Call for Presenters available for the IIRP's 11th World Conference, October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Call for Presenters is now available for the 11th IIRP World Conference, "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World," to be held October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Except for various featured speakers and videos, IIRP conferences are created by those who volunteer to make presentations about their experiences with restorative practices. The deadline for proposals is April 30, 2008.

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IIRP's 2008 Summer Training Institute will be held July 28–August 1, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

This five-day experience, "Exploring the Restorative Practices Continuum," will offer a journey from basic philosophy to in-depth preparation in implementing restorative approaches.

• Gain a solid grounding in the full range of restorative modalities, from formal responses to wrongdoing to informal practices integrated into everyday life.
• Discover valuable strategies to build strong healthy relationships with students, families, clients, employees and colleagues.
• Learn by doing, through experiential hands-on practice exercises.
• Join a dedicated international community of your fellow educators, social workers, probation officers, police, criminologists, administrators, counselors, volunteers, judges, clergy and others.
• Take home essential materials to help you implement what you’ve learned.

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Family Rights Group hosting international conference, September 17-18, 2008, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

"Family-Centred Solutions—Changing Child Welfare Policy and Practice on the Ground" is the title of Family Rights Group's 2008 conference. This major international conference will bring together families, key policy-makers, researchers and practitioners. The conference will examine different models of family-led practice, including family group conferences, exploring ways to develop sustainable practices to meet children and their families' needs.

More information here.

Downloads:
Conference Brochure
Workshop/Presenters Proposal Guide
Workshop/Presenters Proposal Application Form (deadline March 20)

10th IIRP conference, November 7-9, 2007, in Budapest, Hungary

About 350 participants from 18 countries attended the IIRP's 2007 conference in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7-9, 2007. This interdisciplinary conference provided an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice.

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American Humane to hold Conference on Family Group Decision Making (FGDM), June 3–6, 2008, in Tucson, Arizona

Sponsored by American Humane's National Center on Family Group Decision Making, the next Conference on FGDM will be June 3-6, 2008 at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona. In 2007, attendees from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand and Europe gathered to share their ideas and vision about advancing FGDM.

More information here.