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TrainingTraining News21st Annual APSE National Conference: Date: June 8-10, 2010 Location: Atlanta, Georgia City Lights, Southern Nights Employment First: Not Just a Slogan Click here to Register for the 2010 APSE National Conference Click here to download the Printer Friendly National Conference Registration Form.
We will begin the conference with our Community Conversation – starting where we left off last year. We will hear what bold moves were accomplished and how we can continue to move forward toward Employment First with more bold moves. Our second day keynote will by Kyle Maynard who will inform and inspire us to remember that Employment First is not just a slogan! On the final day – we will close the conference with Cary Griffin – who will challenge us to rethink our role in this era of Employment First! While there will be fewer break-out sessions – the sessions will be more focused on state of the art strategies to move our field forward. There will be multiple open forum discussion/ issue sessions focusing on critical issues facing us in the field and much more time for networking with others throughout the conference. We will be rolling out several new initiatives at the conference – but you’ll have to come to Atlanta to find out what those are! See you in June! Announcing: APSE 2010 National Conference Keynote Presentations Opening Keynote: Community Conversations The winds of change are blowing our field in a new and exciting direction. Change requires meaningful conversations-to help us understand what is happening, to learn from each other, and to find ways to move forward using the insight and knowledge of those interested in the issues facing our field. As an organization, APSE is experiencing a renewed commitment to advancing employment for citizens with disabilities. We have begun to engage APSE Members in this commitment through Community Conversations focusing on three questions: What time is it?, What do you need to learn, re-learn or unlearn?, What is your first BOLD move? We hope you leave with a sense of renewal and urgency to move to action with your bold move. No Excuses! Kyle Maynard has a congenital defect that robbed him of arms from below the elbows and his legs from below the knees. But this hasn’t stopped him from becoming a winning high school wrestler, weightlifter, gifted student – and example to everyone who meets him. In this moving and eloquent presentation full of examples from his life, Maynard outlines how his "No Excuses" philosophy helps him meet the numerous challenges that confront him daily, showing audiences how they too can overcome the great challenges in their own lives – and succeed. The national conversation about Employment First that APSE is leading is revitalizing policy and practice. Some worry that customized community employment will be too expensive and difficult for everyone, even though we already managed to erect a parallel system of some 5,000 sheltered programs, our own transit systems, and housing that mimics but often precludes real life in our communities. This session uses humor, national examples, and strong evidence to illuminate: critical economic leverage points for success; the unlimited ways to make a living in this world, new skills we each need for customizing employment; augmenting self-advocacy & family power; how Bridging & Bonding Social Capital help make sheltered/segregated work models irrelevant; why running parallel systems is too expensive and unproductive to continue; that hiring someone remains both a personal and an economic decision for employers; and why fear keeps us running the same old expensive programs. Conference Highlights and Tentative Schedule: Tuesday, June 8 - The Community Conversations Opening Session will start at 8am to get you thinking about a sense of renewal and urgency to move to action with your bold move. Cutting edge breakout sessions will follow the opening session until 5:45pm. The Exhibitor's reception will be from 5:45-7pm. Lunch and Dinner on your own. Cutting-Edge Breakout Session Topics include: Job Development and Marketing APSE Employer Leadership Forum The Employer Leadership Forum is for business leaders to discuss the merits and logistics of integrated employment. Through panels, roundtable discussions, presentations and Q&A, the Employer Leadership Forum helps to facilitate greater understanding between the business and integrated employment communitites. It is the goal of the subcommittee to ensure that the event will conclude with action steps that can be put into immediate practice by the forum attendees both on the local and national scales, thereby advancing integrated employment initiatives in conjunction with APSE's mission. The Employer Leadership Forum will be Wednesday, June 9th at 7:30am. Please register via email with Jenny Levet at the National office. APSE Employment Institute For the 10th consecutive year, APSE is offering the popular APSE Employment Institute (formerly known as SE 101) during the National Conference.
Among the training topics covered are: Participants must attend each session of the Employment Institute in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants will have access to major conference events including keynotes, exhibits, and receptions. The Institute will be limited to 32 participants. Click here to register or contact Jenny at jenny@apse.org Visiting the Exhibit Hall A variety of exhibitors will be showcasing their products and services related to expanding integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. The Exhibit Hall will be open daily from 10am-7pm on Tuesday, June 8th and 10am-4pm on Wednesday, June 9th. A continental breakfast will be served daily in the Exhibit hall. APSE Conference Cancellation policy April 8th is the final day to cancel with a full refund minus a 25% processing fee. After April 8th, you will receive half of the registration fee minus a 25% processing fee. Exhibitor, Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities are still Available Join many other national and local companies and organizations meeting in Atlanta, GA this summer to exhibit at the largest annual conference dedicated to integrated employment for citizens with disabilities. Our attendees come from across the nation and several foreign countries to acquire the latest information in the field and learn what our exhibitors have to offer. Based on past conference attendance, we anticipate 750 participants including employers, adult service providers, researchers, advocates, job center personnel, mental health agency personnel, transition specialists, university faculty, vocational rehabilitation counselors, consumer and family members, state agency personnel and scores of other professionals. Click here to download the 2010 Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus Exhibit Opportunities: please contact Betsy at the National office. Advertising, Sponsorship and Registration: please contact Jenny at the National office. Traveling to Atlanta, GA Hotel Reservations If you are in process of making your travel plans, please note the Loews Hotel is accepting reservations. The Loews Hotel Reservation Phone number is 866-563-9792. Please make your reservation by May 7th to receive the APSE room rate of $129.00. The conference will start at 8am on Tuesday, June 8th and end at noon on Thursday, June 10th. If you are looking to share a room at the conference, please login to the APSE Members section of the website to find a roommate. Location: Loews Atlanta Hotel Key Attractions in Atlanta and Photo Tour of Atlanta AirTran Airways is offering a 10% Discount to all Conference Attendees Attendees have the option of contacting the EventSavers Desk directly or they may book their reservations through their designated travel agency. Travel Agents and attendees must book all EventSavers reservations directly with the EventSavers Desk to receive the 10% discount. Reservations booked through a travel agent General Data System or the internet will not qualify for the 10% discount. Attendees may travel three days prior to the event start date and three days after the event close date if they wish to spend any additional time at the event location. Receive special EventSavers rates from our rental car partner Hertz, just for being transferred to the Hertz Desk by our EventSavers Coordinator! To take advantage of this special program, contact the AirTran Airways EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT (1-866-683-8368) for reservations. All patrons will need to have the listed Event Code and must provide the name of the Event upon booking. Please provide the Event Savers Coordinator with Event Code: (ATL061010) APSE NATIONAL CONFERENCE Airport Shuttle Service The Atlanta Link offers continual shuttles every 15 minutes to and from the airport and hotels. For accessible shuttles, reservations need to be made at least 24 hours in advance. The cost for the shuttle to mid-town (Loews Hotel area) is $18.50 per person and $32.00 round trip. Phone number: 866-545-9633 or 404-524-3400
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