February 2007Vol. 8, No. 1Conferences

Upcoming national conferences on adoption and child welfare through May 2007 include:

March 2007

• AAC's 28th International Conference
  Take the Freedom Trail to Truth in Adoption
  American Adoption Congress
  March 7–10, Wakefield, MA
  http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/conferences.htm (link no longer available)
• 23rd National Symposium on Child Abuse
  It's All About the Children
  The National Children's Advocacy Center
  March 20–23, Huntsville, AL
  http://www.nationalcac.org/professionals/trainings/symposium.html(link no longer available)

April 2007

• Parents as Teachers Conference 2007
  Why Research Matters: Bringing Research and Practice to Daily Parenting
  April 2–5, St. Louis, MO
  http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/apps/lk/content3.aspx?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=917509(link no longer available)
• NABSW 39th Annual National Conference
  Building on Our Strengths: Infusing New Leadership
  National Association of Black Social Workers
  April 3–7, Detroit, MI
  http://www.nabsw.org/MServer/Events.aspx?eventID=273&calendarDate=03042007 (link no longer available)
• 25th Annual "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
  Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families
  National Indian Child Welfare Association
  April 15–18, Oklahoma City, OK
  http://www.nicwa.org/services/conferences/protecting/index.asp(link no longer available)
• 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
  Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families, and Preserving Communities
  Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
  April 16–21, Portland, OR
  

May 2007

• The 2007 National Pathways to Adulthood: Independent Living, Transitional Living Conference
  The University of Oklahoma National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
  May 9–11, Minneapolis, MN
  http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/conferences/npta07/ (link no longer available)
• 37th Annual Education Conference
  National Foster Parent Association
  May 23–27, Washington, DC
  http://www.nfpainc.org/training/conference.cfm?page=4 (link no longer available)
• One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
  The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research at the University of Pennsylvania
  May 30–June 1, Philadelphia, PA
  http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/onechild/index.html(link no longer available)

Further details about national and regional adoption and child welfare conferences can be found through the "Conference Calendar Search" feature on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/calendar/index.cfm (link no longer available)