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General Info
Registration
Lodging
Travel Info
Award Nomination
Scholarships
Exhibits
Sponsors
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Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Conference
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General
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This conference is intended for
professionals working with children from birth to age 5. The
conference will provide a forum to share new information on
promoting social-emotional development in your everyday activities
with infants, young children and families, as well as early
intervention and treatment strategies. Learn about programs,
policies, resources and community activities supporting
social-emotional development in the context of care giving
relationships, community and culture.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Full-day pre-conference sessions from 9:30 AM
to 4:30 PM
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Workshop sessions from 8:30 AM
to
5:00 PM
Keynote address by
Gerry Costa,
PhD
FREE Parent
presentation and book signing by
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Advance registration is required (check FREE Parent
Presentation box on
registration form).
Download
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka flyer
Friday, June 20, 2008
Download the Conference
Brochure
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Registration |
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Registrations must be received by May 23, 2008.
Conference fees include admission to all sessions, continental
breakfast, lunch and refreshments, conference handouts and a CD of
resources.
Download the Registration Form. Please fill out the form completely
and mail or fax to our office (instructions and payment options
provided on form).
Download the Conference Schedule. This will give you an overview of
the conference activities and help you choose which breakout
sessions to attend.
Download the Program Brochure. This brochure contains full
descriptions of all the breakout sessions and keynote presentations.
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Lodging |
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You are responsible for making your
own hotel arrangements.
Download the Hotel Information Sheet
for more information, including rates.
NOTE: The hotel booking deadlines are
BEFORE the conference registration deadline!
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Conference Site:
Madison Concourse Hotel
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 257-6000 local
(800) 356-8293 toll-free
(608)
257-5280 fax
www.concoursehotel.com
Deadline for
blocked rooms: May 10
Best Western Inn on the Park
22
S. Carroll Street
(608) 457-0078
www.innonthepark.net
Deadline for
blocked rooms: June 1
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Other Hotels:
Madison Crowne Plaza
4402 E. Washington Avenue
(608) 244-4703
www.crowneplaza.com
Sheraton Madison
706 John
Nolen Drive
(608) 251-2300
www.sheraton.com/madison
Deadline for
blocked rooms: May 17 |
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Travel
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Below is some additional
information you may find useful.
Directions to Madison from various locations.
Parking information and a map of Downtown
Madison.
List of nearby
restaurants.
List of
area attractions.
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James
R. Ryan Memorial Award |
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The James R. Ryan Memorial Award is a
recognition given annually by the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant
Mental Health (WI-AIMH) to an individual or group that has made a
significant contribution to the social-emotional development of
infants and/or young children and their families within a Wisconsin
community. For more
information, or to enter a nomination for this award, see the link
below.
Download the Award Nomination Form.
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Scholarships |
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A limited number of scholarships are
available to help defray the cost of the conference for parents and
professionals working with young children and their families. If you
would like to apply for a scholarship, please complete the form
below and check the "Scholarship applied for" box on your
registration form.
Download the Scholarship Application.
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Exhibitors |
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Exhibits will be open Thursday, June
19 from 8:00 AM-8:30 PM. If you are interested in exhibiting at the
conference, please fill out and return the form below. The deadline
is May 23.
Download the
Exhibitor Application.
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Sponsors |
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Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental
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Children’s Hospital and Health System’s Child Abuse Prevention fund
Waisman Center
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction/CESA #11
Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services, Birth to 3 Program
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services
Children's Trust
Fund
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Supporters |
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Leccia &
Associates
UW Office of
Childcare & Family Resources
City of Madison Office of Community Services
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Planning Committee |
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Gabe Blood
WI Dept of Workforce Development
Terri Enters
Lutheran Social Services
Jeanne Erickson
Leccia and Associates
Bev Haverly
CESA #11
Peggy Helm-Quest
WI
Dept of Health and Family Services
Julia Herwig
Waisman Center
Arianna Keil
Waisman Center
Mary Jane Kelley
Parent Volunteer
Elizabeth Olsen
Dane County Parent Council
Teressa Pellett
Children's Trust Fund
Mary Peters
WI Dept of Public Instruction
Lynn Sankey
Waisman Center
Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg
Waisman Center |
WI Alliance for Infant
Mental HealthJanna Hack,
Planning Chair
Therese Ahlers
Deana Hipke
Lana Nenide
Lisa Tate
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