Child Welfare League of America Announces National Conference to Open March 6 3/5/2002
From: Joyce Johnson of CWLA, 202-745-2128 (Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.) News Advisory: The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to announce its annual national conference, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. from March 6-8. Conference highlights include the following. -- Opening Session (March 6 at 8:30 a.m.)-Welcoming Address from CWLA Board of Directors Chair Raymond P. Carpenter and Remarks by CWLA President and CEO Shay Bilchik will be followed by a keynote presentation, "Children in the National Crisis" by Nicholas Scoppetta, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department and former Commissioner of New York City's Administration for Children's Services. The session concludes with the presentation by CWLA Vice President for Membership Services Shirley Marcus Allen of 10 Freddie Mac Foundation David S. Liederman Scholarships to outstanding social workers who plan to pursue MSW degrees. -- Meet the Authors and Exhibit Hall Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony (March 6 at 11 a.m.) -- Plenary Session (March 7 at 8 a.m.)-Keynote Presentation by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chair of the Children and Families Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee. "A View from Capitol Hill," a special presentation on CWLA's legislative agenda by CWLA Vice President for Government Affairs, Liz Meitner serves as a prelude to the day's main event, the Hill visits where conference delegates will meet with their Congressional representatives to present CWLA's legislative agenda for the improvement of prevention and treatment programs for at-risk children and families. -- Dinner, Awards and Entertainment (March 7 at 7 p.m.)-Attendees at the conference dinner witness the presentation of the following awards: o Congressional Advocate of the Year, to Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) o Corporate Advocate of the Year Award to Procter & Gamble o Corporate Friend of Children to Abbot Laboratories, Credit Suisse First Boston, American Fidelity Assurance Company, United Parcel Service - Oklahoma District, and Principal Financial Group o CWLA Kids to Kids Award to Youth Ambassadors Christopher Gore and Eric Brown, of the Children's Village Advocating for Peace Project, and April Curtis of the Illinois Statewide Youth Advisory Board -- Closing Luncheon (March 8 at 12:30 p.m.)-The conference concludes with the closing presentation, "Parents Under Siege: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Parents and What Can We Do About It?" by James Garbarino, Ph.D, Co-Director, Family Life Development Center, and Elizabeth Vincent Professor of Human Development, Cornell University. The Anna Quindlen Award for Excellence in Journalism in Behalf of Children and Families will be presented in two categories. The winner in the Print Category is Mareva Brown of the Sacramento Bee, and in the Broadcast Category the winner is Karen Grau of Calamari Productions in Indianapolis, IN. Established in 1920, CWLA has nearly 1,200 public and voluntary member agencies that provide direct services to abused, neglected, abandoned, and otherwise vulnerable children and their families. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the organization is a leading advocate for quality child welfare services and federal legislation to benefit children and families, trains thousands of social workers and conducts numerous conferences and meetings each year, develops child abuse treatment and prevention strategies, conducts original research, and is the oldest and largest publisher of child welfare materials in North America. For additional information on the conference, press passes, or specific locations and times for events, contact the CWLA press office at 202-745-2128 or e-mail press@cwla.org. |