Events
2008 National Conference
Thank you for your interest in the 2008 National Conference
on Safe Schools and Communities. We are in
anticipation of finalizing the dates and location pending the funding support
essential to bring you the most comprehensive and captivating conference program
possible.
If you wish to participate in or contribute to the
conference, please email us at inquiries@hamfish.org
or contact us at 202-496-2200. Please provide your full name, mailing address,
and email. We look forward to seeing you later this year.
Other Events
| Date |
April 30-May 2, 2008 |
| Event |
10th Annual National Forum Community Schools for All |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Coalition for Community Schools |
| Location |
Portland, Oregon |
| Topics |
Afterschool, Community Engagement, Assessment, Higher Education,
Resources, Parent Involvement, Health and Social Services, Evaluation,
State Policy, Whole Child, Communications |
| Website |
www.communityschools.org |
| Contact Information
|
Maame Ameyaw, 202-822-8405 x 156, ameyawm@iel.org
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| Date |
May 6-9, 2008 |
| Event |
Boys and Girls Club of America 102nd National Conference |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Boys and Girls Clubs of America |
| Location |
San Francisco, California |
| Audience |
Educators, Educational Administrators, Social Service Providers,
Juvenile and Criminal Justice Professionals, Community Organizations,
Professional Organizations, Faith-Based Programs, Elected Officials |
| Website |
www.bgca.org |
| Contact Information
|
Charles Hampton, 404-784-5703, exhibit@bgca.org
|
| Date |
May 13-14, 2008 |
| Event |
7th Annual Afterschool for All Challenge |
| Sponsoring Organization |
After School Alliance |
| Location |
Washington, DC |
| Topics |
Panels, Forums, Trainings, Meetings with Congressional Offices dealing with Afterschool Topics |
| Audience |
Afterschool Staff, Administrators, Advocates and Youth |
| Website |
www.afterschoolalliance.org |
| Contact Information
|
challenge@afterschoolalliance.org, 202-347-2030
|
| Date |
June 8-11, 2008 |
| Event |
NAEYC's 17th National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development |
| Sponsoring Organization |
National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Location |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Topics |
Influence of the Media on Children, Technology in the Classroom and
Family Child Care Home, Technology for Teacher Preparation and Ongoing
Professional Development, Technology for Program Management and More |
| Website |
www.naeyc.org |
| Contact Information
|
|
| Date |
June 23-26, 2008 |
| Event |
National Youth Gang Symposium Partnering to Prevent Youth Gang
Violence: From Faith- and Community-Based Organizations to Law
Enforcement |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
| Location |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| Topics |
Successful Gang-Related Programs and Strategies, Latests Trends and Gang Activities |
| Audience |
School Personnel, School Resource Officers/G.R.E.A.T. Officers,
Local Boys and Girls Clubs Staff, Community-based Organizations Staff,
Youth-Development Professionals, Law Enforcement, Court, Probation and
Corrections Professionals, Prosecutors, Researchers, Government
Agencies and Elected Officials, Youth Leaders, Faith-based Organizations |
| Website |
www.gangsymposium.org |
| Contact Information
|
http://www.gangsymposium.org/contact.htm
|
| Date |
June 25-28, 2008 |
| Event |
19th Annual International Trauma Conference. Psychological Trauma: Neuroscience, Attachment and Therapeutic Interventions |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Justice Resource Institute, The Meadows, Trauma Center at Justice
Resource Institute, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network |
| Location |
Boston, Massachusetts |
| Topics |
current research findings on how people's brains, minds, and bodies
respond to traumatic experiences, how they regulate emotional and
behavioral responses, and the role of relationships in protecting and
restoring safety and regulation |
| Website |
www.traumacenter.org |
| Contact Information
|
|
| Date |
July 16-18, 2008 |
| Event |
2008 Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) National Training Conference |
| Sponsoring Organization |
National Youth Gang Center and Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) |
| Location |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| Topics |
Multistrategy models to address gangs, current youth gang research,
interacting with the media, understanding how youth use the Internet
and other media, community outreach and partnering, recognizing abuse
and how to respond to it, bullying behaviors, coping with burnout,
leadership and character development |
| Website |
www.great-online.org/ |
| Contact Information
|
information@great-online.org
|
| Date |
August 8-10, 2008 |
| Event |
22nd Annual National Conference of Parents of Murdered Children |
| Sponsoring Organization |
National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. |
| Location |
Irvine, California |
| Audience |
Families and friends of those whose lives have been taken by violence. Also professionals who assist homicide survivors |
| Website |
www.gocpomc.org |
| Contact Information
|
Marie Belmontez, 714-401-7993, gocpomc@yahoo.com
|
| Date |
October 21-24, 2008 |
| Event |
10th Annual Gang Conference |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Virginia Gang Investigators Association, United States Marshall Service and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives |
| Location |
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Topics |
Bloods and Crips, Midwest Gangs, Prison Gangs, Female Gangs, Asian
Gangs, Hate Gangs, Hispanic Gangs, Gangs in Military, Gangs in Rural
America, 18th Street Gang, Killology--Mentality of the Shooter and more |
| Audience |
Law-Enforcement (Police, Deputies Corrections, Probation Parole,
Military Police and Prosecution Personnel), All others must be approved
by the Association President |
| Website |
www.vgia.org |
| Contact Information
|
Randy Crank, 757-482-4996, Gangcop42@cox.net |
