We are excited to announce that our annual adoption conference will be held Saturday, September 25 – Sunday, September 26 in San Antonio, TX at the Holiday Inn Riverwalk Hotel. Previously known as the “East Meets West” conference, this annual conference was renamed to “Beyond Borders” in order to better reflect the adoption and humanitarian aid needs of the more than 140 million orphans worldwide. This year’s conference will place special emphasis on Waiting Child Programs which focus on older and special needs children waiting to be adopted. We look forward to seeing you there!
To reserve your space, register today at: http://www.emwconference.org
The Beyond Borders Conference is open to anyone, regardless of what international adoption agency you have used or plan to use. It is ideal for adoptive parents in any stage of the international adoption process from be pre-approval or post adoption. For more information about the sessions offered please visit https://www.emwconference.org.
Our esteemed keynote speakers include:
Dr. Jane Aronson, an adoptive parent of two children and a pediatrician specializing in adoption medicine. Dr. Aronson has traveled to orphanages in Haiti, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, China, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Latin America while on medical missions, and she has provided direct services to orphaned children through her Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO).
Dr. Elizabeth Bartholet, an expert on civil rights and family law and is currently the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She has served as staff counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and founded the Legal Action Center, a public interest firm in New York City focused on criminal justice and substance abuse issues.
Beyond Borders is the only conference of its kind bringing together adoption leaders and families from all over the United States and world. This conference will aim to inspire, educate and generate awareness for international adoption advocates so that we can all continue impacting positive change in the adoption industry. Bonded through our passion of helping children, together we can continue making a difference worldwide for orphans in need of families.
Attendee benefits:
- Exposure to THE experts on international adoption (medical, legal, foreign government officials, social workers, community leaders, adoption agency workers, etc.)
- Interaction with other families in various stages of the adoption process
- Resolve questions about adoption vs. child birth
- Face-to-face contact with foreign delegates
- Meet orphanage representatives who give their personal accounts of life in an orphanage
- Make professional contacts in the field of adoption
- Learn about adoption policy for many countries around the world
- Get in-depth knowledge of adoption and cultures
- Receive a $50 discount off your Great Wall China Adoption / Children of All Nations application fee
- Satisfy 10 hours of HAGUE training
