Ann Fessler, author of The Girls Who Went Away, will visit Pittsburgh on September 22 to show a film she is making about the women in her book and their world. Fessler will be speaking in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at 8:00 p.m. on September 22.
Fessler’s talk is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Arts and Sciences, the Women’s Studies Program and the Department of English. It is the first event initiated by the new Pittsburgh Consortium of Adoption Studies, a group of local scholars and writers who want to advance the understanding of adoption.
For more information, contact AAC member Marianne Novy, mnovy@pitt.edu, Department of English, University of Pittsburgh.
CUB Retreat: will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Carlsbad, CA
It overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Two dinners, included in the Retreat package, will be held outside on the patio, warmed by a cozy fireplace. There is a heated pool and a Jacuzzi.
SAVE THE DATE: October 16, Thursday, for the National Board Meeting, The Retreat, open to all members of the adoption triad will start Friday morning, Oct. 17th and end Sunday morning, after the town hall meeting, Oct. 19th.
The cut off date for discount price is Sept. 15. Download Registration Form (pdf)
The Louisiana Adoption Advisory Board (LAAB) announces its 2008 conference, Adoption Gumbo, to be held Dec.10 -12, 2008 in New Orleans, LA.
Conference information and registration form (pdf)
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