Adoption Conference in March
January 30, 2008
[ The AAC is the American Adoption Congress ]
AAC’s 29th International Conference
Wednesday, March 26 - Saturday, March 29, 2008
Portland Downtown Waterfront Marriott
1401 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, Oregon 97201
Adoption in the Global Community:Redefining Kinship in the 21st Century
For more information, visit our website.
The AAC is comprised of individuals, families and organizations committed to adoption reform. We represent those whose lives have been touched by adoption or other loss of family continuity. We promote honesty, openness and respect for family connections in adoption, foster care and assisted reproduction. We provide education for our members and professional communities about the lifelong process of adoption. We advocate legislation that will grant every individual access to information about his or her family and heritage.
Thursday, March 27 Adoptive Families Day
AAC welcomes families formed through domestic and international adoption, including transracial adoptions, and families parenting children through assisted reproduction and donor conception. Sharon Roszia, MS, BSW - More Than Global: The Ever-expanding Constellation of Adoption!
Adoptive/Foster Parent and Youth Program - Workshops addressing significant issues in adoption, including identity and attachment, plus a specially designed series of workshops for youth. Teens are FREE with registered adult!
Friday, March 28 Professionals’ Day
Dr. David Brodzinsky, PhD - Lifelong Development Issues for Adopted People and Their Impact on Best Practices and Policies
Kevin Campbell - Family Finding: Strategies Being Used Around the Country
to Find Lifelong Supports for Children and Young People in America’s Foster Care System
Saturday, March 29 Celebrate Measure 58
10-year Anniversary of Access to Information for Oregon Adult Adoptees
Barbara Bisantz Raymond, MS, BS, Author of The Baby Thief - Adoptive Mother/Author Discovers the Truth About Adoption
Alison Larkin, Author/Comedienne - Join AAC for a Comedy Treat! “Knock! Knock!” “Who’s There?” How My Adoption Turned Me into a Stand-Up Comic. Internationally acclaimed comedienne Alison Larkin entertains and reads from her hilarious, poignant new novel, The English American, coming from Simon and Schuster in March ‘08. In her novel, Larkin draws from her experiences as an adopted English woman who finds her birth parents in America, and weaves them into a compulsively readable work of fiction.
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- Author :russ
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