2012 Health & Human Service Conference

The 30th annual St Louis County Health & Human Service Conference will be held Monday and Tuesday, October 8th & 9th at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC). This year's conference theme is "Scarred By Struggle, Transformed By Hope". The Health & Human Service conference is made possible through the help of more than 70 community based co-sponsors.

The Conference draws together 2,000 health and human service practitioners and 130 exhibitors from the public and private sectors for two days of training and networking. Conference offerings include one hundred and twenty (1 1/2 hour) Workshops and twelve (3 1/2 hour) Institutes. Participants can attend Workshops and Institutes of their choice throughout the conference. 

2012-HHS-Conference-PR-with-co-sponsors.pdf
 
 

Conference Keynote Speaker

Our keynote speaker is Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, an internationally known writer and lecturer and the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. 

Joan Chittister currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders, particularly in Israel and Palestine. She was an advisor for the groundbreaking report, A Woman’s Nation, led by Maria Shriver (2009) and was a member of the TED prize-sponsored Council of Sages, an interfaith group that developed a Charter for Compassion (2009) being promulgated worldwide with all faith organizations.

Joan Chittister has written more than 40 books and received numerous awards for her work on behalf of peace and women in church and in society. For our conference, Joan will address her book "Scarred By Struggle, Transformed By Hope".
     

Call for Conference Presentations

The target audiences for the presentations include social workers, public health practitioners, financial workers, support staff, social service specialists, child support officers, probation officers, program managers, directors, county commissioners, boards of directors, health and human service advocates, trainers, foster parents, child care providers, nurses, psychologists, chaplains, parish workers, and pastors. 

Proposals are due by Thursday, May 31, 2012. Presenter proposals will be reviewed by the Program Conference Committee, and presenters will be notified of their acceptance by the end of June. See the 2012 HHS Conference Presenter Proposal. Complete the proposal and submit it according to the printed instructions.

We’re looking for presentations that will:

• Incorporate the Conference theme
• Enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of those working in health and human services
• Share promising strategies and best practices
• Depict creative programs and services
• Demonstrate innovative ideas/solutions about what’s possible
• Provide advanced training to challenge the experienced human service professional
• Envision “what might be”
 
 

Conference Exhibitors

You are invited to participate as an Exhibitor at the 2012 St. Louis County Health & Human Service Conference. Exhibits will again be located in South Pioneer Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC).

The $200.00 exhibit fee includes your organization’s name in the Conference folder, two free parking permits, a skirted and curtained exhibit area with an eight-foot table, two chairs, and electricity if necessary. Wireless internet access will be provided in the exhibit area. Exhibits should be staffed throughout the Conference, especially during peak times such as registration, lunch, and break times. 

Reservations for exhibit space are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please complete the 2012 HHS Conference Exhibit Form. Print and return it with your $200.00 check by July 27th. Mail the Conference Exhibit form to Health & Human Service Conference c/o Mary Bridget Lawson, Government Services Center #605, 320 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802.