The windy city of Chicago provides a beautiful urban backdrop to the 2011 DoD/USDA Family Resilience Conference. Each day of the conference offers a wide range of high quality workshops, computer labs, program showcases, keynote addresses, research presentations, research posters and interacts. Gather your colleagues and collaborators, and plan to experience this professional development opportunity!
The Opening Session begins at 8:05 a.m., Wednesday April 27 and the Conference concludes at 12:30 p.m., Friday April 29. There is no Preconference this year. A series of Service Branch and other meetings are scheduled on Tuesday and are by invitation only.
The Early Reduced Registration Fee (due on or before March 31, 2010) is $300. The Regular Registration Fee (after March 31, 2010) is $335. The Registration fee includes conference materials, three breakfasts, two lunches, breaks and hors d'oeuvres during the Program Showcase. There will be no on-site registration for the conference. Online registration is open as of January 31. Note there are separate registration pages for DoD and NIFA participants.
Looking for the 2011 CYFAR Conference? You've found it. In recognition of the ongoing partnership between the Department of Defense and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, it was decided to hold a joint conference this year. We will continue "Forging the Partnership" as we work to build and support Family Resilience through networking and professional development at this year's conference. Our military colleagues have long been important participants in the CYFAR Conference, and we welcome this opportunity to strengthen our work and our partnership.
The conference agenda, workshop descriptions, and other conference information will be available on the main website, located at http://liferaydemo.unl.edu/web/forgingpartnership. Check back frequently, as we will have weekly updates on Conference speakers, events and opportunities.