Hotel's airport service when you call for a reservation.

Travel to Conference: Attendees are responsible for making their own travel reservations. Speakers will work through Deb and Kathy for both Hotel and Travel arrangements.

Meals: We will be working with the Hotel chef to provide a wide variety of food offerings for Friday and Saturday Breakfast and Lunch and the Friday night Reception for all Registered attendees, as well as lowfat and low protein options to accommodate our Families' needs. All other meals are your responsibility. Once we have the Registration Form online you can state if special food restrictions are needed and the Hotel chef will try and accomodate as much as possible.

Child Activity Room: Once again, we hope to provide an activity room for children - however, each family will be responsible for providing someone to supervise their child (ie., grandparent) and that person will also need to be Registered. We will try and find local volunteers to help in the room to provide drawing activities, games, videos etc. Children will be allowed in the conference sessions IF they can do so quietly. Otherwise they will need to be removed from the session. Older children and teens are encouraged to attend sessions - every child will also need to be Registered if they plan on having the Friday and Saturday Breakfast and Lunch and Friday night Reception.

Registration Form: Will be online soon - Only Registrants will have access to our Conference Breakfast and Lunch on Friday and Saturday, as well as the Friday night Reception for Families, Professionals, Exhibitors, and Speakers. If you choose to print the form, you can then mail it to me (Deb) at
Deb Lee Gould/FOD Group

PO Box 54

Okemos, MI 48864