Doing some surfing, I found the following information on conferences occurring around the country. I would encourage you to go to one in your area - they pretty much ALL have tidbits of information that benefit parents in all stages of adoption.


3rd International Conference on Post Adoption Policy and Practice
Sponsoring Organization: Center for Family Connections
Dates of Conference: 02/19/2007 - 02/21/2007
Topics: Adoption
Location: Cambridge, MA
Contact Information: Caitlin FitzGerald
Center for Family Connections
350 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02134
Phone: (617) 549-0909
Fax: (617) 497-592
For more information, contact: caitlinf@kinnect.org
Website: http://www.kinnect.org
A chance to meet other grass roots organizations and people to discuss the best possible training, treatment, services and psycho-educational tools for families, children and professionals. Includes the workshop "Loving Links - Lifelong Connections to First Families in International Adoption" by Leceta Chisholm Guibault and Kahleah Maria de Lourdes Guibault. US$375. Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Center for Family Connections, cffc@kinnect.org, www.kinnect.org/training.html#oneworld


Taking the Freedom Trail to Truth in Adoption
Sponsoring Organization: American Adoption Congress
Dates of Conference: 03/07/2007 - 03/10/2007
Topics: Adoption
Location: Wakefield, MA
Contact Information: Sharon Pittenger
American Adoption Congress
10031 SE Wichita Ave.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Phone: (503) 794-0915
For more information, contact: sharon.pittenger@gmail.com
Website: http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org


CAFFA Parenting Through Adoption Conference 2007
http://www.caffa.org/events.html
CAFFA’s annual conference, Parenting Through Adoption 2007, will take place on March 17, 2007, at Benedictine University in Lisle. The University offers state of the art conference facilities. This day-long event has lots to offer for both pre-adoptive and post-adoptive parents. Our keynote speaker is Theresa Reid, author of Two Little Girls: A Memoir of Adoption. Ms. Reid will deliver an uplifting keynote address "The Princess and the Snowflake: A Love Story." The conference will also feature an exhibitor hall and a bookstore. Contact the CAFFA voicemail at 630-585-4680 with specific questions.



Joint Council on International Children's Services Annual Conference
Dates of Conference: 04/11/2007 - 04/14/2007
Topics: Adoption
Permanency
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact Information: Joelle Ruben
117 South Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 535-8045
Fax: (703) 535-8049
For more information, contact: jcics@jcics.org
Website: http://www.jcics.org/Annual_Conference.htm



Adoption Pathways Symposium
Saturday, April 21, 2007
The Bay School Campus
Presidio of San Francisco
Keynote: Sharon Kaplan Roszia, Program Manager, Kinship Center
Join us for a day of adoption education for parents of adoptive children, prospective parents, and adoption professionals.
http://www.resolvenc.org/



13th Annual Training Day for Professionals
Sponsoring Organization: Adoption Community of New England, Inc.
Dates of Conference: 04/27/2007 - 04/27/2007
Topics: Adoption
Location: Milford, MA
Contact Information: Joan Clark
ACONE
1750 Washington Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Phone: 508.429.4260
Fax: 508.429.2261
For more information, contact: info@AdoptionCommunityofNE.org
Website: http://www.AdoptionCommuityofNE.org


34th Annual New England Adoption Conference
Sponsoring Organization: Adoption Community of New England, Inc.
Dates of Conference: 04/28/2007 - 04/28/2007
Topics: Adoption
Location: Milford, MA
Contact Information: Joan Clark
ACONE
1750 Washington Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Phone: (508) 429-4260
Fax: (508) 429-2261
For more information, contact: info@AdoptionCommunityofNE.org
Website: http://www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org