Calendar Canada.Jan. 26-27: Healing Practice of Mindfulness; Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ; Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers & University of Regina HistoryOrigins In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrollment of 27 students; ; www.sasw.ca/news_events.html Feb. 2-3: Early Years Conference: UBC UBC Uniform Building Code UBC University of British Columbia UBC Union of the Baltic Cities UBC United Brotherhood of Carpenters UBC Universal Battery Charger UBC Union of Baltic Cities UBC Universal Bibliographic Control UBC Used Beverage Cans Interprofessional Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). ; Vancouver; [E] ipinfo@interchange.ubc.ca Feb. 3-4: Theory and practice of mindfulness meditation; Toronto; University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Feb. 16: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop; Woodstock, Ont.; Canadian Mental Health Association The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) was founded on January 26, 1918 by Dr. Clarence M. Hincks and Clifford W. Beers. Originally named the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene , Oxford County Branch; www.cmhaoxford.on.ca/events.html Feb. 21-22: Ontario's future health and well-being; Ontario Prevention Clearing House; Toronto; www.opc.on.ca Feb. 23@4: Youth & Crime Conference: Niagara Falls, ON; Committee of Youth Officers for the Province of Ontario; www.coyo.on.ca Feb. 24-25: Building a fund-raising program; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Mar. 3-4: Fundamentals of mindfulness groups; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Mar. 15-18: National Conference on Community Economic Development and the Social Economy; www.cced net-rcdec.ca/ Mar. 16-17: Alberta FASD FASD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD Fleetwood Area School District (Pennsylvania) FASD Florida Association for Staff Development FASD Finnish Association of Sports for the Disabled FASD Finnish Association of Securities Dealers Conference: Calgary; mailtfasd@gov.ab.ca Mar. 17-18: Same sex parenting; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Mar. 18: Parenting Capacity Assessment, Steinhauer guidelines; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Mar. 18: Negative attitudes and difficult people; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Mar. 19-23: Violence in the Lives of Children: The 38th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science, Banff, Alberta; www.banffbehavsci.ubc.ca Mar. 30-Apr. 1: International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference; Survivorship survivorship n. the right to receive full title or ownership due to having survived another person. Survivorship is particularly applied to persons owning real property or other assets, such as bank accounts or stocks, in "joint tenancy. ; Vancouver; www.interprofessional.ubc.ca Mar. 30-Apr. 1: International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference: Vancouver; Social Workers in Health Society of BC; www.socialworkersinhealthbc.org Mar. 30-Apr. 3: Convention: Canadian Counselling Association & American Counseling Association The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's second largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. ; Montreal; www.ccacc.ca Apr. 6-8: Conference: Canadian Association for Young Children; Winnipeg; www.cayc.ca Apr. 7-8: Mindfulness-based clinical groups; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Apr. 8: Parenting Capacity Assessment Report; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca April 19-22: Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Congress; Ottawa; www.chra-achru.ca Apr. 28-29: Play therapy; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca Apr. 30-May 4: International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm; Vancouver. May 1-7: Conference: Canadian Association of Music Therapy; Windsor; Ontario; www.musictherapy.ca May 2-6: International Conference for Social inclusion Summit: Montreal; www.aamr.org May 3-5: Conducting Forensic Investigations on Young Abused; Calgary; Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse; [E]csica@shaw.ca May 4-5: Western Canadian Conference on Sexual Health; Alberta Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health and Faculty of Nursing; Community Health Nursing Unit; www.aspsh May 4-6: Conference on Late Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) describes a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, which includes, but is not limited to Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). ; Vancouver, BC; [E] ipconf@interchange.ubc.ca May 9-12: Conference: Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association; Lethbridge; www.harmreduction2006.ca May 11-13: