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American Bar Association
12th National Conference on Children and the Law (CCL)
in partnership with the
Harvard Law School Child Advocacy Program (CAP)
Invite you to the first-ever joint CCL-CAP Conference:
"Promoting Children's Interests:
Preparation, Practice & Policy Reform"
April 13-15, 2007
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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How can I register for the conference?
Conference pre-registration is now closed. You can, however, register on-site. The registration fee is $300 and cash and checks will be accepted. The registration table will be on the 2nd floor of Pound Hall on the Harvard Law School campus.
For further conference details, please go the homepage for the ABA Center on Children and the Law:
http://www.abanet.org/child/
When is the conference?
Fri, April 13 --- 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Conference:
Fri., April 13 --- 1:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Sat., April 14 --- 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM
Sun., April 15 --- 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Is there a conference agenda?
Please visit the ABA Center on Children and the Law website for the latest conference agenda:
http://www.abanet.org/child/
Who should attend?
Those interested in a broad range of perspectives on how best to promote the interests of children and youth, including:
--Policy-makers
--Legal Academics (Law School Deans; Law Faculty in Family, Child Welfare, and Related Areas; Child Law Programs and Clinics; Law Students)
--Social Scientists and Mental Health Professionals
--Child Welfare Academics and Professionals
--Non-Profit Organizations Focused on Child Welfare and Law Reform
--Social Entrepreneurs Interested in Initiating or Expanding Reform Programs
What areas will be covered?
Child welfare issues will be the focus (e.g., abuse and neglect, adoption, foster care) with some sessions on education, juvenile justice, youth at risk, and related family law issues.
What's the conference structure?
The pre-conference sessions will be geared to a practitioner audience (e.g., child and parent attorneys, agency attorneys, guardian ad litems, CASAs). The conference will include dozens of workshop sessions as well as plenaries with preeminent experts in the child welfare field. We will have an evening entertainment event and a dinner on Friday and Saturday, as well as a final closing session on Sunday morning with special guests.
Conference Flyer?
To download the conference Save the Date flyer, click here.
Contact information?
--To be added to the conference mailing list: ctrchildlaw@abanet.org
--To contact CCL re the conference: ctrchildlaw@abanet.org; or 202.662.1740
--To contact CAP re the conference: capconference@law.harvard.edu; or 617.496.8852
--For info on CCL (Director, Howard Davidson): http://www.abanet.org/child/
--For info on CAP (Faculty Director, Elizabeth Bartholet): http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/cap/
This webpage will continually be updated as further information becomes available. |