[blindkid] Fwd: COPAA Conference in Washington, DC March 5-8, 2009
Carol Castellano
blindchildren at verizon.net
Sun Feb 22 18:13:34 UTC 2009
FYI. Has anyone ever attended one of these?
Carol
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:14:47 -0500
>From: "Marcie Hipple" <admin at copaa.org>
>Subject: COPAA Conference in Washington, DC March 5-8, 2009
>
> COPAA invites you to attend our 11th Annual Conference, hosted
> in our Nation's capital, March 5-8, 2009.
>
>
>The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) is a
>national voice for special education rights. This conference
>provides unique opportunities for training and networking with
>experienced and knowledgeable attorneys, advocates, and
>parents. Sessions promote excellence in special education advocacy
>and participants gain information and strategy to deal with such
>issues as placement, educational methodology, effective IEPs,
>evaluation, dispute resolution and more. The conference includes
>11 intensive pre-conference workshops, 40 breakout sessions,
>exhibits, COPAA Awards, and ample networking opportunities.
>
>
>
>Opening Keynote Speaker, Friday, March 6, 2009 : Dr. Connie Garner,
>Policy Director for Disability and Special Needs Populations,
>Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
>
>
>
>General Session Speaker, Saturday, March 7, 2009: Dr. Timothy P.
>Knoster, Executive Director, The Association of Positive Behavior
>Support (APBS); Associate Professor, Execeptionality Programs,
>Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
>
>
>
>The 2009 Annual Case Law Review, Saturday, March 7, 2009: - Judith
>Gran, Esq. Founding Member and Past Chair of COPAA Board of
>Directors; Director, Disability Rights Project, Public Interest Law
>Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP)
>
>
>
>The full Conference Brochure and Online Registration are located at
><http://www.copaa.org/conference/index.html>http://www.copaa.org/conference/index.html
>
>
>The early bird deadline to register at a lower rate is Feb 1, 2009.
>
>Questions about the conference? Send an email to:
><mailto:Conference at copaa.org>Conference at copaa.org
>
>
>
>The COPAA conference is of most interest to parents of special
>education students and attorneys and advocates who represent such
>students. Registration is NOT open to anyone who is employed by or
>receives more than 50% of his or her income from state, local, or
>intermediate education agencies, or, in the case of an attorney, who
>represents or has represented such an agency or school district
>within the past five years.
>
>
><http://www.copaa.org/>www.copaa.org
> Please forward this message to interested colleagues!
>Marcie Hipple
>COPAA
>Member Services Coordinator
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