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2025 Stargardt Summit – In Person or Online!
Overview
Join The Carroll Center for the Blind’s second annual Stargardt Summit on Saturday, February 22, 2025! Sponsored by Alkeus Pharmaceuticals and hosted in collaboration with Foundation Fighting Blindness and The Blind Life, this event will bring together the Stargardt community for a day of discovery, connection, and empowerment.
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Time: 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Virtual attendance ends at 1:00 P.M.)
- Location: Virtual or In-Person at Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 785 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02458
Program Overview:
- 10:00 A.M. - 1 P.M.: Speaking Program (virtual and in-person)
- Keynote speech from Kenyetta McCurdy-Byrd, followed by three panel discussions filled with expert speakers
- 1 P.M. - 2 P.M.: Lunch with a chance to network and explore exhibit tables featuring resources and innovations from the event supporters (in-person only)
- 2 P.M. - 4 P.M.: Speaker-facilitated breakout sessions and small group discussion (in-person only)
Read more about the day’s events and speakers.
Deadline to register for the in-person session is Friday, February 14.
Note: This session will be recorded and shared shortly after the event. Subscribe to The Carroll Center for the Blind's YouTube channel to get notified as soon as all of the content is made available.