ALASKA
What: Autism/Asperger's 2002
When: May 9-10, 2002
Where: Anchorage, AK
Contact: Future Horizons & The Alaska Chapter of the Autism Society
of America; Tel: (800) 489-0727
What: Asperger's Syndrome - Alaska
Featuring Dr. Tony Attwood
When: July 11, 2002
Where: Anchorage, AK
Contact: Future Horizons & The Alaska Chapter of the Autism Society
of America; Tel: (800) 489-0727
What: Ways to Care: Our Journey Ahead, Mental Health Conference
When: October 7-9, 2002
Where: The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, AK
Contact: Kathy Craft, State of Alaska, Department of Health &
Social Services and the Division of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
~ Alaska Youth Initiative; Tel: (800) 770-1672 or (907) 451-5045; Email: kathryn_craft@health.state.ak.us
What: Alaska Special Education Directors Conference
When: October 1-4, 2002
Where: Millenium Hotel, 4800 Spenard Rd., Anchorage, AK
Contact: Penny Cook, Tel: (907) 465-8693; Web site:
http://www.eed.stat.eak.us
UNITED STATES
What: California Coming Together - 2002 Conference
on Deaf-Blindness
When: May 16-18, 2002
Where: Handlery Hotel, San Diego, California
Contact: NEEDS Outreach, 4833 Doliva Drive, B7, San Diego, CA 92117;
Tel: (858) 573-8894; Fax: (858) 573-8896; Email: sbarron1@mail.sandi.net
What: The Young Child With Special Needs
When: May 20-22, 2002
Where: Washington, DC
Contact: Contemporary Forums, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dublin, CA 94568;
Tel: (800) 377-7707 Ext. 3; Fax: (800) 329-9923 Website: http://www.contemporaryforums.com
What: 46th Biennial NAD Conference
When: July 3-8, 2002
Where: Washington, DC
Contact: National Association of the Deaf, 814 Thayer Ave., Silver
Spring, MD 20910-4500 TTY: (301) 587-1789 Tel: (301) 587-1788 Fax: (301)
587-1791; Website: http://www.nad.org Email:NADinfo
@nad.org
What: 2002 AAC in the Mountains (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
When: July 18-19, 2002
Where: The Lodge at Mountain Village 1415 Lowell Ave., Park City,
UT 84060
Contact: Creative Communicating, PO Box 3358, Park City, UT 84060;Website:
http://www.creativecommunicating.com
What: Progress Through Partnership
When: July 29 - August 2, 2002
Where: The Penn State Conference Center Hotel State College
Contact: Carolyn Andersen, Conference Planner, 225 The Penn State
Conference Center Hotel, University Park, PA 16802-7005; Tel: (814) 863-5100;
Email: ConferenceInfo1@outreach.psu.edu;Web
site:http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/Autism
What: Fourth National Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome
When: September 15-18, 2002
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact: National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, 2955 Harrison Blvd.,
Suite 102, Ogden UT 84403; Tel: (801) 1627-3399; Web site: http://www.dontshake.com