On July 11^th, the Annual JDRF One Conference took place in Washington D.C. Representatives from the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter included Darcy Pierson, Board President, Chris LeFever, President Elect and Julie Feest, Executive Director. This year’s One Conference was designed to arm us with skills and knowledge to take our roles as a JDRF ambassador to the next level and empower us to achieve greater impact.

The One Conference experience left us excited and inspired by the tangible progress we’re making to reach our shared dream of a world without T1D!

Here are some of the highlights from the Conference:

Capitol Hill Visits: JDRF’s Advocacy efforts help build and sustain critical support for Federal Government-funded T1D research by raising awareness among Members of Congress of the financial, medical and emotional costs of the disease.  See the photos from our visits !!

JDRF Research Portfolio Overview: An interactive session that highlights the JDRF research portfolio by addressing common questions from the JDRF field.

 Watch a video highlighting how the JDRF Research portfolio is making progress and moving novel solutions to people with T1D.

State of the Foundation by Derek Rapp: Hear Derek Rapp reinforce how our leadership role is critical to our future path and achieving our shared mission, as we launch into an exciting new phase for JDRF.

Watch Derek Rapp’s State of the Foundation presentation. As part of his presentation, you will hear Derek describe the components of JDRF’s flywheel and reinforce how your role is critical to its momentum, as we passionately and relentlessly pursue our mission of a world without T1D.