New Horizons:  The Latest in Bullying Prevention and Research

Co-hosted by the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy and Indiana Department of Education

November 6-7, 2008

Indianapolis, Indiana  

Advanced Registration ends September 26, 2008

The reduced conference registration fees provide an affordable opportunity for all attendees to learn the latest trends in bullying prevention and attend a truly outstanding conference. Registration information is available at: www.doe.state.in.us/isssa/new_horizons.html and on the IBPA website at www.stopbullyingworld.org/conference.html. Discounts are offered to IBPA members. Advanced registration ends September 26. After September 26, late fees will apply. Hotel lodging rates at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites are also lower than nearly all national conference rates. Lodging information is also available on these two websites.   

Featured Speakers and topics will include:

• Dr. Peter K. Smith, Internationally Recognized Bullying Prevention Researcher & Author, Goldsmiths College, University of London, England, How Do We Make School Anti-Bullying Interventions Work?
• Capt. Stephanie Bryn, Director – Injury and Violence Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• Moderator of U.S. Federal Panel speakers
• Dr. Nicki Crick: Childhood Aggression and Gender: Boys Will Be Boys, But What About Girls?
• Dr. Bernard James: Bullying and School Safety: A Human Rights Approach to Understanding Current Reform and Bullying and the Law: Liability and Other Policy Considerations.
• Dr. Gary Namie: Schools as Workplaces: Blueprint to Stop Adult Bullying and Identifying & Overcoming Resistance to Workplace Bullying Prevention.
• Rebekah Heinrichs: The Power of Empathy: Bullying Prevention and Children with Disabilities and Asperger Syndrome and Bullying: Prevention and Intervention for Children at Risk.
• Dr. Sue Limber, Dr. Robin Kowalski, and Dr. Patricia Agatston: Cyber Bullying:  Bullying in the Digital Age.
• Michael Dorn: Weakfish – Bullying Through the Eyes of a Child

Special Event: No More Victims: All Access Productions will perform a multi-media musical focusing on bullying in schools.