Illinois Foster and Adoptive Parent Association & Illinois Department of Children and Family Services presents
 Empowering and Educating to Excel Conference
 October 24 - 26, 2008, Chicago Oak Brook Marriott, Oak Brook, Illinois

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Conference at a Glance

Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pre-Conference CPR Certification Classes, Optional
(Class Space Limited; Registrants MUST be able to Begin on Time)
Noon – 6:00 p.m.

On-Site Registration Opens  

Noon – 6:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Opening Plenary Session

Gladys Boyd, President, Illinois Foster & Adoptive ParentAssociation (IFAPA)
Velma Williams, DCFS Assistant Director
Erwin McEwen, DCFS Director
Keynote:  Darrell L. Armstrong, Director, Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships, New Jersey Department of Children and Family

Friday, October 24, 2008
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshop Session 1
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Break/Hotel Check-In
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshop Session 2
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Illinois Celebrates Adoption Kick-Off Dinner

Keynote:  Jaiya John, PhD, Founder and Executive Director of Soul Water Rising

Saturday, October 25, 2008
7:00  – 2:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:30  – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshop Session 3
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break/Exhibits (Coffee Provided)
10:30 – 12:00 Noon Concurrent Workshop Session 4
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. IFAPA Open Meeting
2:15 – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshop Session 5
3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Networking Break/Exhibits (Coffee Provided)
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Break
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Networking Dinner-Dance Banquet
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke serves as IFAPA Honorary Chairperson

Caregivers can meet invited elected officials, judges and child welfare stakeholders.

Please note that the dress for the Saturday evening dinner/dance will be business casual. Please do not wear shorts, jeans, t-shirts, flip flops or tennis shoes. There will be a break before the dinner to give you time to change.

Sunday, October 26, 2009
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast/Hotel Checkout Begins
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshop Session 6
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Break/Complete Hotel Checkout
10:30 – 12:00 Noon Concurrent Workshop Session 7
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon
 
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