Events and Conferences

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
A packet of materials to help you utilize this public awareness opportunity is available at
http://dvam.vawnet.org

October 2-3, 2002
Beyond Abuse and Neglect: Improving Quality of Life for Vulnerable Adults
Albany, New York
Brookdale Center on Aging
646-366-1000
www.brookdale.org

October 2-4, 2002
13th Annual National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators (NAAPSA) Conference
Scottsdale, Arizona
Joanne Marlatt Otto
NAAPSA
720-565-0906

October 4, 2002
Ending Domestic Violence Across the Life Span: Finding Resiliencies in Self and Community (Workshops include Effectiveness of Interventions for Batterers and Couples, Race and Domestic Violence, Violence Against Older Women, and Building Successful Relationships: University and Community Collaborations)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jane Todd
Division of Continuing Education at Virginia Tech
540-231-2014
janetodd@vt.edu
www.conted.vt.edu/edv/

October 23, 2002
Protecting the Elderly: How to Detect and Prevent Elder Abuse (Town Hall Meeting)
Baltimore, Maryland
RSVP required 866-298-8245

October 23-26, 2002
National Aging and the Law Conference
Arlington, Virginia
Donna L. Barker, AARP
202-434-2117 or
Ada B. Albright, AARP
202-434-2197
nalc@aarp.org

October 25-28, 2002
Consumer Rights Litigation Conference (includes a workshop on “consumer law answers for domestic violence survivors” and one on predatory lending legislation)
Atlanta, Georgia
Debbie Parziale
National Consumer Law Center, Inc..
617-542-8010
www.nclc.org

October 26-29, 2002
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform Conference: No More Excuses: We Demand Quality Care!
Arlington, Virginia
National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Deanna Okrent
202-332-2275
www.ltcombudsman.org

November 4-8, 2002
19th Annual Adult Protective Services Conference
San Antonio, Texas
Meisha Spencer
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
512-438-3206
jameisha.spencer@tdprs.state.tx.us