2013 Health & Human Service Conference

The 31st annual St Louis County Health & Human Service (HHS) Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, October 17th & 18th at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC). Our conference theme is "Race, Identity and Meaning in the 21st Century". The Health & Human Service conference is made possible through the help of sixty-four community based co-sponsors. 2013 Health & Human Service Conference PR with co-sponsors.

Our Conference draws together 2,500 health and human service practitioners and 150 exhibitors from the public and private sectors for two days of training and networking. Conference offerings include one hundred and five (1 1/2 hour) Workshops and nineteen (3 1/2 hour) Institutes. Participants can attend Workshops and Institutes of their choice throughout the conference. On-line registration begins in August 2013.

Contact: Mary Bridget Lawson at lawsonm@stlouiscountymn.gov or 218-726-2140.
   

Conference Keynote Speaker 

Kip Fulbeck is a pioneering artist, spoken word performer, and filmmaker. He has been featured on CNN, MTV, The TODAY Show, and PBS, and has performed and exhibited in over twenty countries and throughout the U.S.
 
He is the author of several books including Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids; Part Asian, 100% Hapa; and Permanence: Tattoo Portraits, as well as the director of a dozen short films including Banana Split and Lilo & Me.
 
Fulbeck teaches as a professor of Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award and has been named an Outstanding Faculty Member five times.
 
In recognition for his work promoting multiracial awareness, he was awarded the inaugural Loving Prize at the 2009 Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival and also named a Cultural Pioneer at Harvard University.
      

Call for Conference Presentations

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, tools, and best practices
• Depict creative programs and services 
• Increase cultural competency
• Demonstrate innovative ideas and solutions about what’s possible
• Provide advanced training to challenge the experienced human service professional
• Provide engagement and hope

Who you'll be training:
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, 2013. 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 2013 HHS Conference Presenter Proposal. Complete the proposal and submit it according to the printed instructions.
   

Conference Exhibitors

You are invited to participate as an Exhibitor at the 2013 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 2013 HHS Conference Exhibit Form. Print and return it with your $200.00 check by July 31st. 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.

An informational letter, with complete exhibitor details will be mailed to all registered HHS Conference Exhibitors by Friday, September 6, 2013.