It is with great pleasure that the we are able to announce that the greatest city in the world, New York City, will be hosting the 2009 Little People of America National Conference.  In 1957, well know actor Bill Barty made an national public appeal for all little people to join him for a gathering in Reno, Nevada and the Little People of America  (LPA) was formed. Since then, LPA has been providing support to people with dwarfism. People with dwarfism come from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. More than 80 percent are born to average-size parents with no history of dwarfism in the family.