International Conference on Best Practices in Universal Design Overview: The format of the International Best Practices in Universal Design conference was conceptualized to achieve three fundamental goals: 1) to cover several domains (i.e. housing and home modifications, public environments and communities, research methods, and dissemination/information/education), 2) to target critical issues/questions within those domains, and 3) to host an all-day State of the Science Conference for the RERC on Accessible Public Transportation. To achieve a balance of quality and quantity, the proposed conference plan includes both plenary and poster sessions.  Consistent with the other FICCDAT conferences, anyone interested in participating will be required to submit a 400 word abstract of their proposal.  Individuals interested in contributing to the conference publication and/or participating as a plenary speaker will also need to submit a 4-page proceedings paper that specifically addresses one of the questions outlined below.  From the submissions, the chairs and planning committee will select the plenary speakers, the papers to include in the publication and the submissions suitable for the poster sessions. Additional keynote speakers may be recruited if necessary. The first two days of the conference will have morning and afternoon plenary and poster sessions.  Each plenary session will include three presentations plus time for discussion.  After each plenary session, there will be an unopposed poster session covering the same material. The third day will be an all-day State of the Science Conference for the RERC on Accessible Public Transportation.  Sessions will focus on the design of “The Next Generation Accessible Bus” and will include a review of existing data, new research methods, reference designs, and results from both an online survey and a recently announced design competition.  An emphasis will be placed on an envisioning workshop.  Planning is still underway and any and all ideas are welcome.  If you have any questions about this conference, please contact Jordana Maisel (jlmaisel@buffalo.edu).