2018 National Forum
This year's event will be held on October 9 - 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Registration is $175 per person.
Online registration is now closed. On-site registration will still be available during the event.
About the location
DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City
237 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
For reservations, please call (215) 893-1600 and ask for the block name "ID&R Forum 2018", or use the online "reserve" button below.
Transportation: Bus service, taxi, or Uber/Lyft is available for transportation to the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia City Center. There is no complimentary shuttle from the airport to the hotel.
Rooms at this location are now sold out, but nearby hotels may still have some rooms available.
Tentative Agenda At-A-Glance
Tuesday, October 9
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Opening Session |
| 3:15pm - 4:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
Wendesday, October 10
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:15am - 11:45am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:45am - 1:15pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:15pm - 2:45pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
Thursday, October 11
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:30am - 11:45am | Closing Session |
Tentative Session Topics Include
- Effective Strategies for Training Recruiters
- Electronic COE Implementation and Best Practices
- How to Be an Effective Recruiter
- Identifying OSY that are H-2A workers
- Implementing Quality Control in ID&R
- Innovative Strategies to Identify and Recruit Migrant Children
- Migrant Child Eligibility under ESSA
- Recruiting and Serving Non-traditional Populations
- Recruiting and Serving Preschoolers
- Urban Recruitment and ESSA
- Using Technology in ID&R
- Binational Education Program
- HEP/CAMP Partnerships
- Recruiting and Serving Out-of-School Youth (OSY)
- Migrant Head Start Partnerships
- Professional Skills and Communication
- Recruiter Safety
- Rights of Immigrant Children
- Understanding the Migrant Lifestyle
