ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH REPRESENTS THE "FLUX", VIA SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN BRAIN, AND THE MECHANISMS OF CHANGE THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THIS INTERACTION, BY BRINGING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, BY FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH DIRECTED AT ALL LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION, AND BY ENCOURAGING TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND THE APPLICATION OF NEW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TYPICALLY AND ATYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN. PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENTISTS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATES, GRADUATES, AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF SCIENTISTS FROM A DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. PROMOTING PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AN