2018 National Forum
This year's event will be held on October 9 - 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Registration is $175 per person.
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.
Accommodations: $185 per night, single or double, plus tax.
Cut-off date for hotel reservations: September 12, 2018
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.
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
