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2012 Conference: Families and Health

The 2012 Annual Conference was held in Phoenix, AZ. Program chair was Leigh Leslie. The theme was “Families and Health.”

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2011 Conference: Families in a Shifting Economy

The 2011 Annual Conference was held in Orlando, FL. Program chair was Leanor Boulin Johnson. The theme was “Families in a Shifting Economy.”

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2010 Conference: Families and Innovation

The 2010 Annual Conference was held in Minneapolis, MN. Program chair was Ramona Oswald. The theme was “Families and Innovation.” At the Family Policy section meeting, former NCFR Executive Director Mary Jo Czaplewski memorialized Margaret Feldman. Read the speech – Remembering Margaret Feldman

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2009 Conference: Families in a Multicultural World

The Annual Conference was held in San Francisco, CA. The program chair was Raeann Hamon. The theme was “Families in a Multicultural World.”

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2008 Conference: Lenses on Family

The Annual Conference was held in Little Rock, AR. The theme was “Lenses on Family.” The conference chair was Anisa Zvonkovic.

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2007 Conference: Family Vulnerabilities: Challenges to Safety, Security and Well-Being

The 2007 Annual Conference was held in Pittsburgh, PA. Program Chair was Patricia Hyjer Dyk, and the theme was “Family Vulnerabilities: Challenges to Safety, Security and Well-Being.” Read the 2007 Work–Life Summit Program

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2006 Conference: Unanswered Questions in Marriage and Family Science

The 68th Annual Conference was held at the Minneapolis Hyatt Regency Hotel November 8–11. The theme chosen by program chair Bill Allen and his committee was “Unanswered Questions in Marriage and Family Science.” Local arrangements co-chairs were Jean Anderson and Rose Allen. An excellent program was highlighted by the special reception honoring Cindy Winter and her 43 years of service to NCFR. It was co-sponsored by the Hyatt International Hotels honoring Cindy’s work with them over the years. A special program highlighting her life and career, music, a buffet, and fundraiser for a scholarship in her honor were a part of the […]

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2005 Conference: The Multiple Meanings of Families

  The 67th Annual Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Phoenix, AZ, November 16–19. The theme chosen by program chair Jane Gilgun was “The Multiple Meanings of Families.”  Local arrangements co-chairs were Leanor Boulin Johnson and Patricia Merk. The pre-conference sessions were many and varied. The Work–Life Summit, which was supported by the Alliance for Work/Life Professionals, featured: Work–Life Strategies for Arizona’s 21st-Century Workplaces. Keynote speakers were Shelley MacDermid, Marcie Pitt Catsouphes, Kathie Lingle, and Sharon Klun. Read the 2005 Work–Life Summit Program “Promoting the Safety of Women and Their Children When Women Separate from Violent Partners” was well attended. […]

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2004 Conference: Inequalities and Families

The 66th Annual Conference took place November 17–20, 2004, at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, FL. Program chair was Jay Teachman. The theme was “Inequalities and Families.” Local arrangements co-chairs were Connie Shehan, Suzanne Smith, and Donna Davis. This was the 10-year anniversary of the 1994 UN International Year of the Family (IYF), and special sessions and guests participated. A special session celebrating the anniversary featured several panelists, including Henry J. Sokalski, former Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute for Peace and coordinator of the 1994 IYF; Dennis Callagy, UN Office of Vienna (Austria) of the IYF; […]

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2003 Conference: What Is the Future of Marriage?

The 2003 Annual Conference took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 17–22. Total attendance was 1,250. Paul Amato was the program chair. The theme was “What is the Future of Marriage?” Plenary speakers and panelists included Andrew Cherlin,  who spoke on “The Future of Marriage.” Ronald Mincey, R. S. Oropesa, Masako Ishii-Kuntz, and Phyllis Johnson were panelists on “Racial and Ethnic Variations in Marriage.” Judith Seltzer, Celine Le Bourlais, and Jan Trost were panelists on “Cohabitation and Marriage.” Larry Kurdek, Charlotte Patterson, Danielle Juliene were panelists on “Gay and Lesbian Couples.” Thomas Bradbury spoke on “Marital Dysfunction and Intervention.” Read the 2003 Work–Life Summit Program

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