ANNUAL MEETING OF 201 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH AND THERAPY FOR GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA AND CRYSTAL ASSOCIATED DISEASE HELD NOVEMBER 13-14, 2024 IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, INCREASING ATTENDANCE AND NUMBER OF SPONSORSHIPS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. EXPANDED PROGRAM AWARDS FOR EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE EMERGING CAREER INVESTIGATORS IN THE FIELD OF GOUT AND RELATED DISEASES RESEARCH.PUBLISHED 4 ISSUES OF NEW JOURNAL, GOUT, URATE AND CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASE, (25 ARTICLES TOTAL) EXPANDING REACH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD.