Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD
April 18, 2009 - Sheraton Columbia Hotel
Registration Opens at 7:00AM
Conference 8:00AM - 5:00PM
The East Meets West China Adoption Conference is your chance to hear from top medical, legal, and financial planning professionals, award winning authors, Chinese Officials, adoptive families, and many other experts in the field of adoption.
This event combines the best of the Chinese adoption world in order to bring adoption education to as much of the country as possible. Upon completion of the conference, you will receive a certificate stating your completion of 8 hours of Hague training.
- Families and individuals interested in expanding their family through adoption
- Those interested in Chinese culture
- Adoptive families - (at the beginning, middle, end of process or just thinking about adoption)
- Adoption Professionals
- Educators/Researchers
- Social Workers
- Home Study agencies
- Adoption agencies
- Infertility specialists
- Family counselors/therapists
- Support Group leaders
Attendee Benefits:
- Exposure to THE experts on International adoption (medical, legal, Chinese officials, social workers, community leaders, adoption agency workers, etc.)
- Interaction with other families in various stages of the adoption process
- Resolve questions about adoption vs. child birth
- Face to face contact with Chinese officials
- Meet an orphanage director who gives his/her personal account of life in an orphanage
- Receive a parent training certificate to use for state requirement
- Make professional contacts in the field of adoption
- Learn about Chinese adoption policy
- Get an in-depth knowledge of Chinese adoption and culture
- Receive a $50 discount off your Great Wall application fee
- Satisfy 8 hours of HAGUE training
Tote Bag
You will receive a handy East Meets West tote bag that you can keep all your conference goodies in from our sponsors and exhibitors!
