Early Registration Opens June 3!

Hosted by BIASC and the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council (SCBILC), the Life With Brain Injury Annual Conference serves as a crucial platform for professionals, individuals with brain injuries, family members, caregivers, and other stakeholders to come together to exchange information, resources, and best practices in brain injury rehabilitation and services.

Friday, July 26, 2024

Cooperative Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Ave., Columbia, SC 

Session Highlights

  • Vision Considerations After Concussion

  • Empowering TBI Clients to Flourish

  • Brain Injury and Intersecting Populations: Updates from BIASC

  • Turning Your Tragic Events into Empowering Moments

  • Mental Health and Brain Injury

  • Concussions: A Clinical Update

  • Assistive Technology and Brain Injury

  • Recycling Pain

  • Special Needs Travels

  • Personal Emergency Preparedness

Keynote: Eric Washington

Advocate, Survivor

Eric Washington will share his powerful story of overcoming a traumatic brain injury and the steps he took to embrace life following the injury. His objective is to ensure people that they are not alone in their journey and to inspire them to continue fighting even when progress is not evident. Eric is a Lived-Experience Faculty Expert for the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) Brain Injury Learning Collaborative.

Early Registration Fees - June 3 – 27

Members

Individual with Brain Injury or Caregiver: $30
Student: $30
Professional: $120

Non Members

Individual with Brain Injury or Caregiver: $45
Student: $45    
Professional: $140                                          

Standard Registration Fees - Begins June 28

Members

Individual with Brain Injury or Caregiver: $40
Student: $40
Professional: $130

Non Members

Individual with Brain Injury or Caregiver: $55
Student: $55
Professional: $150 

Registration Deadline: July 17, 2024 at 5 p.m. 
Onsite registration is not available.                                   

Scholarships

A limited number of need-based scholarships are available for individuals with brain injuries and their caregivers.  Please contact safetynetcoordinator@biaofsc.com  for a scholarship request form or call the BIASC office for assistance (803-731-9823 or 1-877-TBI-FACT).

Scholarship requests must be received by Monday, July 15, 2024.

Hotel Information

A special rate of $112 per night plus taxes is available for conference participants. This is for a double queen or king with a pullout sofa for the nights of July 25 and/or 26, 2024.
Hampton Inn Columbia I-26/Harbison Blvd.
101 Woodcross Drive
Columbia, SC


Accessible rooms have a king bed with a cot available. Breakfast is included. This rate is guaranteed through July 19, 2024. After that date, the rate applies but on a space-available basis.

Reserve your room now or call 803-749-6999.

Please mention that you are with the BIASC Conference to obtain this rate as long as rooms are available.

Scent-Free/Smoke-Free

Please refrain from wearing any scented products during the conference out of consideration for those who may be sensitive. Also, the conference center is a smoke-free facility.

Sponsor Opportunities Available!

Your support as a sponsor provides vital resources for the conference and demonstrates your commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals affected by brain injury. Our sponsorship levels include opportunities such as exhibitor space, advertising, speaking engagements, volunteer roles for your team, and the chance to host a conference kick-off reception. 

Sponsor registration is now open.

Download our sponsor prospectus or call 803-731-9823 for more details.