Foreign calendar.Aug. 28-Sept. 1: Congress: International Association of Schools of Social Work; Santiago de Chile; www.globalsocialwork2006.cl Sept. 3-6: International Congress on Child abuse and Neglect; York, UK; International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; www.ispcan.org Sept. 12-20: Physical Activity and Public Health Courses; Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. ; www.prevention.sph.sc.edu Sept. 27-30: International Conference: Volunteer Administration; Minneapolis; dale_safrit@ncsu.edu Oct. 4-7: International Family Therapy Association; World Congress; 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 l'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: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society; Annual Meeting; 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: National Rehabilitation Association; Annual Training Conference and Exhibit; Orlando, Florida; info@nationalrehab.org Nov. 13-15: Conference: Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. , and Questioning Children, Youth, and Families Involved in the Child Welfare System; Nashville, TN; Chld 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 The opportunity for children to participate in political and legal decisions that affect them; in a broad sense, the rights of children to live free from hunger, abuse, neglect, and other inhumane conditions. ; Ghent, Belgium; Children's Rights Centre; www.crin.org/docs/ghent_univ.doc Dec. 1-4: International Conference: Disabled People; Johanesburg, 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; Hung Kong; www.swh2006.com 2007 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 |
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