Dear Friends,
SPIN would like to invite you to share your agency’s resources at our upcoming SPIN Conference, “’SPIN’ THE CASE FOR EVIDENCE BASED”, scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the University of Hawaii Campus Center Ballroom. Our conference goal is to showcase some of the opportunities that families have to create positive futures for their children with special needs. If you are willing and able to have a display at the conference, we would like to hear from you by March 16, 2012. Please fill in the attached sheet and mail or fax it to us.
Tables will be set up in the “EVIDENCE ROOM OF DISPLAYS” on the 2nd Floor cafeteria area to display resource materials. Should you be able to attend, we ask that you have your table set up by 8:00 a.m. Conference participants will have several scheduled opportunities to view the resource tables, including morning registration, morning networking break and after the first breakout session. Please plan on manning your table until 12 noon (see booklet schedule). Our recent conferences have attracted over 350 people.
Our table fee is $30.00. Tables will be assigned by SPIN prior to the conference. Your agency/support group name will be put on the table/s. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will need an electrical outlet by indicating it on the form. We would appreciate it if you not switch to another table as each table(s) has been assigned based on an agency’s particular request/need. Last year we had to turn away a few vendors, so make sure to reserve your table early!
Parking Instructions: Parking is $6.00 and you may park in any stall that is not marked reserved. If there is no attendant at the guard shack when you arrive, you must use the Pay Station located in the parking lot. The Pay Station does not give change, so please make sure to have $6.00 on hand. The machine will print a permit ticket for you that you need to display on your dash board. You can find a map that highlights the Campus Center and the visitor parking at http://hawaii.edu/parking/maps.html.
A Conference booklet/registration form is enclosed, and we encourage you to register for the conference in order to take advantage of a number of interesting workshops. Please make sure to list all individuals that will be manning your display so we can make sure to have name tags for everyone at the registration table when they check-in.
Every year SPIN acknowledges key parents and professionals whose efforts make a positive difference in the lives of children and young adults with disabilities and their families in Hawaii. We are asking you for your help in identifying those “super sleuths” for these major awards. Attached is a SPIN Nomination Form that you are welcome to complete and return to us by March 9, 2012.
We look forward to hearing from you! Feel free to come dressed as your favorite detective.