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Other Meetings
Founded in 1910, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is the independent voice for public health in Canada with links to the international community. As the only Canadian non-governmental organization focused exclusively on public health, CPHA is uniquely positioned to advise decision-makers and to guide initiatives to help safeguard the personal and community health of Canadians and people around the world. With a diverse membership representing more than 25 professions, a track record of success, a collaborative approach and national reach, CPHA is Canada's Public Health Leader. The Conference will be held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 7-10 June 2009 with the theme Public Health in Canada: Strengthening Connections. It is anticipated that 800-1000 delegates will attend the conference, including public health physicians, community health nurses, administrators, professors and researchers in universities and colleges, nutritionists, planners, public health officers, Aboriginal community representatives, government workers, policy-makers and individuals interested in issues that affect community and public health. 7th International Conference on Imagination and Education Imaginative Education is a new approach that believes engaging student's imagination in learning and teacher's imagination in teaching is crucial to making knowledge in the curriculum vivid and meaningful. This approach provides for learning environments that are more inclusive and engaging places, where learners gain a deeper, more lasting and more flexible understanding of subject matter; it also provides new skills, energy, and inspiration for educators themselves. This yearly international conference provides academics with a venue for discussing new theories and ideas and educators with practical resources for designing teaching and learning processes that engage a greater range of emotions and cognitive abilities. 30th Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference The main themes for 2009 will focus on experimental as well as applied aspects of anxiety and coping in particular we welcome proposals on cognitive and psychophysiological processes in stress and anxiety appraisal and coping styles, repressive coping, methods for cognitive bias modifications, clinical and health interventions, measurement and assessment a positive emotions. Special interest will be given to terrorism, natural catastrophes, etc. The health related aspects of dance and sports activities will be discussed in workshops. North Pacific Pediatric Society: Pediatric Visual Diagnosis The NPPS 179th SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE is your opportunity to explore new solutions to old problems. Pediatricians from around the Pacific Northwest are invited to attend and share their experiences with kindred souls who understand the challenges you face every day. Featuring three half-days of educational programming focusing on Visual Diagnosis by an international faculty from Oregon, Washinton and British Columbia. Topics include: Emergency medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, rheumatology, cranio-facial, ophthalmology, and dental. 35th Annual North American Council on Adoptable Children Conference The NACAC conference—the most comprehensive adoption conference in North America—will feature close to 100 workshops by expert professionals and parents addressing a wide variety of topics, including: parenting, race, culture, & diversity, therapeutic techniques, agency issues & concerns, parenting children with challenges, kinship placements & birth family connections, post-adoption services, and international adoption. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hperactivity Disorder (CHADD) Education Conference 2009: Ages & Stages of Learning and AD/HD Join us on August 22, 2009, at the Sheraton Park Hotel Anaheim in Anaheim, CA for a one-day conference that will feature some of the world’s leading researchers, clinicians, and experts providing critical information about managing AD/HD that will help teachers, parents, adults, and psychologists. Continuing education credits will be available as a part of this conference. The fee for CEUs is $35. The regional event will offer people in Anaheim and surrounding area an incredible amount of information through high-caliber experts who are usually only available to attendees at CHADD’s annual conferences. 2009 Citymatch Conference - Reinventing MCH Practice: Rising to the Challenge, Committing to the Future At the 2008 CityMatCH Conference, the closing speaker, Dr. Michael Lu, reminded us that "we can do better" in maternal and child health practice. The next few years will be a time of change for MCH. Budget cuts have MCH professionals struggling to prioritize services and programs for women, children and families. At the same time, new ideas for reframing urban MCH around a Life Course Health Development Model have re-energized the field. The 2009 Conference will focus on these intersecting issues...for in the greatest moments of vulnerability, come the greatest opportunities for change. The 2009 CityMatCH Conference will focus on: Recognizing and expanding the evidence base, valuing and implementing innovation in practice and policy, and developing and demonstrating leadership Euro EPI 2009: Epidemiology for Clinical Medicine and Public Health The conference will gather general epidemiologists, clinical epidemiologists, biostatisticians, clinicians, public health specialists and representatives of other disciplines working for research both in clinical medicine and in public health. The program will cover all modern epidemiological disciplines, like cardioepidemiology, cancer epidemiology, perinatal and reproductive health epidemiology, infectious diseases epidemiology, rheumatoid diseases epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, genetic epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, environmental epidemiology, occupational epidemiology, nutritional epidemiology, social epidemiology and any others. State of the Science in Stress and Coping Conference
