Released on = September 14, 2006, 7:57 am

Press Release Author = American Adoption Congress

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = Members of the American Adoption Congress (AAC) in
conjunction with the Children's
Home Society of NC (CHSNC), NC Coalition for Adoption Reform (NCCAR), The Inspired
Entrepreneur and the University of North Carolina Greensboro Dept of Social Work,
School of Human Environmental Sciences will host "Family Connections: The
Evolving Face of Adoption"


Press Release Body = Greensboro, North Carolina Saturday October 28th
On Saturday from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm the AAC will present an all day conference titled
"Family Connections: the Evolving Face of Adoption". The keynote speaker at this
conference is Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, author
of Adoption Nation - How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America and
adoptive father Adam Pertman. He will present "Welcome to the Revolution: 10 Things
Everyone Should Know About Adoption".
Following the keynote will be three conference tracks: "Forming the Adoptive
Family", "Ready to Search?" and "Reunion Dynamics". There will be speakers for each
of nine workshops who will be able to give informative and useful information on
topics such as Relationships Post- Reunion, International Adoption, Search Tips and
Tools and Open Adoption. There will be a legislative update at this conference on
upcoming adoption reform legislation for North Carolina

Sponsors of this conference are: Carolina Adoption Services, Michele Smith,
Attorney, of
Hill, Evans, Duncan, Jordan & Beatty, P.L.L.C., Maximum Security, Family Services,
Inc. and
COLPAA ~ Coalition of Licensed Private Adoption Agencies

On Friday October 27 the AAC, CHSNC, NCCAR and The Inspired Entrepreneur will host a
reception Saturday evening from 7-10pm at the Best Western - Windsor Suites in
Greensboro. There will be a viewing of the movie, Vital Records by Jean Strauss
during the reception. There is also a block of rooms available at the Best Western
for people traveling to attend the conference.
The AAC will bring together adoptees, birth parents, adoptive families, social work
professionals and others to learn from this informative conference. Registration is
available online at www.chsnc.org or by calling. Early bird registration is
available until Oct 1st
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Web Site = http://americanadoptioncongress.org

Contact Details = Web: http://www.chsnc.org
Phone: 1 800 632-1400
Email: evotta@chsnc.org