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Make your reservations NOW for the 103rd IATDP Conference in Baltimore, Maryland from 13 through 16 October 2013.

Lord Baltimore Hotel

   The 103rd Annual Truancy And Dropout Prevention Conference

13-16 October 2013

Theme: "Combating Truancy & Increasing Student Graduation"

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Save the Date: The 103rd IATDP Conference will be held in the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel located at 20 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Make your plans now to join us at this historic hotel located just three blocks from the famous Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the hotel has an interesting entry in Wikipedia.

Rooms for participants who register by the cut-off date for room reservations, September 13th, will be at the rate of $125 plus taxes. Participants may reserve rooms at the hotel by calling 800-333-3333 or 410-539-8400. Be sure to use the promotion code of "IATDP". The Lord Baltimore will provide complimentary internet to attendees as well as discounted parking for those who drive in. For more information about the hotel, or to book on-line, click on the picture of the hotel above left. If booking on-line, click "more search options" under the "Find Rates" button and enter "IATDP" in the box for Promotional Code.

If traveling by air, we recommend flying through Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) and using the BWI Supershuttle for transportation to/from the hotel. Although ticket counters for the Supershuttle are located in BWI, advance reservations for the Supershuttle will simplify your travel.

For city maps or more information about the city of Baltimore, click on the conference logo, above right. After opening, try selecting various options using the "Base Map" and "Thematic Overlay" buttons. You can also zoom in and out using a mouse roller button. The Lord Baltimore Hotel is located on the upper left corner of West Baltimore and South Charles Streets.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

- Outstanding Presenters and Topics relating to Truancy and Dropout Prevention

- Hearing Officer Training - Levels 1-4

- Opportunity to "Hear from the Students" their perspectives on Truancy and Dropout Prevention

- An Open Forum for participants to discuss/share relevant Truancy and Dropout Prevention Issues/Strategies.

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As soon as we finalize conference rates, we will provide an on-line registration page and links to a mail-in conference registration form. We will also announce conference updates via the Group E-Mail List (see below).

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Need more reasons to come to Baltimore in addition to the 2013 IATDP Conference?
Check these out: Things To Do in Baltimore

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Call for Papers and Reviewers of Papers

The IATATP publishes a bi-annual journal covering the entire spectrum of Truancy and Dropout Prevention. The journal is published in May and November of each year. Please consider this your call for submissions to be published in the Journal.

Manuscripts should be no more than 12 pages, double-spaced, excluding references, using a 12pt font. Cut off date for the May journal is 28 April. Click here or use the Journal Menu above for further information.

We also need reviewers for proposed and submitted manuscripts. Each manuscript submitted will undergo a two person blind review. Menu items are available under the Journal menu for more information on both manuscripts and reviewers. Or click here for information about Reviewers.

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Nominations for Outstanding Person of the Year and Outstanding Program of the Year - 2013

At each conference, the IATDP presents awards to a person or persons in the field of truancy and dropout prevention and related work who have significantly contributed to the field through their work, education, or service. Click here for a pdf nomination form for "Person of the Year-2013", or click here for a docx nomination form.

We also recognize one outstanding emerging or best practice program that meets the four criteria of innovation, across system, replication, and response to mission. The program must respond to and or be related to truancy and/or dropout prevention. Benefits: Award winners benefit from their program being publicized as an international program of the year, plaque, work will be spotlighted in the journal for one year, and possibility of at least one co-authored manuscript on work and success of program. Click here for a pdf nomination form for "Outstanding Program of the Year-2013", or click here for a docx nomination form.

Application for awards may be submitted by the membership. A non-member desiring to nominate should contact one of the association officers. Recipients are not required to be members of the association.

Please make nominations for awards using e-mail or postal mail by our deadline of August 1, 2013 by 6pm. If mailed, must be post marked by August 1st. Submit completed forms to:

Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Awards Committee Chair
RE: IATDP Award Nomination
Indiana University School of Social Work
902 West New York Street, ES 4145
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-3965    Fax: 317-274-8630    E-Mail: cgentleg@iupui.edu

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