July 30 - August 1, 2012
Hampton, VA

Description

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 Virginia School and Campus Safety Training Forum and State D.A.R.E Conference, Monday, July 30 through Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Opportunities for additional specialized trainings will be offered on the afternoon of August 1, 2012.

DCJS is partnering with the following departments and organizations to bring you this combined training opportunity: Virginia Department of State Police and the Virginia D. A. R. E. Association for the annual Virginia DARE State Conference, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Virginia Department of Health, and Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

In its twelfth year, the Virginia School and Campus Safety Training Forum will feature topnotch keynote speakers and useful workshops for more than 600 participants in the fields of law enforcement, security, primary, secondary and higher education, counseling, and more.

Keynote Presentations

• Ethical Leadership: What’s Your Role in Schools and on Campuses
  The Honorable William Mims, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia


• A Strength-based Approach to Reaching Teens: Resilience in Action
  Dr. Ken Ginsburg, pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director of Health Services at Covenant House Pennsylvania


• Addressing School Violence and Gangs Collectively
  Robert Woodson, founder and president of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (CNE)
  
  Willie Bell, Ph. D, Director of Secondary Instruction and Career & Technical Education for the Petersburg (VA) City Public Schools


• Take the Lead
  Motivational Media


• Caught in the Web -Abduction in Virginia: The Floyd County Case
  Ron Porter, Director of Research, Safe Surfin Foundation Randall E. Smith, Jr. - Bedford County Sheriff's Office SRO, Safe Surfin' Foundation Training Coordinator


• A Brain Based Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap- Addressing Persistent Behavioral Issues
  Horacio Sanchez, President and CEO, Resiliency Inc


• Legal Issues Update and Relevant Court Cases
  John More. J. D., President and CEO of Response Law. Inc.


• Boozing, Doping, Clothing: You Can't Stop What You Don't Know
  Officer Jermaine Galloway, Boise, Idaho; Law enforcement officer of the year from the OJJDP


• Teens and Technology: Recognizing and Responding to Cyberstalking
  Michelle Garcia, National Center for Victims of Crime, Director of the Stalking Resource Center




Other notable speakers:

The Honorable Marla Decker, Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia

The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia

The Honorable Bill Bolling, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

Participant Registration and Cost

Pre-registration is required. The conference registration fee for participants is $75.00 per person. To register as a participant, please click the button below.

Vendor Registration and Cost

The conference registration fee for vendors is $250 and includes:

• One (1) conference registration fee
• One (1) display table
• Three (3) conference lunches

Location

The Forum and optional specialized trainings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA.

Lodging and Meals

Our host hotel is the Embassy Suites Hampton Roads – Hotel, Spa and Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia at 1700 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA.

Reservations for the event can be made by individual attendees directly with Embassy Suites by calling reservations at 1-800-EMBASSY 24 hours a day or 757-827-8200. Please ask for “In-House Reservations” Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm. The name of our group for reservation purposes is the VIRGINIA SCHOOL SAFETY CONFERENCE and this is the name to use when calling reservations to secure a sleeping room.

You may also make reservations online. If you wish to use the website to make reservations online in this block please type in www.hamptonroadsconventioncenter.embassysuites.com and use a three letter code. Our GROUP CODE is: VSC

The group rate is $77.00 per suite, per night plus taxes for single occupancy, and ten dollars for each additional occupant for reservations made under this block.

Other lodging accommodations are available within walking distance of the conference facility.

Lunch will be served to registered participants each day of the Forum. Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging, and most meal costs

Questions

Mark Ammerman - 804.840.6956

Gary Coderoni - 804.225.3431

Kathi Lee - 804.786.4303

Lynn Mchugh - 804.225.2454

Donna Michaelis - 804.371.6506