Defining Moments in Brain Injury Conference

September 22, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton
Portland, Maine 

Join us for the 17^th annual “Defining Moments in Brain Injury” conference, the premier conference centered on brain injury treatment, recovery, research, and resources in Maine. 

Highlights include:

• Keynote Address on Young Brains, Real Strokes: Navigating Cerebrovascular Injury Across the Lifespan by Elizabeth Rosen, MD, Director, TIA-CARE Program, Tufts Medical Center
• Beverley Bryant Memorial Lecture on Forward through the Fog: Turning Challenges into Strength by Marc Landry
• 14 breakout sessions for professionals, individuals living with brain injury, and family caregivers
• Earn up to 6 CE credits
• Exhibits from leading organizations serving the brain injury community in Maine

Click here to view the conference brochure.

Registration Fees (early rates thru 8/21/26)

• Brain Injury Survivors, Family Members, and Students: $60 early bird/$75 regular
• Brain Injury Professionals: $199 early bird/$249 regular

Click here to register.

Scholarships

We will have scholarships available for brain injury survivors and family members to attend the conference for $20 per person. To apply for a scholarship, click here. The deadline for applications is August 14, 2026 (unless we run out of funding before that date).

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, we have gold, silver, bronze, and exhibit-only options available.

• Click to view the sponsor prospectus.
• Click here to register.

Questions? Email conferences@biausa.org.

BIAA-Maine gratefully acknowledges partial support for the BIAA-Maine “Defining Moments in Brain Injury” Conference from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Grant #90TBSG0065-01-00.