World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses; Calgary; College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta; www.psychiatricnurse.ca May 11-13: Conference: Community Funds of Canada, Saskatoon, rjones@community-fdn.ca May 11-13: Conference on Shared Mental Health Care; Calgary; nkates@mcmaster.ca May 12-16: Conference: Canadian Health Libraries Association The Canadian Health Libraries Association or Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada was founded in 1976. It represents the views of Canadian health sciences librarians to governments, the health community and fellow librarians. ; Vancouver; ww.chla-absc.ca/2006 May 25-26: Conference on Young Caters; St. Catharines; Canadian Caregiver Coalition; www.ccc-ccan.ca May 25-27: Conference: Canadian Association for Spirituality and Social Work and American Association for Spirituality and Social Work; Waterloo; ON, jcoates@stu.ca May 27-28: Canadian Disability Studies Association; Toronto; greaume@yorku.ca. June 1-3: Maternal Child Youth Conference; UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education; Vancouver. June 2: Models for supportive housing for the homeless, Fleming College, Peterborough ON. www.stleonards.ca June 5-7: Joint Conference: Children's Mental Health Ontario and the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies; Toronto; janice@mmsonline.ca June 9-10: Treating Social Phobia - CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. ; Toronto; University of Toronto Continuing Education; www.socialwork.utoronto.ca June 10-18: Summer Course on Refugee Issues, York University, Toronto, summer@yorku.ca June 11-16: Institute in Management and Community Development Summer Program; Concordia University; Montreal; www.instdev.concordia.ca June 12-13: Conference, Canadian Health Care Association,Victoria, www.cha.ca June 12-13: Annual Sexuality Conference; Guelph,ON; University of Guelph The University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964. While the U of G offers degrees in many different disciplines, the university is best known for its focus on life sciences, based in part on a long-standing history of ; www.open.uoguelph.ca/sexconf June 14-15: Community Conference: United Way of Ottawa; www.unitedwayottawa.ca June 17-20: National Social Work Conference: Halifax; Canadian Association of Social Workers and Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers; www.nsasw.org June 18-22: Conference: International Association for the Study of Forced Migration; Toronto; www.iasfm 10.org June 19-23: World Urban Forum, Vancouver, Canada Housing & Mortgage Corportation and UNHabitat [E] chic@cmhc-schl.gc.ca July 4-8: Conference: Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada The Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC) is a professional association which represents interpreters in Canada whose working languages are English and American Sign Language (ASL). , Toronto, [E] amberbrennan@rogers.com Aug. 6-11: International conference on alcohol and drug abuse in indiginous communities; Edmonton; Our Spirit Worldwide, Edmonton, www.hosw.com Aug. 13-18: International AIDS Conference Education, networking and the promotion of best practice are essential to enhancing the response to HIV/AIDS. IAS conferences provide opportunities to share experience, and increase the knowledge and expertise of professionals working in HIV/AIDS. : Toronto; www.aids2006.org/pdf/ Aug. 20-23: Congress international francophone de geriatrie et gerontologie; La Societe quebecoise de geriate; Quebec City, Quebec; Email: sqgeriatrie@interlinx.qc.ca Sept. 20-22: International Conference on Priorities in Health Care: Toronto; International Society on Priorities in Health Care; www.healthcarepriorities.org Sept. 29-30: International elder care conference; Toronto; Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Centre for Professional Nursing Excellence; [E] vmooney@RNAO RNAO Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (Canada) .org Oct. 10-11: Colloque international du Centre international de criminologie comparee, Montrealbacherl@crim.umontreal.ca Oct. 19-22: Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology gerontology: see geriatrics. ; Quebec City, Quebec; www.cagacg.ca/en glish/420_e.php Nov. 12-15: Global Microcredit microcredit, the extension to poor individuals of small loans to be used for income-generating activities that will improve the borrowers' living standards. The loans, which may be as little as $20 for very poor borrowers in some developing countries, typically are Summit; Halifax; www.globalmicrocreditsummit2006.org 2007 June 16-19: (Four concurrent) International Conferences on Disability, Aging & Technology; Toronto; www.ficdat.ca June 18-21: Transport Canada Intergovernmental Affairs and Accessibility; Montreal, Quebec City; www.tc.gc.ca/transed2007 |
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