Research Conferences

Head Start’s National Research Conference

The 10th Head Start Research Conference will be held June 21-23, 2010 at the Marriott-Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/index.html   

ACF Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

The 12th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference will be held May 27-29, 2009, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. This year’s conference will feature a rich set of presentations that draw together what we know from past research as well as the most current research on welfare, employment and family self-sufficiency programs and policies. Speakers will highlight the implications of findings for families during the current economic downturn, as well as for implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The conference will be organized around five major themes:

• Opportunity, Stability and Progression in Employment; 

• Employment, Services and Treatment for Individuals with Barriers to Work;

• Anti-Poverty Policy and Strategies for Improved Wellbeing;

• Research and Policy Tools for State and Local Policymakers; and,

• Promoting Wellbeing among Children, Youth and Families.

These broad themes are meant to encompass major areas of current research and to focus conversations throughout the conference.

For more information, or to register, please visit the conference website: www.wrconference.net.