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Current Annual Conference

bridge photo71st National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference
November 11 - 14, 2009
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport - San Francisco, California
Program Chair: Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE - Messiah College


"Families in a Multicultural World"

Register today for the 2009 NCFR Annual Conference (online form)
Download/print form (pdf)

Conference Information You Need to Know

2009 Conference Program Brochure (pdf)

Program Highlights: Speakers and Topics

2009 Program Schedule (online)

2009 Program Schedule (pdf)
All plenaries, special sessions, and concurrent sessions are now posted. To find information about titles of papers, names of presenters, and the dates of sessions, open this pdf and click on the button at the top of the screen that says "Search" and has a picture of binoculars (or go to the "Edit" menu and select "Search").

A "Search PDF" screen will appear. Key in either a word or the last name of a person. For "where would you like to search" make sure "In the current PDF document" is selected. Click on the "Search" button, and every place your search word appears will be listed and the program page(s) highlighted. The top of every page in the program lists the day of the program.

Board & Committee Meetings-Alpha Order (pdf)
Board & Committee Meetings-Date Order (pdf)

Guidelines for Discussants (pdf)

Hotel and Transportation Information

Preconference Event
"Children of the Camps"

Student Information

 

The Theme: "Families in a Multicultural World "plaque award
The international character of San Francisco, the site for the 2009 NCFR Conference, will afford an exciting context for examining how diversity issues affect family scholarship, practice, policy and education and how each of us might contribute to better understanding of the heterogeneity, as well as the commonalities of diverse families, not only in the United States, but also around the globe. This theme encourages comparative work on a variety of family topics, with particular attention to cross-cultural and international contributions to these matters. The hope is that scholars, educators and practitioners might share their varying perspectives on topics of concern to us all.

 

Conference Objectives
The 2009 NCFR Annual Conference is a unique opportunity for attendees to accomplish several objectives. Attendees will learn:

  • The most current research-based approaches to prevention and intervention on behalf of families.
  • The most up-to-date information on family demographics, trends, and other issues affecting families in the United States and other parts of the globe.
  • The scholarship of family science from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
  • The means and strategies for informing public policy to enhance family well-being.
  • Engaging pedagogical strategies and best practices for teaching in the field.

Conference OpportunitiesWally Goddard

  • Formal and informal opportunities to network with colleagues engaged in family research, practice, and education from around the world.
  • Opportunities for NCFR members to monitor and participate in the governance of the organization, ensuring that through its activities, NCFR continues to reflect its collective commitment to families and their well-being.
  • Opportunities for professional renewal...new ideas and practices to apply
  • Career-related networking and resume and job posting through the NCFR Career Center.
  • Continuing Education Units. NCFR is approved to provide CE hours through such organizations as APA, NBCC, and the NCFR-CLFE Program (subect to change).

Purpose of the NCFR Annual Conference
To provide a forum for professional development and discussion through plenary sessions, presentations of research and practice models, and dialogue among conference attendees. Approximately 1,000 to 1,100 professionals and students attend the conference each year.

Contact Conference Office at toll free 888-781-9331, ext. 23

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