September 11, 2009 - UCSF Laurel Heights Conference Center, San Francisco, CA We invite you to join us at the State of the Science in Stress and Coping Conference which will honor the 30 year career of Susan Folkman, PhD, and her enormous contribution to the field of stress and coping. This conference will cover critical questions stemming from stress and coping theory, cutting edge methods in stress and coping research, and applications of stress and coping theory. 31st International Conference on Learning Disabilities Welcome to the 31st International Conference on Learning Disabilities hosted by the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD). This year, CLD celebrates 31 years of conference excellence by maintaining our conference tradition of offering high-quality topical sessions that are responsive to important issues in the field of learning disabilities. Our conference theme, LD Round Up: Responsive Assessment & Instructional Practices reflects the focus of the conference, which features topical sessions, workshops, two keynote speakers, and special sessions. Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network - Conference You are invited to submit your story, your research project and/or your experiences with in Child Welfare Initiatives which highlight any of the following themes: 1) Reclaiming Indigenous Child Rearing, 2) Indigenous ways of knowing and being in research, 3) Resiliency in Community Directed Indigenous Child Welfare, 4) Experiential Youth Success, 5) Youth Directed Initiatives. Promoting First Relationships Workshops
October 7 - 9, 2009 - University Silver Cloud Inn, Seattle, WA In this 3-day workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy they can integrate into their work whether in the high risk, special needs, child care, or other early childhood fields. The strategy can be used one-on-one with parents and also with child care providers and early childhood teachers responsible for group care. Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are open to the intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving. "Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems" Penn State's 17th Annual Symposium on Family Issues
October 8 - 9, 2009 - Penn State's University Park campus, State College, PA The goal of this symposium is to stimulate conversation among scholars who construct and use biosocial models, as well as among those who want to know more about biosocial processes. Researchers interested in both biological and social/environmental influences on behavior, health, and development will be represented, including researchers whose work emphasizes behavioral endocrinology, behavior genetics, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, sociology, demography, anthropology, economics, and psychology. Symposium presenters will consider physiological and social environmental influences on parenting and early childhood development, followed by adolescent adjustment, and family formation. Finally, factors that influence how families adapt to social inequalities will be examined. 21st Annual Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) International Conference
October 9 - 10, 2009 - Cleaveland Convention Centre, Cleveland, OH, Pre-conference Oct. 7-8 The CHADD Annual International Conference is the major research, practice and public information conference dedicated to issues related to AD/HD. Conference sessions will focus on providing current science-based information and the impact of this information on treatment plans for individuals with AD/HD. The conference will bring together researchers, clinicians, educators, adults with AD/HD, parents, and others. Major goals for the conference are to disseminate the latest developments in research; to facilitate an ongoing exchange about issues related to AD/HD by individuals with different experiences and viewpoints; and to increase public understanding of the disorder and its impact. Healing Through Creativity Survivor Art Event Healing through Creativity features positive-focused expressions that will help trauma survivors and promote understanding. Survivors and supporters share the fun and excitement of creativity without the fears of judgment or undeserved guilt and shame. The event promotes community awareness about the needs of survivors of trauma to the body, mind and spirit. Workshops, speakers and displays promote prevention of assault and abuse. Healing through Creativity helps to end the need for silence, the feelings of abandonment and the undeserved guilt often felt by survivors. The event recognizes organizations that educate, serve and protect the community. Society for the Study of Human Development "Human Development: Earlier Influences on Later Life Outcomes"
October 18-20, 2009 - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan The conference will address current knowledge and future directions of research, interventions, and policy in understanding the contribution of earlier events/factors to later outcomes of human development - both positive and negative - over the life course. Interdisciplinary symposium proposals which address the central theme of the biennial meeting are encouraged and will be given priority. Investing in Child and Youth Health in Tough Economic Times: Opportunities and Responsibilities
