Program

The 2008 conference will take place over four days, from Sunday, September 21 to Wednesday, September 24, 2008. 

The Preconference skills-building sessions will be held on Sunday, during two slots of 3-hour sessions, one in the AM and one in the PM. A select number of full-day trainings may also be held. 

The Main Conference begins Monday at 8:30am and will last two-and-a-half days. The main conference will consist of 4 blocks of seven to eight concurrent workshops; 3 plenary sessions; 3-5 roundtable discussions; a film festival and a Resource Center featuring poster presentations and formal exhibits. The program will also include “Partnering for the Future," a block of moderated dialogue sessions on key issues in the field. 

The Draft Conference Agenda is available here and will be updated as sessions become finalized.

 

For more details on each type of conference session, please visit the conference sessions page.