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Conference Agenda
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Wednesday, January 13, 2009 9:00 - 12:00: Conference Pre-Sessions (see selection below) 9:00 - 12:30: Conference Registration 1:00 - 3:00: Welcome, Introductions, & Opening Plenary - Shay Bilchik 3:00 - 3:30: Break 3:30 - 5:00: Workshop Session I |
Thursday, January 14, 2009 8:30 - 10:00: Workshop Session II 10:00 - 10:30: Break 10:30 - noon: Workshop Session III Noon - 1:30: Lunch (on your own) 1:30 - 3:00: Workshop Session IV 3:00 - 3:30: Break 3:30 - 5:00: Workshop Session V |
Friday, January 15, 2009 8:30 - 10:00: Workshop Session VI 10:00 - 10:30: Break 10:30 - noon: Closing Plenary - Judge Payne |
2010 CLI Pre-Sessions
The CLI is pleased to offer the following choices for pre-conference sessions on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 9:00 - noon. Both sessions are free and open to all conference attendees, but you will need to indicate your attendance when you register.
CASA Pre-Conference Session: The New Mexico CASA Network is pleased to bring Donna Beegle to Albuquerque as this year’s CASA Pre-Conference Session Keynote Speaker. Ms. Beegle is a highly experienced National public speaker, discussion leader, trainer, and the author of “See Poverty, Be The Difference,” a resource book for professionals who work with people in poverty. She is also the co-founder of Communications Across Barriers, an organization whose mission is simple, but has far reaching implications: to improve communication and relationships across poverty, race, gender, and generational barriers.
Fostering Education: Implementing the 2008 Fostering Connections Act presented by Kathleen McNaught, Project Director, ABA Legal Center for Foster Care and Education. Ms. McNaught will discuss implementation of the education provisions of the 2008 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act.
Continuing Education Credits
Approval is pending for Continuing Legal Education (CLE)credit including 1 hours each of ethics and professionalism. The CLE fee is included in your registration.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for social workers are also pending including cultural competency credit.
Please click on this link for important CEU Information.
Conference Registration Fees
Attorneys & Judges - $139
Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Professionals - $89
Volunteers & Advocates $64
The registration fee, which is non-refundable is due December 18, 2009. Space is limited so register early! Registrations may be accepted after the 18th, space permitting, but the fee will be increased by $30.
Accommodations
Rooms are available at the Hotel Albuquerque at the government rate of $80 until December 18th. Book early! Call the Hotel Albuquerque at 800-237-2133 or click here to book a room now. Enter GRPX76 in the RATE CODE box.