It's No Joke!

We've extended Early Bird registration! Instead of playing pranks to mark April Fool's Day we want to help you out in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month! We've decided to continue our Early Bird registration program until  Friday, April 18!    You now have THREE more weeks to jump on this promotional rate! But there won't be any more extensions after that, so act now to secure your spot to see Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. David Willis, Dr. Harvey Karp and more!

The Early Bird Deadline is one week (now six days) away! Don't let it fly past!

The Early Bird deadline for The National Conference for America’s Children is ending in exactly one week! With seven days (now six days) to go until our special promo rate expires, here are seven reasons to register today:

•     Anyone who registers before the Early Bird deadline will get the chance to attend a special VIP lunch session with Dr. Bruce Perry! This is as unique an opportunity as you can get!

•     Our plenary speakers are leaders in their fields, and you won’t want to miss the chance to learn from Dr. David Willis or laugh along with Emily Ballance!

•     The workshops being presented feature a range of topics that are sure to please every different interest group and feature experts like Dr. Dorothy Espelage, Dr. Harvey Karp, and more!

•     Jacksonville is beautiful in May and is a great place to relax after a day packed full of learning and training!

•     The opportunity to meet new friends and reconnect with old colleagues! There’s no better time to build your personal and professional networks.

•     The exhibit hall is sure to rock this year, with new vendors and familiar faces!

•     You know you’re going to register anyway, so do it today and save yourself some money!

Don’t let the week fly by! Register today for The National Conference for America’s Children!

Drum Roll Please...

And the final plenary speaker for The 2014 National Conference for America's Children is...

Dr. David Willis, M.D. FAAP

"Building health and education readiness for the next generation of children requires a focus on the one science of early brain development, addressing toxic stress from pre-conception to early childhood."
- Dr. David Willis  

Dr. Willis serves as the Director of the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Services within the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration. His work and wisdom will surely be appreciated by all those who work in or around home visiting.

A clinician for more than 30 years, Dr. Willis founded the Northwest Early Childhood Institute and became the first Medical Director of the Artz Center for Developmental Health, a multidisciplinary clinic. He also serves as the Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Early Brain & Child Development Strategic Initiative, and has been a member of Dr. Jack Shonkoff's Frontiers for Innovation at Harvard's Center for the Developing Child.

Dr. Willis will present on the importance of early nurturing relationships, early childhood systems of care, collective impact, adversity and toxic stress. You won't want to miss this!

The 2014 National Conference for America's Children will take place at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, FL, from Sunday, May 18, through Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Register now!