2006 Events & Appearances: Executive Director & Staff
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January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 |
May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 |
September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 |
January 2006
1/21 - Manhattan, NYPresentations by: Adam Pertman, Hollee McGinnis, Lynn Franklin, Fred Greenman
A one day seminar, "Adoption: The Spiritual Journey for the Human Family" at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, NY, will feature several workshop panels with Institute staff Pertman and McGinnis, as well as board members Lynn Franklin and Fred Greenman as participants. The seminar is being co-sponsored by St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, American Adoption Congress (AAC), Concerned United Birthparents (CUB), Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Instiutute, Manhattan Birthparents, Spence Chapin Services to Families & Children, and Unsealed Initiative. For more information about the event, email info@adoptioninstitute.org or click to download information.
February 2006
2/22 - Bronx, NYPresentation by: Adam Pertman
Lecture, "Welcome to the Revolution," sponsored by Children's Hospital at Montefiore and presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds. Attendance is by invitation only. For more information about the event, please contact Nadani Oodal at 718-741-2429 or nodal@montefiore.org. To inquire about Institute staff availability for speaking engagements, call 212-925-4089 or email info@adoptioninstitute.org.
March 2006
3/10 - Worcester, MAPresentation by: Adam Pertman
Keynote address at "Building our Community of Support," the third annual conference for adoptive parents, professionals and educators, sponsored by the Attachment Institute of New England. The event takes place at Clark University in Worcester. For more information, please call 508-799-2663, email maulevich@charter.net or go to http://www.attachmentnewengland.com/events.html.
3/14 - Boston, MA
Presentation by: Adam Pertman
Presentation and discussion on current Adoption Institute research on a wide variety of issues, sponsored by Archway, the Interdisciplinary Adoption Study Group of Psychiatrists and other professionals at Massachusetts General Hospital. For more information, please contact Dr. Linda Forsythe at LForsythe@comcast.net or 617-724-8011.
3/23 - Needham, MA
Presentation by: Adam Pertman
Keynote address and Q&A on "Adoption and Diversity in the Classroom," for educators and the public, made possible through a grant by the Needham Educational Foundation. For time, location and other information, please contact Joel Kent at Joel.Kent@med.ge.com or 781-449-8685.
April 2006
4/8 - Bellingham, MAPresentation by: Adam Pertman
Two presentations, "12 Things Everyone should Know About Adoption" and "It’s All Right and Getting Better," at the annual conference of the ODS Adoption Community of New England. The event runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bellingham High School, in Bellingham, MA. For more information, please call 800-932-3678 or e-mail info@odsacone.org.
4/22 - Atlanta, GA
Presentation by: Adam Pertman
Keynote address, "Adoption from China: A Revolution in the Family," at the East Meets West China Adoption Conference, sponsored by Great Wall China Adoption. The event takes place at the Windham Midtown in Atlanta, GA. For more information, please call Lindsay Yeakley at 512-323-9595, or to http://www.gwca.org/events/east-meets-west-atlanta/#con_sched.
4/28 - Washington, DC
Presentation by: Hollee McGinnis
Presentation and discussion, "Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in International Adoptions," at the Joint Council on International Children's Services 2006 Medical Institute and Conference, April 27-30, in Washington D.C. For more information, visit http://www.jcics.org/Annual_Conference.htm
May 2006
5/18 - Manhattan, NYPresentation by: Adam Pertman
Keynote address, "Old Lessons for a New World: Learning from Adoption," 1-2: p.m. at the "Science, Technology, and Adoption Conference," cosponsored by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, the Center for Adoption Policy and the Justice Action Center at New York Law School. The event takes place at the Wellington Conference Center, 5th Floor, New York Law School. For more information, please contact the Justice Action Center at 212-431-2314 or jac@nyls.edu.
5/22 - Philadelphia, PA
Presentation by: Adam Pertman
Panel discussion, "Advocacy and Academics – The Interconnectedness of Research and Politics," 1:45-3 p.m. at the "Real Families, Real Facts: Research Symposium on LGBT- Headed Families," sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania GLBT Center and Family Pride. The event takes place at The Radisson Plaza -Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. For more information, please contact Hillarie Collins at 202-331-5015 ext 5 or e-mail hillarie.collins@familypride.org.
5/22-23 - Presque Isle, ME
Presentation by: Adam Pertman
Training for foster care social workers and a keynote address at "Going Home: Transitioning toward Permanency," a conference sponsored by Community Health and Counseling Services of Aroostook County, Maine. The event will take place at Northern Maine Community College, Edgemont Drive in Presque Isle. For more information, please email eqchcs@gmail.com or call 800-580-5510 and ask for Heidi or Ellen.
June 2006
6/3 - St. Louis, MOPresentation: Hollee McGinnis
Keynote address, "What is Culture?" and Q & A at the Chinese Culture day event sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of Families with Children from China. This event will be held at Rose Acres Elementary School in Maryland Heights, Missouri with doors opening at 9 AM. For more information, please contact Garland Tenholder at gtenhol@charter.net
6/8 - Rocky Hill, CT
Presentation: Adam Pertman
Keynote address, "10 Things Everyone Should Know About Adoption," and Q& A at the Summer Adoption Event sponsored by the State of Connecticut's Department of Children and Families. This event, which will be held at the Rocky Hill Marriott, is for parents, prospective parents and social workers. For more information, please contact Shirley Crosswaith at 860.832.5428 or shirley.crosswaith@po.state.ct.us.
