Fw: [asalv] Invitation to participate in Penn Autism Network conference(3/15-16/07)

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Liz

We're writing to invite you to participate in an upcoming event. The second

annual Penn Autism Network conference will take place on the University of

Pennsylvania campus over the course of two days, March 15-16, 2007.

Like last year, the goal of this conference, " Journeys through Adolescence and

Adulthood, " is to build a regional network of individuals with autism spectrum

disorders (ASD), their families, and the professionals who work with them. We

want to provide this diverse community with the opportunity to share ideas and

strategies for promoting a system of supports and services for adults with ASD.

We invite you to submit a proposal for a presentation on either the morning or

afternoon of Friday, March 16. We will be offering a total of 12 workshops

during the day, 6 in the morning and 6 in the afternoon. Some ideas for

presentations from the conference committee are as follows:

1.. What is a good assessment?

2.. Training models for professionals

3.. Promoting friendships/peer relationships/alliances

4.. Creating support groups for families and individuals with autism

5.. Dating and sexuality

6.. Marital issues

7.. Jobs and job training

8.. Legal issues

9.. Financial planning and guardianship

10.. Coexisting psychiatric conditions

11.. Family systems approaches

12.. Cognitive behavioral therapy

13.. Social skills seminars

14.. State initiatives to help patients and families

Please do not limit yourself to these suggestions. We will consider all topic

ideas.

In addition, this year we will be accepting posters. Please send a brief

description of your proposed poster to dcwright@... . For a good

description of posters and how to prepare them, click here:

http://www.siam.org/siamnews/general/poster.htm .

All programs should be as interactive as possible and targeted for a broad

audience. We anticipate offering 10 or more 1.5-hour presentations, most to run

concurrently with other offerings. Please use the attached format or the form

in the body of this email to share your program ideas. Note the submission

deadline of Friday, December 1.

We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions in the meantime,

please feel free to contact Deirdre , Conference Coordinator, at

dcwright@... or 610/853-3747.

Sincerely,

Planning Committee

Penn Autism Network Conference

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Here's the request for proposals and form...

2nd Annual Penn Autism Network Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRESENTATIONS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007

" Journeys through Adolescence and Adulthood "

March 15-16, 2007

Houston Hall, 35th and Spruce Streets

University of Pennsylvania Campus

Philadelphia, PA

a.. PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT.

b.. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: DECEMBER 1, 2006

1.PRIMARY PRESENTER NAME:

TITLE:

INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION:

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:

EMAIL:

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY (150 WORDS MAXIMUM; PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV IN PLACE OF THIS

INFORMATION):

2. ARE THERE OTHER PRESENTERS? PLEASE LIST THEIR NAMES, TITLES,

INSITUTIONS/ORGANIZATIONS, AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

3. PRESENTATION FORMAT (we expect all presentations will be 1.5 hours):

__ workshop __ panel __ other (please specify _____________)

4. PRESENTATION TITLE (10 words or less):

5. PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION (50 words or less-This information will be used

in the Conference Brochure and program to promote your presentation. We reserve

the right to edit this description.):

6. PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES (Briefly state the major learning objectives of the

program by completing the following sentence. List only 5 objectives. Think in

terms of new skills or knowledge the participant will have upon completion of

the program.):

This program is designed to help you . . . .

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

7. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Are you presenting information about your practice or research? ____ YES

____ NO

If yes, has privacy been safeguarded? ____ YES ____ NO

If yes, have all necessary permissions been obtained?

____ YES ____ NO

Please send completed form to:

PENN AUTISM NETWORK CONFERENCE

c/o DEIRDRE WRIGHT, CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

2617 DARBY ROAD, HAVERTOWN, PA 19083

dcwright@... * 610/853-3747 (phone) * 610/853-6137 (fax)

a.. PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT.

b.. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: DECEMBER 1, 2006