Intercountry Adoption Summit to be held at Stratford

[Robert Ballard]

To address the growing international concerns surrounding intercountry  
adoption and the need to reduce corruption and human trafficking while  
maximizing the best interests of children, the University of Waterloo  
in Ontario, Canada, Faculty of Arts is hosting a first-ever  
Intercountry Adoption Summit.

An updated program is available for download at http://adoptionsummit.uwaterloo.ca/about.html

This Summit has two goals:

  - To bring together the most influential countries of origin and  
receiving countries involved in intercountry adoption to share  
research, practices, experiences, and current status related to  
intercountry adoption.

- To bring together the top researchers in intercountry adoption from  
around the world to share findings and explore ideas in an  
interdisciplinary format.



The Intercountry Adoption Summit is essentially two distinct, but  
connected international gatherings held during one 4-day event from  
September 23 - September 26, 2010 in Stratford, Ontario. The Summit  
brings a global and interdisciplinary perspective to the conversation  
about intercountry adoption.

The first gathering brings influential countries involved in  
intercountry adoption together to discuss the current and future state  
of intercountry adoption. This first gathering is by invitation only  
but the public is invited to their closing session on September 24,  
2010 where their recommendations for the future of intercountry  
adoption will be presented.


The second gathering brings researchers and scholars from around the  
world together to showcase their research in intercountry adoption and  
is open to the general public. Scholars from 14 major disciplines  
involved in intercountry adoption research will be attending. Visit  
the Intercountry Adoption Summit website to find out who they are.


Registration fees for the Summit are:

- $150 CAD student rate

- $380 CAD regular rate



Registration includes: Attendance at all academic and scholarly  
sessions (September 24-25, 2010), lunch on Friday, September 24th  
where country recommendations will be presented, lunch on Saturday,  
September 25th, continental breakfast and all refreshment breaks on  
Friday and Saturday, DVD/CD/online access to all academic and  
scholarly sessions, and eligibility for discount tickets to Stratford  
Shakespeare Festival.

To register for the summit, visit http://adoptionsummit.uwaterloo.ca/index.html 
  and click on Registration Information.

This is a not-to-be missed conference for anyone – professionals,  
practitioners, researchers, policymakers - who is involved in  
intercountry and international adoption!

For more information, visit http://adoptionsummit.uwaterloo.ca

Information flyer attached. Please promote widely.


Robert Ballard, Ph.D.
Associate Chair/Undergraduate Advisor - SPCOM
Assistant Professor
University of Waterloo
Communication, Leadership, and Social Innovation
Modern Languages Building 234
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

Ph: 519-888-4567 ext. 38603
Fax: 519-746-3956
bballard at uwaterloo.ca

http://clsi.uwaterloo.ca/Advising_Curriculum.html
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