July 2006
7/18 - Norwich, UKPresentation: Jeanne Howard & Susan Smith
Paper, "Stress and Coping in Struggling Adoptive Families," at the Second International Conference on Adoption Research. This event will take place at the University of East Anglia and is for adoption researchers. For more information, go to: http://www.uea.ac.uk/swk/icar2/programme.htm
7/20 - Norwich, UK
Presentation: Jeanne Howard & Susan Smith
Paper, "A Comparative Study of Adopted Children from Different Adoption Types and Birth Children," at the Second International Conference on Adoption Research.
7/20 - Norwich, UK
Presentation: Hollee McGinnis
Poster Symposium, "Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption," at the Second International Conference on Adoption Research.
7/29 - Long Beach, CA
Presentation: Susan Smith (with Sharon Kaplan Roszia)
Workshop, "Biology and Beyond:Siblings in Child Welfare and Adoption," at the conference of the North American Council on Adoptable Children. For more information on the conference go to: http://www.nacac.org/conference.html
August 2006
- No appearances or events.September 2006
- No appearances or events.October 2006
10/13 - New York, NYPresentation: Ruth McRoy, Ph.D. Senior Fellow
Keynote address "Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Bridging Policy, Practice and Reality," at the fourth biennial St. John's University Adoption Conference "Families without Borders? Adoption Across Culture and Race." This two day conference will be held at St. John's University Manhattan campus, 101 Murray Street. For more information, go to: www.stjohns.edu/learnmore/00175. 10/13 - New York, NY
Presentation: Hollee McGinnis
Keynote Panel "Who are You Also-Known-As?" and paper presentation, "Policy: The Hague Convention and the Convention on the Rights of the Child" at the fourth biennial St. John's University Adoption Conference "Families without Borders? Adoption Across Culture and Race." This two day conference will be held at St. John's University Manhattan campus, 101 Murray Street. For more information, go to: www.stjohns.edu/learnmore/00175. 10/14 - New York, NY
Presentation: Hollee McGinnis
Moderator of panel "International Transracial Adoptees: Lived Experiences" at the fourth biennial St. John's University Adoption Conference "Families without Borders? Adoption Across Culture and Race." This two day conference will be held at St. John's University Manhattan campus, 101 Murray Street. For more information, go to: www.stjohns.edu/learnmore/00175. 10/28 - Greensboro, NC
Presentation: Adam Pertman
Keynote address, "Welcome to the Revolution: 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Adoption," at the Southern Regional Conference of the American Adoption Congress. This event, in the New Science Building at the University of N.C. at Greensboro, is for all members of the adoption community as well as social work professionals. For more information, please contact Edith Votta at 1-800-632-1400 or evotta@chsnc.org.
November 2006
11/19 - Pembroke, MAPresentation: Adam Pertman
Keynote address, "A Revolution in the Classroom: What Educators Need to Know about Adoption," at the 2006 Adoption & Education Forum sponsored by the Adoption and Foster Care School Awareness Project. The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. at the Pembroke Public Library, 142 Center Street in Pembroke, MA, and is for all members of the adoption community as well as teachers and other school personnel. For more information, please contact Charlotte Simpson at 781-293-3341 or asapmass@verizon.net
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11/14-15 - Bellevue, WA
Presentation: Adam Pertman
Keynote address/presentation on Nov. 15 for employees and executives of the Microsoft Corporation on adoption issues including corporate support for employees who adopt. The evening before, on Nov. 14, Pertman will deliver a speech and Q&A sponsored by Families with Children from China on how adoption is changing families and culture in America. For more information about both events, please contact Lara Peterson at (425) 703-9890 or larap@microsoft.com.
11/28 - Boston, MA
Presentation: Brodzinsky, McGinnis, Pertman, Pinderhughes
The Adoption Institute will sponsor "A Revolution in the Family: A National Forum on Adoption Policy and Practice" at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston; food and refreshments starting 5:30 p.m. and the program begins 6:30 p.m. Presenters will include Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts, whose office is working on this event with the Institute, three Institute staff members - Dr. David Brodzinsky, Hollee McGinnis and Adam Pertman - and Dr. Ellen Pinderhughes, chair of the Department of Child Development at Tufts University and a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute. For more information or to RSVP, contact 617-332-8944 or info@adoptioninstitute.org.
11/29 - Cromwell, CT
Presentation: Adam Pertman
Keynote address at the annual Parent Appreciation Dinner for foster and adoptive parents, in celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month. The event, sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. For more information, please contact Anne Marie Stonoha at 860-550-6582 or annemarie.stonoha@ct.gov.
December 2006
12/1 - Washington, DCPress Briefing: Adam Pertman
A briefing for the media on "Adoption in America: The Opportunities and Challenges Facing our Nation," cosponsored by the Adoption Institute, the National Press Club and Adoptions Together. The event takes place at 10 a.m. on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, For more information, please contact the Adoption Institute at 617-332-8944 or info@adoptioninstitute.org.
12/2 - Washington, DC
Presentation: Adam Pertman
Presentation, "10 Things the World Should Know about Adoption and Foster Care," at the Freddie Mac Foundation's Adoption Expo. The event takes place noon to 4 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, NW. For more information, please contact the Freddie Mac Foundation at 703-918-8888 or freddiemac_foundation@freddiemac.com.
