Foreign Calendar.Oct. 4-7: World Congress: International Family Therapy Association; Reykjavik, Iceland; www.ifta-familytherapy.org Oct. 8-11: Research Conference: International Community Corrections Association; Norfolk, VA; (202) 828-5605 Oct. 10-14: Children with Disabilities: What about their Rights? International Seminar, Institut international des Droits de I'Enfant Sion; Valais, Switzerland; www.childrights.org Oct. 11-13: World Conference: The Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders; Oslo, Norway; World Federation for Mental Health • • [ ; www.worldconference2006.no Oct. 13-15: International Conference: Healthy Ageing and Longevity; Melbourne, Australia; www.longevity-international.com Oct. 16-20: Annual Meeting: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society; San Francisco; www.hfes.org Oct. 18-20: International Conference: Restorative practices; Bethlehem, PA; iirp.org/beth06/ Oct. 19-21: International Conference: Eating Disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. ; Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria; www.netzwerk-essstoerungen.at Oct. 21-25: Blackbaud's Conference: Philanthropy; Charleston, SC; conference@blackbaud.com Oct. 24-25: Juvenile Justice in Europe; Brussels; International Juvenile Justice Observatory; www.oijj.org Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Congress on Autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. Spectrum Disorders; Cape Town, South Africa; www.autismcongress.com Nov. 4-8: Public Health and Human Rights: American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association (APHA) is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide. ; Annual Meeting and Exposition; Boston; www.apha.org. Nov 9-12: Annual Training Conference and Exhibit: National Rehabilitation Association; Orlando, Florida; info@nationalrehab.org Nov. 13-15: Conference: Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Children, Youth, and Families Involved in the Child Welfare System; Nashville, TN; Child Welfare League of America; www.cwla.org Nov. 14-15: Non-formal & informal learning for social inclusion of children & young people; Berlin, Germany; comparative national policies; www.eurochild.org Nov. 16-19: Convention: Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy behavior therapy or behavior modification, in psychology, treatment of human behavioral disorders through the reinforcement of acceptable behavior and suppression of undesirable behavior. ; Chicago, IL, USA; www.aabt.org Nov. 17-19: World Congress & Expo: Disabilities; Philadelphia; www.wcdexpo.com Nov. 24-Dec. 1: International Interdisciplinary Course on Children's Rights; Ghent, Belgium; Children's Rights Centre; www.crin.org/docs/ghent_univ.doc Dec. 1-4: International Conference: Disabled People; Johannesburg, South Africa; info@dpi.org Dec. 10-13: International Jerusalem Conference: Health Policy; Jerusalem; www.israelhpr.org Dec. 10-14: International Conference: Social Work in Health and Mental Health; Hong Kong; www.swh2006.com Dec. 11-13: National Health, Wellness and Prevention Congress: Washington; www.consumerhealthworld.com 2007 Jan. 11-14: Eleventh Annual Conference: Society for Social Work and Research; San Francisco; www.sswr.org/conferences.ph Jan. 15-19: Narrative Therapy Conference: Havana; World Psychiatric Association The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is an international umbrella organisation of psychiatric societies. Originally created to produce world psychiatric congresses, it has evolved to hold regional meetings, to promote professional education and to set ethical, scientific and (Zone 3) and International Federation of Social Workers; www.narrativecuba.com Jan. 19-22: Youth, Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and Migration Conference: Bratislava, Slovak Republic; www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/youth.htm Jan. 20-24: Winter Conference: Tampa; American Correctional Association The American Correctional Association is an association of providers of services to prisons in the United States. It holds an annual trade show where products used in prisons are shown to prospective purchasers. It was formerly known as the American Prison Association. ; www.aca.org Jan 22-26: International Conference: Child & Family Maltreatment maltreatment Social medicine Any of a number of types of unreasonable interactions with another adult. See Child maltreatment, Cf Child abuse. ; San Diego; Chadwick Center for Children and Families; www.chadwickcenter.org Feb. 8-9: International Conference: Building Resiliency in Children & Families; Preston, United Kingdom; University of Central Lancashire The University of Central Lancashire (or UCLan) is a university based in Preston, UK, with additional campuses in Carlisle and Penrith. Before 1992, the University had been Preston Polytechnic since September 1 1973, and then Lancashire Polytechnic ; www.uclan.ac.uk/facs Feb. 20-21: International Congress for Victims of Terrorism: Oklahoma City; National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is a non-profit organization founded in response to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Supported by Department of Homeland Security and other government grant funds, the institute conducts research into the causes ; www.mipt.org Feb. 26-28: National Conference: Child Welfare League of America; Washington, DC; www.cwla.org May 13-17: International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm; ww.harmreduction2007.org/ May 15-18: World Forum: Early Care and Education; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; www.worldforumfoundation.org May 24-27: Convention: American Psychological Society; Washington; www.psychologicalscience.org |
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