The 4th Annual Colorado Conference on Girls, "Girls Matter, Relationships Matter," is December 2, 2010, at the Curtis Hotel in downtown Denver. The keynote speaker is Simone Marean from the Girls Leadership Institute, Berkeley, CA, who will be discussing positive ways to help girls achieve assertive self-expression, emotional intelligence, healthy communication, and conflict management skills.
REGISTRATION:
Conference registration is $35/registrant. Breakfast, lunch, and parking at the Curtis Hotel garage are included in the registration cost. If your organization would like to sponsor an exhibitor table, sponsorship is $50 for a half table, $75 for a full table. Please register online before 11/26/2010 (and mail in payment or pay at door). Click here for registration, including information on exhibitor tables.
CHECK-IN/BREAKFAST begins at 8:15 AM. Opening remarks at 9 AM.
Workshop themes:
Girls and stress management
Bullying and relational aggression among girls
Eating disorders and girls
Girls in the gang
The impact of deployment on military kids, especially girls
Talking to girls about sex
Why is sex education still a girl thing?
Why race matters when working with girls
Psycho-social development, gender, and delinquency
How relationships are important to girls in the juvenile justice system: A panel of girl offenders
Why relationships matter: Strategies for practitioners
A conversation with female elected officials: Latest trends in legislative issues
Contact the Conference Chair, Prof. Lisa Pasko, , 303.871.2049 for more information.
