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The conference will begin on Thursday morning, June 16th, and conclude on Sunday morning, June 19th, 2010.
Pre-conference sessions will be held on Wednesday June 15th. For the schedule of pre-conference workshops, please click here.
Conference Program (now available for download)
2011 SCRA Biennial Conference Overview/At-a-Glance
Time | Event & Link to more info | Location |
Wednesday June 15th | ||
Breakfast 8-9am Sessions run 9am-4pm | Pre-Conference Meeting -Transformative Change In Mental Health
| Adler School of Professional psychology (17 N. Dearborn St. Community Hall, 15th floor) |
9am-5pm | Preconference Workshops
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National-Louis University (122 S. Michigan Avenue, 4th floor) |
Thursday June 16th | ||
8am | Registration Opens | Roosevelt University Congress Lounge (2nd fl) |
9:15am | Sessions begin | Roosevelt & Harold Washington Library |
2pm-3pm | Keynote Speaker (Marca Bristo) http://www.scra27.org/biennial/2011_chicago/program | Harold Washington Library 400 S. State St. (9th Floor Winter Garden) |
4pm-6pm | Welcome Reception | Winter Garden |
6pm | Student Night Out | Millennium Park |
Friday June 17th | ||
8am | Registration Opens; Mentoring Program Orientation; Breakfast Meetings | Roosevelt University |
9:15am | PLENARY SESSION: The Future of Community Psychology Training and Education for Practice | Harold Washington Library |
10:45am | Conference Sessions Begin | Roosevelt & Harold Washington Library |
12:30-1:30pm | Mentoring Small Groups | Roosevelt University |
6pm-9pm
| DePaul Sponsored Reception | Art Institute of Chicago (Columbus Ave Entrance) |
Saturday June 18th | ||
8am | Registration Opens; Orientation; Breakfast Meetings | Roosevelt & Harold Washington Library |
9:15am | Conference Sessions Begin | Roosevelt & Harold Washington Library |
12:00-1:00pm | Mentoring Small Groups | Roosevelt University |
7pm | Women's Night Out | Park Grill Millennium Park 11 North Michigan Ave |
7pm | LGBT Night Out | Las Mananitas in Boystown (3523 North Halsted Street) |
Sunday June 19th | ||
7:30am | Conference Room Available in the Fairmont Hotel | Fairmont Hotel (200 N Columbus Ave) |
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to announce that our Keynote Speaker for our Plenary Session on
Thursday June 16th at 2:00pm will be Marca Bristo.
Marca Bristo is President and Chief Executive Officer of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, one of the nation's foremost disability rights organizations. She helped guide Access Living-one of the nation's first centers for independent living-from its small beginnings into an organization with a budget of $4 million.
From 1994-2002, Bristo served as the Presidentially-appointed Chairperson of the National Council on Disability (NCD).
Ms. Bristo currently serves as Vice President for North America of Rehabilitation International, President of U.S. International Council on Disabilities and serves on the Boards of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, The United States International Council on Disability, and Citizen Action of Illinois Board.
She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Distinguished Service Award of the President of the United States; the Americans with Disabilities Act Award for her role in the creation and passage of the law; the Henry B. Betts Award. Ms. Bristo also was named by Chicago Sun Times as one of Chicago's "100 Most Influential Women".
Ms. Bristo holds two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Beloit College, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rush College of Nursing. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Bob Kettlewell, son Sam, and daughter, Madeline.
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