2005 2nd World Conference on Children without Parents

Focus on Adoption was a major sponsor of the Second  Annual World Conference on Children without Parental Care which was held 9011 November 2005, in Boston,  Massachusetts.  Multiple child advocate experts, including Jacob Doek,  Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child,  Elizabeth Bartholet,  Harvard Law Professor and Director of its Child Advocacy Program,  Sara Dillon,  Professor of Law at University of Massachusetts,  Hannah Wallace,  President of Focus on Adoption and Rodolfo Rivera,  Vice President of Focus on Adoption spoke on a number of issues relative to adoption and the rights of children without parents.     The event format will included general sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions.

Child-welfare policymakers from Russia,  Ukraine,  Kazakhstan, Viet Nam,  Mexico,  the Bahamas,  El Salvador,  Nicaragua,  Honduras,  Azerbaijan,  The Republic of Georgia,  Armenia, Guatemala and  and many more attended this event which will feature speakers from around the world.

The event was sponsored by International Advocates for Children, Focus on Adoption, and Center for Adoption Research. Jakob Doek, Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, will be the keynote speaker. Harvard University  sponsored one of the key workshops during the conference. 

http://www.childrenoftheworldnet.com/Parents%20without%20children%20congress.htm

The website of International Advocates for Children has been removed.

Persons

Person Relation type Date from Date to
Lynda Smith (Lynda Lee Smith) Chairman
Maarten Brekelmans Chairman
Elizabeth Bartholet Speaker at
Hannah Wallace Speaker at
Jaap Doek Speaker at
Lawrence Adams Speaker at
Rene Hoksbergen Speaker at
Rodolfo Rivera (aka Rudy Rivera) Speaker at
Sara Dillon Speaker at

Relations to other organizations

Organization Relation Type Organization Country Date from Date to
International Advocates for Children Organizes 2005 2nd World Conference on Children without Parents
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Adoption Research Sponsor of 2005 2nd World Conference on Children without Parents
Harvard University Sponsor of 2005 2nd World Conference on Children without Parents
Focus on Adoption (FOA) Sponsor of 2005 2nd World Conference on Children without Parents