[xmca] Fwd: Transition to Adulthood: Roundtable Discussions on Practice and Policy- June 21, 2011

[Martin Packer <packer@duq.edu>]

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> From: Future of Children <ftrofchldrn@princeton.edu>
> Date: May 26, 2011 2:29:45 PM GMT-05:00
> To: FutureofChildren@princeton.edu
> Subject: Transition to Adulthood: Roundtable Discussions on Practice and Policy- June 21, 2011
> Reply-To: ftrofchldrn@princeton.edu
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> American Youth Policy Forum and The Future of Children
> Invite you to a day-long conference
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> Transition to Adulthood: 
> Roundtable Discussions on Practice and Policy
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> Please join us for a day-long event disseminating the research and findings of the Transition to Adulthood Network,captured in The Future of Children’s volume, Transition to Adulthood.
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> DATE:  Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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> TIME:  9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
> A light breakfast and buffet lunch will be provided to registered attendees.
> LOCATION:   Holiday Inn Capitol
> 550 C Street S.W. Washington, DC 20024
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> If you are unable to join us in person for the event, please note that a webcast will be available following the event on the AYPF website at www.aypf.org 
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> This event will provide attendees an opportunity to hear from leading researchers and practitioners in the field about the unique challenges that young people face as they transition to adulthood. Each roundtable session will include a brief overview of the research findings, presentations from leading practitioners, and a discussion of the implications for federal policy. In addition, every session will allow ample time for participants to dialogue with the presenters.
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> Roundtable topics include:
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> ·         The Changing Nature of Young Adulthood
> ·         Programs and Policies to Assist High School Dropouts in the Transition to Adulthood
> ·         Young Adults and Higher Education: Barriers and Breakthroughs to Success
> ·         Vulnerable Populations and the Transition to Adulthood
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> Panelists include Gordon Berlin, MDRC; Frank Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania; Lori Kaplan, Latin American Youth Center, Dan Bloom, MDRC; Linda Harris, Center for Law and Social Policy; Jean Rhodes, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Thomas Brock, MDRC; Mary Waters, Harvard University; Vivian Vazquez, Youth Development Institute; Mark Courtney, University of Chicago; Molly Baldwin, Roca, Inc.; and Leslie Boissiere, White House Council on Community Solutions
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> For an agenda and additional information on the panelists please see:http://www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/2011/fb062111.htm
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> RSVP:  Please reply to this invitation by 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, June 14th by emailingaypf@aypf.org.
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> Sending an email RSVP by the deadline confirms your attendance at this event if space permits. Please expect your email confirmation 2-3 days prior to the event.
> If you are interested in receiving notification of the availability of the webcast, please send your contact information to Jennifer Brown Lerner at jlerner@aypf.org
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> This event is sponsored by The Future of Children, a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.
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> The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization based in Washington, DC, provides learning opportunities for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels.
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