This biennial event is expected to unite esteemed international researchers, parent leaders, stakeholders, and medical professionals to exchange vital information and concerns, and establish essential connections for the common goal of reducing infant loss. The United States is proud to welcome distinguished attendees who globally represent a vast array of respected organizations and individuals. These vital organizations form a comprehensive national fabric that reduces infant deaths and supports families who have experienced infant loss. Together, we look forward to greeting you here in Baltimore in 2012. First Candle thanks ISA and ISPID for their expertise and support and especially welcomes their members to attend their annual meeting in conjunction with the International Conference.

The purpose of the conference is to help prevent stillbirth and infant deaths by bringing researchers and consumers of research (health care providers, parents, health educators) together to exchange information around the topics of SIDS, SUID and stillbirth. Specifically the IC will:

• Educate on new findings, theories and initiatives to increase global awareness and impact decisions
• Convene the people, forums, tools and expertise needed to take action
• Work together to continue to put infant survival on the global map of issues
• Exchange practices from around the world to stimulate solutions
• Enable participants to inform research through exchange
• Support participants to give outlet to grief
• Provide a forum for formal meetings of the various international organizations