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Continuing EducationLeading, Learning, Life Changing
Mary Foltz
Imagine the Possibilities
August 5–7, 2009
Hilton Vancouver Washington
301 W. 6th Street
Vancouver, Washington

Welcome to the 12th Annual Early Head Start and Infant/Toddler Conference. This summer's conference takes place August 6-7, in Vancouver, Washington, with optional day-long pre-conference sessions offered on August 5.

This year’s theme, Imagine the Possibilities, speaks to what we hope to support with families—imagining new possibilities for themselves and their young children. It is also relevant at the program level as we imagine cultivating new dimensions in our service-delivery approaches.

Purpose
You will attend sessions that present up-to-date research, theory, and proven practices that support optimal infant, toddler, and family development across a comprehensive range of services in diverse communities. You will also have the opportunity to meet and network with colleagues. Whether you are attending or presenting, you will leave the conference with expanded professional awareness, skills, and knowledge.

Conference guiding values

Attendees
The conference is directed toward professionals in Early Head Start, child care, health, mental health, early intervention, and child welfare. It is intended for direct service providers, managers, and specialists from a variety of programs across the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Partners
The Early Childhood Training Center at Portland State University has organized and hosted this event for the past 11 years. Key partners and sponsors make this possible. This year they include:

Attendees have the option of staying at the conference site at the Hilton in Vancouver, Washington. Call 1-800-HILTONS to reserve a room and request the reduced conference rate using the group code, “PSU.”

We are excited to see you this summer! Please stay tuned as the conference gets underway.

Mary Foltz, Conference Chair
The PSU Early Childhood Training Center
Portland State University