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Date	March 15, 2008
Time	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sponsor	Adoptions From The Heart
*Conference*	Strengthening Bonds: Adoptive Families and the Community
Location	Delaware County Community College in Media, PA
Hyperlink	www.afth.org/conference08
Notes	Join adoptive parents, adoption professionals, teachers and nurses at Adoptions From The Heart’s conference, “Strengthening Bonds: Adoptive Families and the Community,” on March 15, 2008 from 9am to 4pm at Delaware County Community College in Media, PA. The objective of this conference is to raise awareness and educate professionals regarding issues surrounding adoption, as well as promote unity and enlightenment among all members of the adoption community. Pennsylvania Act 48 credits are available to teachers and PA & NJ social work CEU's are available. The keynote speaker for this event is Jeff Gammage, award-winning author, writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and adoptive father.

Date	March 26-29, 2008
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Sponsor	The American Adoption Congress (AAC)
*Conference*	29^th International Adoption Conference entitled: “Adoption in the Global Community: Redefining Kinship in the 21st Century”
Location	Portland Oregon
*Hyperl*ink	http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/national_conferences.php
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Date	April 9-12, 2008
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Sponsor	Joint Council on International Children’s Services
*Conference*	Creating Permanency Through Families: Intercountry Adoption’s Role in Child Welfare
Location	The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn on the Hill, as of April 1st) 415 New Jersey Ave, NW Washington, DC
Hyperlink	http://www.jcics.org/
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Date May 8-10, 2008

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Sponsor NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc. (NYSCCC)

Conference 19^th Annual Statewide Adoption Training Conference

Location Albany, NY

Hyperlink
http://www.nysccc.org/Conferences/confdir.htm

Notes Hooray for Kids!, our 19th annual statewide conference, will provide an opportunity for everyone in the adoption and foster care community to join in celebration of children and youth. Given the challenges facing parents, family members, and child welfare and related professionals today, we sometimes get stuck on the difficulties of meeting our children’s many needs. This conference will encourage participants to celebrate kids’ strengths, to recognize successes and progress, and to view any glass as half full instead of half empty. Our plenary speakers and workshop presenters will share their knowledge and expertise to help participants gain perspective, increase skills, and learn to appreciate the positives.

Date	May 30,2008
Time	8:30 AM -3:15 PM
Sponsor	The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children New Jersey Chapter (APSAC-NJ)
*Conference*	A One-day Statewide Multi-Disciplinary Conference Featuring Presentations from Legal, Medical, Social Work and Psychological Professions
Location	The conference is being held at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Student Center, 126 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
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Notes	APSAC is a non-profit, national organization focused on meeting needs of professionals engaged in all aspects of services for maltreated children and their families. Our mission is to enhance the ability of professionals to respond to children and families affected by child abuse Keynote Address: Human Sexuality: The Complexity of Establishing what is Normal, Deviant, or Criminal Keynote Speaker: Meg S. Kaplan, Ph.D. Dr. Kaplan is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has been the Director of the Sexual Behavior Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute since 1990. She is the Chairperson of the Special Classification Review Board at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Avenel, NJ.

Date	July 6 - 9, 2008
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Sponsor	Adoption Resource Center (ARC) Summer Intensives
*Conference*	Adoption and Complex Blended Families
Location	Provincetown Theater Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA
*Hyperl*ink	http://kinnect.org/2008%20ARC%20e%20brochure.pdf
Notes	Every myth, bible story and fairy tale has a bit of an adoption theme; many books and movies do as well! This year’s ARC Summer Intensives will look at the aspects of adoption that build a story and will use narrative therapy, digital stories, and movies to discuss the many emotional and psychological elements that can make adoption a challenge and a joy for all involved.

Date	May 8-10, 2008
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Sponsor	NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc. (NYSCCC)
*Conference*	19^th Annual Statewide Adoption Training Conference
Location	Albany, NY
*Hyperl*ink	http://www.nysccc.org/Conferences/confdir.htm
Notes	Hooray for Kids!, our 19th annual statewide conference, will provide an opportunity for everyone in the adoption and foster care community to join in celebration of children and youth. Given the challenges facing parents, family members, and child welfare and related professionals today, we sometimes get stuck on the difficulties of meeting our children’s many needs. This conference will encourage participants to celebrate kids’ strengths, to recognize successes and progress, and to view any glass as half full instead of half empty. Our plenary speakers and workshop presenters will share their knowledge and expertise to help participants gain perspective, increase skills, and learn to appreciate the positives.