2025 Annual IBICA Conference

Thursday, July 17th -Friday July 18th, 2025

Jacksonville, Florida

Join us either in-person or online for our annual IBICA conference. Learn best practices from other clubhouse communities and meet members, staff members and family members from brain injury clubhouse communities around the country!

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Hybrid Options for Participation

In Person Attendance: For individuals associated with an IBICA member clubhouse, conference registration for in-person attendance is only $100.

Virtual Conference Access: The virtual conference registration fee is $300 for unlimited simultaneous users associated with a member Clubhouse. If a Clubhouse sends someone to the conference in person, all associated costs (registration, hotel, and travel) will be deducted from the $300 virtual registration fee. If the expense of sending someone is equal to or greater than $300, the unlimited virtual access will be free.

Conference Schedule

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 (Pre-Conference)

Thursday, July 17th, 2025

Clubhouses will provide a 1-2 minute introduction/update via clubhouse-made-video or with a clubhouse-designated-rep verbally.

  • Reachout: Building Our IBICA Community 
    ~ Presented By: Denbigh House’s Katiey Surrett
  • Reachout: Business/Communications Unit Outreach Tools  
    ~ Presented By New Start’s Business Unit

Keynote Speaker Dr. Drew Nagel

Lunch provided for those in-person. 

Presented By: Laura Holmes, LRT, CTRS, CBIS

  • Staff-Member Teamwork
    ~ Presented By: Side-By-Side’s Fernandas Robinson
  • Budgeting and Clubhouse Funding
    ~ Presented By:
    – Opportunity Project’s Eddie Plata
    – Brooks Clubhouse’s Kathy Martin
    – Gateway Clubhouse’s Stephanie Vinson
    – Side-By-Sides’s Viviana Finol

Friday July 18th, 2023

Keynote Speakers: Anne McDonnell & Kelly Garmen (BIAA)

At least one representative from each clubhouse required.

Sharing of unit task sheets, videos, updates & more! ALL Clubhouses encouraged to join AND share!
~ Facilitated By: Gateway’s Kathryn Bumgarner

Will be held AT Brook’s Clubhouse for those in-person.