JDRF North Carolina TypeOneNation Summit

200 North Benbow Road,Greensboro NC 27401

25 February, 2023

Description

The TypeOneNation Summit is an educational and networking opportunity for all those impacted by type 1 diabetes (T1D). This year the TON Summit will bring our community together to learn from T1D experts, hear about the latest breakthroughs in T1D research, meet vendor exhibitors, connect with others impacted by T1D, and more. We look forward to having you join us! Youth/Teen Program is back as part of the TON Summit this year. If you are interested in bringing your child(ren)grades kindergarten through 12th to the TON Summit, please read below for the details and waivers required for registration. Keynote We are so excited to bring Rob Howe, host of the popular diabetes podcast, Diabetics Doing Things, as this year's keynote speaker! Rob Howe is a Type-1 Diabetic living in Dallas Texas. Diagnosed on January 1st, 2005 at the age of 16, Rob was the recipient of excellent care from the incredible endocrine staff of Children's Medical Center of Dallas. They assured him that as long as he took care of his health, he could achieve all the goals he had for his life. After living with Diabetes for 10 years, he decided that there were probably people living with Diabetes who could benefit from his story, and he started Diabetics Doing Things in 2015 with a simple mission: Help One Person. Over 1 million podcast downloads (and counting) and speaking at dozens of Diabetes events across the world, Diabetics Doing Things has certainly met that goal, and Rob is living proof. Diabetics Doing Things was born out of the idea that not everyone receives the same kind of treatment during diagnosis that Rob received at Children's. Those people need to hear stories of their Diabetic peers who are out in the world living their lives and accomplishing the goals they've set for themselves. Through the telling of each other's stories, Rob continues to build Diabetics Doing Things with the hope that the community will continue to grow and provide encouragement, positivity, tools, tactics, hacks and hope for everyone with Type-1 Diabetes, while educating the general public on the hopes, struggles and thoughts of the Type-1 Diabetic community. Rob is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recreation Dallas, a full-service advertising agency in Dallas Texas, which he started in 2016 with his business partner Sterling Hayman. Rob also is a teacher and performer at the Dallas Comedy House which he credits for refining his skills as a performer and interviewer. He is 31 and lives near Downtown Dallas with his Fiance Erica and their two dogs Rowan and Enzo and cat, Michael J. Fox. For more background on Rob’s life with Diabetes, after graduating as the Valedictorian of his High School class, Rob went on to receive a full collegiate scholarship to the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs to play basketball, and graduated with honors 4 years later with a Bachelors of Science in Business. In the fall of 2012 Rob accepted an offer to play professional basketball for the Washington Generals against the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters on their 2012-13 World Tour and fulfill his lifelong dream of playing pro basketball. Rob has since retired from the professional hoops, but works full-time on his agency while volunteering as a member of the BeyondType1 Leadership Council, a Board Member for JDRF Dallas, a host and speaker for the American Diabetes Association, and can be found speaking at Diabetes events throughout the world, working with top Diabetes brands like Medtronic Diabetes, OneDrop, Myabetic and others, while continuing to strive to accomplish his mission of Helping 1 person with Diabetes at a time. Youth/Teen Programming We are excited to host a Youth/Teen program as part of our TON Summit this year. Our Youth program will focus on kindergarten through 7th grade, and our Teen Program will focus on grades 8 through 12. This program will host 100 children living with T1D and their siblings. The children will be broken into smaller groups and assigned volunteers to lead the activities and support your child(ren) as needed. Children can expect various activities, from physical options to crafts, games, and much more! Parents, we are focused on offering a safe and secure environment and will need your help with a few things. You must register your child for the Youth/Teen program using one of the following ticket types *YOUTH TICKET for children grades kindergarten through 7th grade. * TEEN TICKET for children 8th through 12th grade *Parents are not permitted to leave the TON Summit premises without their child(ren).Please review both the photo release and legal liability waiverPlease know that we contact you by text or call if any child needs help with their T1D management.Breakout Sessions More details to come in 2023. Vendor ExhibitionMore details to come in 2023.