Conferences - This page is under construction

Conferences on this page are typically run annually and may move from state-to-state each year. Please contact the the event person listed below each event for anything you may have questions on.

Local Conferences

MASSACHUSETTS

• 31st Annual Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium (MEIC) Conference
  Save the Date - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 and Wednesday, April 14, 2010 The MEIC Conference is an annual educational event for service providers and families of children birth to three years who have or are at risk of developmental delays. This two-day conference provides an opportunity for practitioners, researchers, physicians, higher education faculty, families and policy makers to join together in learning and networking together. Contact Tara Cornell at 508-478-2631 x208 or email tcornell@criterionchild.com or click here for the conference brochure
  
• Taking Care of Our Children...Taking Care of Ourselves
  26th Annual New England Regional Seminar. Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Save the Date! For parents, professionals and children, ages birth to 7. We encourage parents of young children (ages 0-7) with visual impairments or deafblindness and other family members and professionals throughout New England to come and participate in this opportunity to share our common concerns and to learn from one another. Activities and childcare will be provided for your children by counselors assigned, according to your child's age, disability, and special considerations. please call Ellen Mazel at (781) 275-7875 or e-mail at mazels@verizon.net and leave a message if you have a last-minute change of plans regarding your child's attendance, or if you would prefer to bring your own sitter. To register for this training please return your completed application to: Tom Miller, Educational Partnerships, Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon St., Watertown, MA 02472 Click here to download the Registration form click here to download the brochure.
  
• Envision the Future...Transition from School to Adult Life Conference
  Saturday, TBD in 2012 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Transition planning for students who are visually impaired, blind or deafblind, including those with additional disabilities from the Northeast states. This full-day conference, co-sponsored by NAPVI (National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments), the New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects (NEC), and Perkins School for the Blind, is geared to parents & families, teachers, professionals, service providers and students. This conference on transition planning for students who are visually impaired, blind or deafblind, including those with additional disabilities, offers a wide array of session topics and exhibitors, Parents an families, teachers and other professionals, service providers and students are encouraged to attend. General information, as well as state specific information, related to transition planning, the adult service system and resources will be provided for the New England States and New York. Registration fe of $25 per person required by March 14th, 2008. To register mail your registration form to Perkins Training Center, 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or email is to perkinstrainingcenter@perkins.org (Note: Childcare is not available.) Download a registration form here Envision the Future Conference. For additional information, including a campus map, visit http://www.perkins.org/
  
• Discover Conference
  Saturday, October 23, 2010 for families of students who are visually impaired, blind or deafblind, including those with additional disabilities from the Northeast states. This full-day conference, co-sponsored by NAPVI (National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments), the New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects (NEC), and Perkins School for the Blind, is geared to parents & families, teachers, professionals, service providers and students. (Note: Childcare is not available.) For additional information, including a campus map, visit http://www.perkins.org/. 
  

National/International Conferences

• CHARGE Syndrome Conference 2011
  The CHARGE Syndrome Conference next year will be held in 2011 in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel. The conference chair for 2011 is Janet Murray. Please contact Janet or the office with any questions or ideas for 2011. For additional information email: info@chargesyndrome.org/ or visit: www.chargesyndrome.org . 
  
• NE/AER Conference
  November 3rd - 5th, 2010 Rockport, Maine at The Samoset Resort, on the ocean. Stay tuned for details...Conference Website
  
•  NCDB Topical Conference - Register Now
  NCDB's annual topical conference will be held in TBD.    Conference is entitled..TBD.  Download Agenda and Registration Packet
  
• Usher Syndrome Family Conference
  July 9-10, 2010 Sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital, Hear See Hope Foundation and Decibels Foundation.
  
  Friday evening, July 9, 2010
  • Casual get together for conference attendees at Eastlake Bar and Grill, 2947 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA.
  • Conference check- in available at Eastlake Bar and Grill. 
  • Appetizers and non alcoholic drinks provided at no charge to conference attendees and their families. Additional food and drink will be available at an additional cost.
    
  Saturday, July 10, 2010
  Conference held at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Wright Auditorium
  4800 Sand Point Way NE • Seattle, WA.
  

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