October 18-21, 2009 - Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, Nova Scotia Building on last year's extraordinary event, our local and national planning committee members are well into the process of building a great program, finding outstanding speakers, and, of course, planning a great party that our Halifax colleagues are known for! Your CAPHC and Halifax hosts are preparing to welcome you to another great event, so be sure to start planning now! Partners Empowering BC's Youth Conference 2009 With each conference we strive to bring together school counsellors, administrators, and community health professionals to share information about therapeutic techniques, skills, programs, practices and policies related to school counselling at all levels. Our goal is to provide a conference that meets participants' interests and educational needs and promotes community partnerships that will ultimately benefit counsellors, students, families and communities alike. 'Speaking of Kids' Conference 2009 The Learning Disabilities Association - Vancouver invites you to join us at the 'Speaking of Kids' Conference 2009 to be held in Vancouver BC on Friday October 23, 2009. The fee is only $55 per person! Featuring special guest Marlee Martin. 9th Annual Diversity Challenge Conference Two days of presentations and workshops for teacher educators, researchers, mental health professionals, community menmbers, and students interested in the examination of racial identity and cultural factors in treatment, research, and policy. Reduced registration fee before September 25, 2009. Wounded Souls and the Vulnerable Self This conference aims to present evidence on the interaction between trauma and addiction and will discuss special treatment needs in various cultural contexts. The conference will bring together a group of local and international experts who will discuss these challenging issues and possible future interventions and approaches. The workshop program has been designed to educate, share and inspire novel treatment approaches in the area of trauma and addiction. For program and registration form contact Ida Chan, event coordinator:ichan@mail.cheos.ubc.ca, Tel: (604) 806-8306 or Click Here The American Academy of Child and Adolscent Psychiatry (AACAP) 56th Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting Preliminary Schedule will be available online on June 15, 2009. The Registration Magazine with full program details will be mailed to all members in August. If you would like to be added to this mailing list, please contact Nelson Tejada at ntejada@aacap.org. The Early Development Imperative: A Pan-Canadian Conference on Population Measuement of Children's Development Over one quarter of Canada’s children are behind in at least one aspect of their development at kindergarten entry. Mark your calendars and join us in Winnipeg in November 2009 at a ground breaking conference highlighting initiatives across the country to better understand and address inequities in our children’s development. There will be a mix of opportunities to hear of the latest research and community innovations from across the country, along with a chance for hands on skill development in how to implement data collection and take actions for change in your local area. Keynote presentations, panels, workshops and seminars will be combined with informal networking, resource sharing and social events. 2009 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference & Expo The early childhood education community is gathering in Washington D.C.! More than 20,000 early childhood professionals from around the world attend the NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo to discuss the everyday issues of our work with young children and families. Asia Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Health China has been experiencing great changes in its healthcare as well as its economy in the past 30 years. New healthcare reforms were released early this year with clear emphasis on primary care, public health, and equity. This conference will provide a timely platform for discussing the emerging issues in public health and educational strategies for the future. Sessions will be arranged for dialogue between schools of public health with other public health organisations (notably the centres for disease control and departments of health) to identify shared interests and joint ventures in research, service, education and training. National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 20th Anniversary Conference The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health announces “Children’s Mental Health Matters” as the theme for its 20th anniversary conference, a celebration of family involvement, expansion of the Federation of Families and two decades of committed individuals, families, and communities. We strongly believe that the most effective way to support youth and families is to focus on total health and well-being. The time to promote health and eradicate stigma and bias is now. The message “Children’s Mental Health Matters” allows us all to focus on promoting positive mental health from birth onward. There is no health without mental health. This conference will focus on how families and their partners are successfully keeping the theme of “Children’s Mental Health Matters” at the forefront to impact services, policy and the development of a stronger family voice in transforming children’s mental health. 24th National Training Institute of Zero to Three The National Training Institute is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary conference that focuses on cutting-edge research, best practices, and policy issues for infants, toddlers and families. The NTI attracts multidisciplinary professionals working in mental health, early intervention, early care and education, child welfare, family support, social services, and health care. Early Years Conference 2010 The conference will explore early childhood, family and community development through the lens of Child Rights. The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990) articulates various inherent human rights that should be afforded to children. Policies designed to support and provide general and specific services to children and their families, should reflect these rights in order that all children may reach their full potential in society. Conference participants will have the opportunity to consider research, policy, and practice from a child’s rights perspective in order to further the quality of their work with children, families and communities. 