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2009 VOCA
National Training Conference

National Association of VOCA
Assistance Administrators

National Association of
Crime Victim Compensation Boards

Join your colleagues for this special occasion as we
recognize VOCA's 25th Anniversary

September 30 - October 2, 2009
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC

Who Should Attend?
State VOCA Victim Assistance managers and staff and state crime victim compensation program managers, staff and Board members who would like up-to-date information to improve the effectiveness and results of their programs. The conference will focus primarily on the knowledge, experience and strategies helpful to improve program performance and grant management in order to better serve victims of crime.

This conference is NOT open to VOCA subgrantees, other direct service providers, trainers, educators or others not directly responsible for state administration of VOCA victim assistance formula grants or state crime victim compensation programs.

Conference attendees need to:

1. Click here to register for the Conference

AND

2. Make hotel room reservations
(see information below)

AND

3. Take Conference Survey

Conference Registration Information
Thanks to the generous support from the Office for Victims of Crime there is no registration fee to attend the conference.

The conference will formally begin at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 30 and end at 4:30 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2009. Participants should plan to arrive on Tuesday, September 29 and depart either late Friday or Saturday, October 3.

Conference Flyer - A printable copy of the Conference Flyer can be downloaded here [Word][PDF].

Conference Registration - Click here to register online or use the fill-in form in the Conference Flyer.

Hotel Reservation InformationOmniShorehamHotel
The Conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel at the government rate of $233.00/night (plus 14.75% local tax) for single or double occupancy. (Note: the government rate may change as of October 1, 2009.)

Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Ave.)
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 234-0700, Fax: (202) 265-7972
Click here for VOCA Conference hotel reservation Web site

For hotel room reservations, call (202) 234-0700 or Central Reservations at 1-800-THE-OMNI
Ask for the "VOCA Conference" group rate or click here for VOCA Conference Hotel Reservation Web site.* The cut-off date for hotel room reservations is September 4, 2009. 

The conference begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, and runs for three full days, ending at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2.  To attend all conference sessions, you'll want to reserve rooms for arrival on Tuesday, September 29, and you can choose to depart late on Friday or stay over into Saturday. 

NOTE: You may be able to reserve rooms at rates lower than the Federal government rate by using the hotel's standard reservation system (some of these lower rates may require an immediate, full and nonrefundable payment). In doing so, do NOT mention the "VOCA Conference" but please send an email to Conference Coordinator Gillian Nevers (gillian@navaa.org) with the dates and rate for your hotel room so that your reservation can be counted toward our contracted Conference obligation.

Please make your hotel room reservation and conference registration as early as possible. We cannot guarantee the availability of hotel rooms once our reservation block is filled (even if that occurs before the cut-off date) or after the cut-off date.

*The hotel will honor the government room rate for three days prior to and after the conference depending on room availability.

Conference Survey
To help us plan the conference to best meet your interests and technical assistance needs, we'd greatly appreciate you taking a minute to complete a brief survey on potential workshop topics. Click here for the Conference survey.