Community Events

May

The 2nd Annual Conference on Disabilities will be held May 8 at the Heart of Georgia Technical College in Dublin. Topics will include the American Disabilities Act, disabilities advocacy, and connecting the faith community with persons who have disabilities. For more information visit www.gachep.com/conference.html.

The National Rural Health Association will hold its 26th annual conference and 9th annual rural minority health conference May 12 - 16 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information visit www.nrharural.org/pagefile/03conf.html.

The Emory Autism Center will host the workshop "Including Children with Autism in Community-Based Preschools and Childcare Centers: Practical Strategies for Success" at four sites through Georgia: Gainesville on May 15; Savannah on May 29; Augusta on June 26; and Albany on July 17. For more information call Sharon Hynes at (404) 727-8350.

A Job Fair for Students with Disabilities will be held May 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Airport Crown Plaza Hotel in Atlanta. For more information, call (770) 603-0964.

June

The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention will hold its 2003 Gala and Retro Premiere on June 9 at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. The Gala will include a reception, live and silent auctions, live entertainment, and the feature film, "9 to 5," starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman. For more information, visit www.gcapp.org/events_premier.html.

The Georgia Council of Administrators for Special Education will host its 14th Annual Leadership Institute June 12 - 23. Participants are invited from general education and special education to develop skills that will lead to improved collaboration on behalf of all children. For more information visit www.g-case.org.

Looking Ahead

The 2003 Family Connection Conference will be held Oct. 19 - 21 at Jekyll Island Georgia. For more information visit www.gafcp.org/comm/fcconf.htm.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia will hold its annual meeting and conference Oct. 20 at the Georgia Power offices in Midtown Atlanta. Continuing education credits will be offered. For more information, call (770) 451-0020.

The Association for Community Health Improvement's 2003 annual conference will be held Oct. 23 - 25 in Nashville, Tenn. For more information visit www.communityhlth.org/conference/annual.html.