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Arizona?s?Twelfth Annual Transition Conference
?Facing the Future: Who?s in Your Network?

?October 15?17, 2012
Talking Stick Resort
9800 East Indian Bend Road
Scottsdale, AZ ?85256
(866) 877-9897

2012 Transition Conference Program Overview

Arizona?s?Twelfth Annual Transition Conference, Facing the Future: Who?s in Your Network? is a collaborative, cross-stakeholder professional development event aimed at providing meaningful and pertinent information needed in the transition planning process for youth and young adults with disabilities.?This annual conference provides a dynamic array of national speakers, state level experts, and also includes youth, young adult, and family member participation. Session content is structured around three topical strands: (1) strategies for enhancing youth success, (2) community involvement, and (3) interagency collaboration.

Early registration for Arizona?s?Twelfth Annual Transition Conference is now open and will end Friday, July 13, 2012.?Standard registration begins Saturday, July 14, 2012, and ends Friday, September 21, 2012. This conference has been filled to capacity for the last three years, make sure to register early!

Please note the following registration details:

  • Conference registration will be processed exclusively online for all participants (note: presenters and vendors will register separately, NOT through the general registration site and should use the instructions provided by conference organizers);
  • Early, standard, and late/walk-in registration periods significantly impact registration fees;
  • Family and youth/young adult-focused strands will only be held on Monday and Tuesday.?Registration fees and scholarship funding allow participants who register as a family member, youth, or young adult to attend the conference on October 15 and 16, 2012. Additional information about scholarships will be disseminated soon;
  • Registration fees for educators, service agency providers, and other professionals allow participation in all three days of the conference;
  • Scholarships continue to be available on a first-come, first-served basis for youth, young adults, and family members needing assistance with lodging or registration costs.?Only youth/young adults aged 22 and younger and/or family members of eligible youth are eligible for scholarship funding. Scholarships may be limited based on the number of applicants per family or on scholarship awards received in prior years; and
  • There will be no allowance for single-day registration.

SPECIAL NOTES:?The conference begins at 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning to accommodate participants traveling from out of town.?Also, in order to be environmentally conscious, paper copies of handouts will not be provided at the conference. Materials for all sessions will be posted online three weeks prior to the conference on the ADE/ESS Secondary Transition website (http://www.azed.gov/special-education/special-projects/secondary-transition/). Participants are asked to print and bring materials for sessions of interest.

ADE/ESS is pleased to welcome Jonathan Mooney as this year?s opening keynote speaker! Mr. Mooney is a noted writer and learning activist whose work has been widely recognized for its innovation and social impact. He has been featured in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe an also on HBO, NPR, and ABC News.

Please see the?Program Overview for information about?conference and hotel room registration, as well as a listing of national speakers, outline of sessions provided by local presenters, and a general schedule.?For additional information, contact Jeannette Zemeida at (602) 542-3855 or via e-mail at Jeannette.Zemeida@azed.gov.

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