2010 Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference The Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America is designed to meet the educational needs of members and nonmember clinicians and researchers. Current data suggests that in any given year more than 40 million adults in the United States suffer from an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are the most commonly diagnosed disorders in children. ADAA members are among the leading experts in the field of anxiety disorders. Many researchers identify the underlying mechanisms for these disorders and develop new treatment strategies, as well as conduct research on effectiveness. The desired results for the meeting are that attendees learn the latest developments in preclinical and clinical research, translate this knowledge to clinicians, and develop new skills and techniques to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of anxiety disorders. 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society The 2010 Sport and Society Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the Sport and Society. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the arts, as well as paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners in all fields of artistic engagement. 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence This conference brings together researcher and practitioners from different disciplines across Europe and all over the world who focus on adolescence. Core topics to be addressed include well known as well as developing areas of research such as cognitive development, the role of social and economic change in adolescent development, contexts and processes of identity construction, families, parents, friends and romantic partners, life trajectories and change processes, transitions and adolescence, emerging adulthood, vocational development and work meanings, adolescent health and well-being, political development, citizenship and political participation, cultural perspectives on adolescent development, prevention, promotion and intervention projects for adolescent development, biological and neuropsychological aspects, pubertal maturation, and many others. It thus highlights new developments in terms of theory and methodology of interest to psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, biologists, and educationalists. Pathways to Resilience II: The Social Ecology of Resilience The Resilience Research Centre ( www.resilienceresearch.org), its Principal Investigator, Michael Ungar, and the Centre's partners in more than a dozen countries, invite you to an international gathering in Halifax, Canada, June 7-10, 2010. Together, we will explore how children, youth, their families and communities from different cultures and contexts overcome adversity and thrive. At this, our second conference, researchers concerned with child and adolescent development, family processes, and the social determinants of health will meet front-line service providers, child advocates, and policy makers from many different professional backgrounds. Our goal is to help those attending share what we know globally about the interaction between psychological factors and the social, economic, political and cultural forces that shape children's and adolescents' pathways to resilience when they are seriously disadvantaged. Submissions and registration for the 2010 Pathways to Resilience II conference will open in September 2009. For more information, please contact us at rrc@dal.ca or click here for a full description of the conference, a call for presentations, and registration information (also available on our website). We look forward to seeing you in Halifax next year! Head Start's 10th National Research Conference Head Start’s 10th Research Conference will be held June 21-23, 2010 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in 21st Biennial International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) Meeting Since its foundation in 1969, the ISSBD has held its biennial congresses on five continents. It is a truly international organisation with more than 1,100 members in 60 countries. Its main objective is to promote systematic research on human development throughout the life-span. The University of Zambia is greatly honoured by this opportunity to host a world-wide gathering of developmental researchers, and we hope to make your experience an intellectually enriching and socially agreeable one. The invited programme is still under development. But, as you will see from the details posted on the conference website, the contributors who have already accepted our invitations are very distinguished researchers, based in a wide range of countries around the world, and their lectures and symposia will address a wide range of topics within the broad area of behavioural development. We expect that the prospect of learning from them at first hand about their latest research findings will attract to the congress a broad spectrum of developmental researchers from around the world. Measuring Behavior 2010 - 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research Measuring Behavior is the premier interdisciplinary event for scientists and practitioners concerned with the study of human or animal behavior. This unique conference focuses on methods, techniques and tools in behavioral research in the widest sense; from neuroscience and zoology to psychology and consumer behavior, and from human factors research to public safety and smart homes. International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Head Start's 10th National Research Conference ISPCAN and the Hawaii Local Organizing Committee are very honored to invite you to attend the XVIIIth ISPCAN International Congress which will be held on September 26th to 29th, 2010 in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Local Organizing Committee consists of a consortium of over 20 Hawaii organizations and government departments that have implemented innovative programs to protect children and strengthen families for almost 40 years. ISPCAN, in collaboration with our Hawaii 2010 Local Organizing Committee, is excited about bringing the world together to become one family of many cultures, working together to build a better world for our children, our keiki.
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