International Events
Below are events held or sponsored by members of the international disability community. If you have an event you would like considered for this page, please contact AUCD.
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Upcoming International Events
Inherent Dignity, Equality and Rights: An International Conference on Human Rights and Community Living
Monday, June 17, 2013 - Thursday, June 20, 2013Location: Oslo and Trondheim, Norway
The conference brings together researchers, policy makers, activists and practitioners to share scholarship and ideas, and provides a forum for Nordic and international collaboration in intellectual disability studies. The first conference takes place in June 18 in Oslo, Norway, under the title Human righs and rule of law. The second conference takes place in June 20 in Trondheim, Norway, under the title Living conditions and quality of life.
International Conference on Life Design and Career Counseling: Building Hope and Resilience
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - Saturday, June 22, 2013Location: Padova, Italy
Times characterized by marked uncertainty, such as those we are currently experiencing, require promoting individuals' resilience against adversities, studying and teaching how to accept a delay in reinforcements and satisfactions, and transforming indecision and uncertainty into opportunities. Such times require teaching how to influence choices of stakeholders in order to guarantee future generations living conditions filled with meaning and of high quality.
IASSID 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference: Multiformity and diversity: Combing indiviudal care and community-based supports
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - Saturday, August 24, 2013Location: Tokyo, Japan
6th International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World: Embedding Birth Defects in the Continuum of Care
Sunday, November 10, 2013 - Wednesday, November 13, 2013Location: Shangri-la Mactan Cebu, Philippines
The 6th ICBD is being organized by the Institute of Human Genetics-National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila and the Asia Pacific Society for Human Genetics, with support from the March of Dimes Foundation and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.
