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05/01/2008 - Children and Electronic Media: Parenting in the Technological Age

http://www.futureofchildren.princeton.edu/media/parents
WHEN: 05/01/2008 , 7:00 to 9:00
WHERE: Robertson Hall - Dodds Auditorium
Bowl 16
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

INFORMATION: Electronic media has become an integral part of children's lives and a major point of interest for parents. Questions about the impact of electronic media on children's wellbeing have led many parents to ask how and why they should be allowing their children to use technology. The purpose of this free conference is to provide ... practical information on how to help children become cyber-savvy. In addition, an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development will be provided.

For more information:
See website for more information

05/02/2008 - Students and Electronic Media: Teaching in the Technological Age

http://www.futureofchildren.princeton.edu/MEDIA/
WHEN: 05/02/2008 , 8:00 to 3:15
WHERE: Robertson Hall - Dodds Auditorium
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

INFORMATION: Electronic media has become an integral part of students' lives and a major point of interest for educators. Questions about the impact of electronic media on student learning and wellbeing have led many school districts to question how and why they should be using technology. The purpose of this free conference is to showcase innovative uses of technology in the classroom and provide school district with ways that they can enhance their classroom curriculums and professional development programs. An overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development will be provided as well.

For more information:
For more information see website

05/12/2008 - Joining Together: Changes and Challenges in Child Maltreatment

http://www.csicainfo.com/
WHEN: 05/12/2008 to 05/14/2008
WHERE: The Westin
Calgary, AB
INFORMATION: The Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse is holding a conference to highlight innovations, advances and challenges in the identification, investigation and management of child maltreatment. The conference will showcase forensic investigative strategies, practice interventions and current research.

For more information:
Alice Gifford
403 289-8385
csica@shaw.ca

05/14/2008 - 11th Annual Conference of the California Coalition on Sexual Offending
Emerging Perspectives On Sexual Abuse Management

http://www.ccoso.org/conferences.php
WHEN: 05/14/2008 to 05/16/2008
WHERE: The Westin San Francisco Airport
San Francisco, CA
INFORMATION: More information coming soon on website.

For more information:
Marti Fredericks
5361 N. Pershing Ave., Ste. H
Stockton, California 95207
MartiSTK@aol.com

05/30/2008 - Civil Legal Advocacy Institute

WHEN: 05/30/2008 to 05/31/2008
WHERE: Sofitel Hotel
Washington, DC
INFORMATION: The Civil Legal Institute Project (CLIP) is a two day Institute designed for nonprofit nongovernmental (non-attorney) advocates that offers basic training on advocacy and community organizing on behalf of survivors of violence against women. The CLI provides advocates with the tools to enrich and expand advocacy with individual survivors, to organize within their communities, and to build relationships with other social and economic justice initiatives within their jurisdictions by providing in-depth training on core skills including safety planning intake/screening, assessing dangerousness of abusers, preserving confidentiality, organizing communities, enhancing protection order practice and strategies, assisting immigrant survivors, engaging with faith communities, employing critical thinking skills, and upgrading other advocacy techniques.
Faculty this year will include representatives from the National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (ALIANZA), the Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, and the Sheila Wellstone Institute, as well as CLIP consultants Barbara J. Hart, Jennifer Rose, Kimberly Tolhurst, Rebekah Lee, and Erika Sussman.

For more information:
Rebekah Lee
rebekah.s.lee@gmail.com

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This list, organized by month, provides information about state, local, and national events related to violence against women including trainings, conferences, lectures, web seminars, and more. If you have a suggested addition to this list, please contact us by phone at (800) 537-2238 or via our online contact form at http://new.vawnet.org/specialdocs/aboutus/contactus.html.