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Included below are conferences, meetings, and other events that may interest you. Fill out our Submit an Event web form to send us information about any events you'd like listed on our calendar.

Conferences and events are listed in chronological order. Be sure to scroll down or go on to additional pages to see all listings.

Courage to Care webinar

A new evidence-based extension program to combat bullying and peer victimization by teaching compassion, kindness and empathy
May 22, 2013

Courage to Care webinar: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. 

URL: http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/ctoc/; Conference call #: 888-858-2144; Access code: 1564913

The Courage to Care program was developed by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension with assistance from the NIFA Rural Health Initiative Funding in 2011. Since that time the program has shown very promising results in reducing bullying and increasing empathy in schools across the nation.

Pauline Boss

A Conversation About Ambiguous Loss Research

May 22, 2013
McNeal Hall, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Please join the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Social Science, Boss Visiting Professor Dr. Jay Mancini, and Emeritus Faculty Dr. Pauline Boss in a conversation about ambiguous loss research from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, in McNeal Hall on the U of M Twin Cities' St. Paul campus.

Karen Myers-Bowman, Sharon Ballard, Judy Myers-Walls, Carol Darling
from Upcoming NCFR Webinars

The Domains of Family Practice Model: Differentiating the Roles of Family Professionals

Thursday, May 30, 2013, 1pm-2:30 pm CDT
May 30, 2013

In the October 2011 issue of Family Relations a new model to define the domains and boundaries of family practice (the Domains of Family Practice Model) was introduced. This webinar will help participants to become familiar with the basic model and will share some methods for applying it.

Groves Conference

Groves Conference on Marriage and Family 2013

And Justice for All: Families and the Criminal Justice System
June 02, 2013 - June 06, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts

This Groves conference will feature outstanding academic presentations, as well as insight from those personally affected by the criminal justice system.

Online training: "Targeted Food Marketing to Youth"

June 10, 2013 - August 02, 2013
Online

Targeted Food Marketing to Youth is a no cost, self-paced online training for professionals based
on the need for youth to build skills in which they will wisely select and prepare healthful foods.