2008
VOCA
National Training Conference
National
Association of VOCA
Assistance Administrators
September
17 - 19, 2008
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
Two Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202
Who
Should Attend?
State
VOCA Victim Assistance managers and staff
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 to better serve victims
of crime.
The
conference is restricted to administrators, managers, and
staff of the 56 state-level agencies designated
to administer VOCA victim assistance formula grants. 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.
Conference
attendees need to:
2.
Make their hotel room reservations
(see important information
below)
Conference
Registration Information
Thanks
to the generous support from the Office for Victims
of Crime there is no registration
fee for VOCA assistance administrators and staff attending the
conference.
The
conference will formally begin on the morning of
Wednesday, September 17 and end at noon
on Friday, September 19. Participants should plan to arrive
on Tuesday, September 16 and depart on the afternoon
of Friday, September 19.
Hotel
Reservation Information
The Conference will be held at Hyatt Regency Buffalo at a
special conference rate of $86.00/night (plus 13.75% local tax)
for single
or double
occupancy.
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
Two Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, New York 14202
Tel: 716-856-1234
Fax: 716-856-6157
Web
site: http://buffalo.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
For
Reservations, call 1-800-233-1234 (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 August
16, 2008.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION: Please make your hotel room
reservation and conference registration as early as possible.
We cannot guarantee the availability of hotel rooms at the
conference
rate 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 our conference room rate for several days
prior to and after the conference depending on room availability.
You will have to use the phone reservation system for these nights
as the web site will not accept
shoulder night reservations.
Niagara
Falls Tour
Conference participants are invited to join
their colleagues on a special guided tour of fabulous Niagara Falls. The
5-hour evening tour will take place after conference workshops on
Wednesday, September 17. Reservations must be made by August
1, 2008.
• Click
here for more information about the trip.
• For
online credit card payment, click here.
NAVAA
Membership Meeting/Lunch
NAVAA
will conduct its annual membership meeting during a provided lunch
on Wednesday, Septermber 17. The lunch is complimentary for
staff of NAVAA member agencies "in good standing." Others
are invited to attend but must pay for the cost of the lunch ($40/person); click
here for online credit card payment or send check made out
to NAVAA to: NAVAA Lunch, 5702 Old Sauk Road, Madison, WI 53705.
Please
check back for additional Conference Information.
Proposed Workshop Topics
- Tentative |
• Allowable
VOCA Costs
• Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence
• Best Practices to Reach the Underserved
• Child Indian Sexual Abuse
• Developing Obtainable Outcomes
• Ethics in Victim Services
• Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers
• Faith-based Initiatives
• Funding Challenges: Making Tough Decisions
• Funding Strategies •
Holistic treatment for crime victims
• Identity Theft
• Immigration Issues in Victim Services
• Measuring Cultural Competency
|
• Mental
Health/Substance Abuse Issues
• OCFO Financial Management
• OJP Grant Management System (GMS)
• Program Standards • Research on Rural Victimization
• Serving Victims with Limited/No English Proficiency
• State Technology Demonstrations
• Subgrant monitoring
• Subgrantee Sustainability
• Victimization and Spirituality
• Victims Rights Compliance
• VOCA Grant Solicitation, Review and Selection |
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