Conference Listings provides descriptions (excerpted from the sponsoring agencies) and contact information for upcoming national conferences that focus on such areas as child welfare, children and families, HIV/AIDS, addiction/recovery, and infant development. If you would like to list a conference, please contact the Resource Center.

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HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Summit
Dates: November 17-18, 2009
Sponsor:  Pact, Community REACH. USAID, Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA). 
Location: Washington, DC

Will bring together over 100 practitioners/experts from the PEPFAR experience and other programs in a working consultation to examine issues related to organizational capacity building.

Raising a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents
Dates: November 17, 2009
Sponsor:  The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Location: New York, NY

This event is designed especially for those who want to know how to help children make it to age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol or using illegal drugs: parents, pastors and clergy, principals, teachers, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and community leaders.

IAPAC 09: Unity in Action
Dates: November 29 - December 1, 2009
Sponsors:  International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) & The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Location: New York, NY

Conference program will feature state-of-the-art information about HIV Clinical Management approaches as well as HIV Prevention, Testing, and Psychosocial Support in developed and developing world settings.

National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 20th Anniversary Conference
Dates: December 4-6, 2009
Sponsors: National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Location: Washington, DC

"Children's Mental Health Matters" is the theme for this conference, a celebration of family involvement, expansion of the Federation of Families, and two decades of committed individuals, families, and communities. This conference will focus on how families and their partners are successfully promoting children's mental health.

2009 National Training Institute (NTI) of ZERO TO THREE
Dates: December 4-6, 2009
Sponsors: ZERO TO THREE
Location: Dallas, TX

This comprehensive and multidisciplinary conference focuses on cutting-edge research, best practices, and policy issues for infants, toddlers and families. The NTI attracts multidisciplinary professionals working in mental health, early intervention, early care and education, child welfare, family support, social services, and health care.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) 2010 National Conference:
Children 2010 – Leading a New Era
Dates: January 25-27, 2010
Sponsor: CWLA
Location: Washington, DC

This conference will feature at least 50 workshops, two keynote presentations, a number of networking opportunities, poster sessions, and special engagements. Presentations will highlight evidence-based strategies and successful models for their implementation. A broad range of child welfare issues will be covered, including adoption, foster care, mental health, public policy, and youth in transition.

24th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
Dates: January 25-29, 2010
Sponsor: Chadwick Center for Children & Families
Location: San Diego, CA

This conference focuses on multi-disciplinary best-practice efforts to prevent, if possible, or otherwise to investigate, treat, and prosecute child and family maltreatment. The objective of the conference is to develop and enhance professional skills and knowledge in the prevention, recognition, assessment and treatment of all forms of maltreatment including those related to family violence and substance abuse as well as to enhance investigative and legal skills. Issues concerning support for families, prevention, leadership, policy making, and translating the latest research into action are also addressed.

AMCHP 2010 - Moving Ahead Together: Celebrating the Legacy, Shaping the Future of Maternal and Child Health
Dates: March 6-10, 2010
Sponsors:  Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Location: National Harbor, MD

The 2010 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) annual conference will focus on: health equity; program quality improvement; family-professional and public-private partnerships; future MCH workforce; the changing face of our nation; best practices and strategies; social marketing tools; and legislative strategy.