Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Conference Page

If your organization would like to be a part of AKA's 2009 Conference, we have sponsorship opportunities available:

Co-sponsor the AKA 2009 conference by providing $550. By sponsoring you receive:

A booth showcasing your organization at the two-day conference.
A 1/6 page advertisement in the conference program.
Two complimentary conference registrations for your staff or board members.
One complimentary yearly AKA agency membership (includes 4 members from your agency).
Recognition on our website.
A listing in over 4,000 mailed brochures.
Flyers available for distribution to your clients and staff.

Sponsor the AKA 2009 conference by providing $1000. By sponsoring you receive all of the benefits above plus:

A half page advertisement in the conference program.
Your logo on AKA's web site.
An article highlighting your organization in our newsletter.

Exhibit booths are available for $125.

Advertising in the conference program is available for the following rates:

Full page ad @ $300
1/2 page ad @ $188
1/6 page ad @ $75
Business card ad @ $38

To participate as a sponsor, exhibitor or advertiser, please return this form to AKA by July 1, 2009.

Mark your calendar for The 17th Annual Adoption Knowledge Affiliates' Conference November 13-14, 2009.
On Friday, November 13th our keynote will be Dr. Stephen Terrell from Austin Attachment and Counseling Center. Dr. Terrell is a leader in the field of Early Development Trauma and Attachment Resistance. He is a single adoptive parent of two sons. Dr. Stephen Terrell will discuss "The Oppositional Child: Healing the Trauma". The keynote will be followed by a panel of adoption and foster care experts discussing the ethics of openness in foster adoption. For more information on Dr. Terrell, visit his website at www.austinattach.com/.	On Saturday, November 14th our keynote will be Dr. Jaiya John, Founder and Executive Director of Soul Water Rising. Dr. Jaiya John was the first African American infant adoption to a white couple in the state of New Mexico in the early 1960s. He is a poet, author, speaker and founder of a non-profit to address disenfranchisement for children of color. Dr. John's award-winning memoire is entitled "Black Baby, White Arms: A View from the Crib". To view his background and extensive speaking experience, visit his website at: www.soulwater.org.
We will have breakout session speakers on Saturday, November 14th discussing topics for each adoption triad member. Topics include birth mother and birth father speakers, play therapists, therapies for adult adopted people, legal nuts and bolts of adoption for prospective adoptive parents and adoption legislative updates. Social workers can receive CEUs for attending the conference. Registration information will be available soon!
If your organization would like to be a part of AKA's 2009 Conference, we have sponsorship opportunities available: Co-sponsor the AKA 2009 conference by providing $550. By sponsoring you receive: A booth showcasing your organization at the two-day conference. A 1/6 page advertisement in the conference program. Two complimentary conference registrations for your staff or board members. One complimentary yearly AKA agency membership (includes 4 members from your agency). Recognition on our website. A listing in over 4,000 mailed brochures. Flyers available for distribution to your clients and staff. Sponsor the AKA 2009 conference by providing $1000. By sponsoring you receive all of the benefits above plus: A half page advertisement in the conference program. Your logo on AKA's web site. An article highlighting your organization in our newsletter. Exhibit booths are available for $125. Advertising in the conference program is available for the following rates: Full page ad @ $300 1/2 page ad @ $188 1/6 page ad @ $75 Business card ad @ $38 To participate as a sponsor, exhibitor or advertiser, please return this form to AKA by July 1, 2009.