Intercountry Adoption Summit 2010

[Robert Ballard]

(Final reminder of the upcoming Intercountry Adoption Summit - you can  
register up to Wednesday, September 22nd)

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.

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 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.

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
http://adoptionsummit.uwaterloo.ca























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