Foreign calendar.Aug. 31-Sept. 1: Conference: Researching the Voluntary Sector NCVO/VSSN; University of Warwick In the 1960s and 1970s, Warwick had a reputation as a politically radical institution.[3] More recently, the University has been seen as a favoured institution of the British New Labour government. ; research@ncvo-vol.org.uk Aug. 31-Sept. 2: International Mental Health Conference: London, Institute of Psychiatry The Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) is a research institution dedicated to discovering what causes mental health problems and diseases of the brain. In addition, its aim is to help identify new treatments for them and ways to prevent them in the first place. , Kings College; {E} imh@iop.kcl.ac.uk Sept. 6-9: European conference for the advancement of assistive technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support in Europe; www.aaate.net Sept. 16-21: International Conference on Family Violence; San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. CA; www.fvsai.org Sept. 19-23: International Forum for Child Welfare; Tallinn, Estonia; www.lastekaitseliit.ee/ Sept. 21-24: Asia-Pacific Social Work Conference: Seoul, Korea; www.kasw.or.kr/eng/kasw.htm Sept. 22-24: Conference: European Social Policy Analysis Network; Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Fribourg For the German university, see . The University of Fribourg (French: Université de Fribourg; German: Universität Freiburg) is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. ; Switzerland; www.espanet.org Sept. 23-24: International Conference: National Autistic Society The National Autistic Society (NAS) is the United Kingdom's most prominent autism-related charity. It states that it exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs. ; London; www.nas2005.org.uk/ Sept. 28-30: International Conference on Accessible Tourism; Nairobi, Kenya; [E] bodo@avu.org Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Conference, Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. International: Istanbul; www.adi2005.org Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Conference: Early Childhood; Brisbane, Australia; eca2005@ccm.com.au Sept. 29-Oct. 2: International Symposium on Social Work with Groups; Minneapolis; www.aaswg.org Sept. 29-Oct. 2: World Congress: Children's Hospice A children's hospice is a hospice specifically designed to help children who will not live to reach adulthood with the emotional and physical challenges they face, and also to provide respite care for their families. International; Salt Lake City; www.chionline.org Oct. 3-5: International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Stalking; Baltimore, MD; www.evawinc.com Oct. 8-21: International Fundraising Congress; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; www.resourcealliance.org Oct. 26-30: World Congress: Mental Health and Deafness; Worcester, South Africa; www.deafnet.co.za Oct. 30-Nov. 4: International Prisons & Corrections Association; Edinburgh, Scotland; www.icpa.ca Nov. 9-11: International Conference on Restorative Communities; Manchester, England; www.iirp.org Nov. 9-12: International Conference on Drug Policy Reform: Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. ; w.drugpolicy.org/events/ dpa2005 Nov. 15-17: Conference[R] and Expo: National Workers' Compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. & Disability; Chicago; www.wcconference.com Nov. 16-18: International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; Asian Regional Conference. www.ispcanssingapore.com Nov. 18-22: Scientific Meeting: Gerontological ger·on·tol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with old age and aging. ge·ron Society of America; New Orleans; www.geron.org/ AnnualMeeting/annual.htm Nov. 19-22: Conference: European Academy of Childhood Disability; Monaco; http://www.eacd2005.org Nov. 27-30: International Congress on Women Work and Health; New Delhi, India; www.societyforworkinglife.org/ Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Disability and Inclusive Development; Washington; World Bank; http://disabilityworld.org 2006 Jan. 18-21: Conference: Assistive Technology Industry Association; Orlando, Fl. www.atia.org Jan. 28-Feb. 1: Winter Conference: 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. ; Nashville, TN; www.aca.org Feb. 1-4: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence; St. Petersburg, FL; cadi.phhp.ufl.edu Mar. 30-Apr. 1: International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference, Vancouver, Social Workers in Health Society of BC, www.socialworkersinhealthbc.org Apr. 10-12: Founding meeting of the international research society for public management; Glasgow; s.p.osborne@aston.ac.uk July 30-Aug. 3: International Conference: International Federation of Social Workers; Munich; [E] info@socialwork2006.de Aug. 12-17: Congress of Correction, Tampa, FL, American Correctional Association, www.aca.org Aug. 27-Sept. 2: World Congress: International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates; Belfast, Northern Ireland; www.judgesandmagistrates.org 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 Oct. 4-7: International Conference: Family Therapy; Reykjavik, Iceland; www.ifta-familytherapy.org Dec. 1-4: International Conference: Disabled People; Johanesburg, South Africa; info@dpi.org Dec. 10-14: International Conference: Social Work in Health and Mental Health: Hong Kong; www.swh2006.com |
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