INFORMATION
Registration Deadline: The deadline for registration to receive the discounted rates is Friday, March 18. After March 18 meals will not be provided.
At-The-Door Registration: We do allow at-the-door registration on the day of the conference. Participants that register at the door will not receive meals. If possible, we do advise that you pre-register for this conference.
No Refunds: Family Links has a No Refund policy. All conference plans are based on pre-registration numbers. If you must cancel, we regret that we cannot offer refunds or release purchase orders. However, for a $10 fee you can transfer your registration to a friend or colleague. Contact the Utah Parent Center to transfer your registration.
Child care is NOT available at this conference. Please make arrangements for the care of your children for the duration of the conference.
Session Pre-Registration: Please help the conference planners and presenters properly prepare for the conference by pre-selecting the sessions you would like to attend. The program includes session information (session titles, descriptions and target audiences). Please use the information found in this packet and make your session selections prior to registering and fill in the session number in the appropriate fields on the online registration form.
Interpretation Available Upon Request. Interpretation services (e.g. Spanish, Sign Language) are available by request. Requests must be received by March 11, 2011. Please indicate the need for this service on your registration under “Accommodations”.
Slide Show: Send us photographs that showcase individuals with disabilities – at work, at school, at play! All photographs will be featured in a slide show that will be shown during the conference. All photographs become property of Family Links and the Utah Parent Center. Once you send a picture to us, you will receive a link to a simple form that you will need to fill out that will give us permission to use your picture. Please email all photos to slideshow@utahfamilylinks.org. All photos are due by Friday, March 11.
Scholarships: The Family Links Planning Committee is working to generate scholarships, but funding sources are different than in previous years. We encourage you to look for support in your local communities. Email scholarships@utahfamilylinks.org for more information or assistance.
Awards: We would like to recognize outstanding individuals in the community. They may have overcome challenges themselves, made excellent contributions toward the improvement of lives of families of children and youth with disabilities, or made a difference in the life of you and others. Please take an opportunity to nominate someone that has touched your life. The four categories of awards that will be given this year are: Family Member, Professional/Advocate, Individual with a Disability, and Legislator/PolicyMaker/Advocate. Please send your name, contact information, category and a brief description of why you are nominating an individual to receive one of our awards. Please send the information to awards@utahfamilylinks.org. Award winners are selected by our awards committee. Individuals that are chosen will be recognized during the Friday evening session of the conference. Award nominations are due by Friday, March 4. Late nominations cannot be considered.
Meals: Dinner will be served on Friday night. There will not be breakfast served on Saturday. Lunch on Saturday will be provided at no additional cost to registered participants. Light refreshments will also be available during some of the breaks. Please identify on your registration under “Accommodations” if you are a vegetarian or if you have other dietary restrictions or requests. Family Links will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests.
Hotels: A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Sandy Hampton Inn located on 10690 South Holiday Park Drive in Sandy, Utah. Rooms are $90 per night. The hotel is right off of I-15 so you will have easy access to the freeway to get to the conference. Make sure to mention “Family Links” when you call for your reservation to get this great rate! Call (801) 571-0800 today!
Door Prizes: Participants in the 2011 Statewide Conference will be eligible to win one of our GREAT door prizes, including CASH prizes, a weekend at Snowbird, and MUCH more!
Credit Opportunities: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available based on the clock hours of the conference agenda and will be given in the form of a certificate of attendance. The certificate will show the number of hours spent participating in the conference. If individuals participate in both days of the 2011 Statewide Conference, they will earn 10 hours. CEUs are designed to meet the requirement for Utah teachers renewing their teacher licenses. Certificates of Attendance will be available for ALL conference participants.
