TransGriot Note: Have always wanted to attend this conference and almost did last year, but things conspired or schedule conflicts kept me from being there. Maybe this is the year?
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10th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference
a program of Mazzoni Center
Call For Workshop Proposals
10th Anniversary Extravaganza!
The 10th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (PTHC) will be held June 2-4, 2011 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, PA). In celebrating the tenth year of the conference, we will be looking back to reflect on how far we've come as a community, and also looking forward to new horizons and possibilities. We will especially focus on celebrating the thousands of community members who have helped to make PTHC the largest transgender-specific conference in the world! The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference hosts over 130 workshops at each year. The success of the event is dependent upon the experience and expertise that comes from the community, so the planning committee is now soliciting workshop proposals from the community in a wide range of focused topics. Areas of interest include physical health and mental health, as well as other areas that contribute to our overall health and well-being, such as family, workplace, spiritual, and legal issues. We favor constructive workshops that work towards education, empowerment, and improving conditions.
Our ideal conference schedule will include diverse workshops in support of people of color, children, teens, parents, and family members; workshops that support those with masculine, feminine, and non-binary (e.g. genderqueer) gender identities and expressions; and workshops that nurture cultural competency among our allies and providers (including medical and mental health providers as well as clergy, lawyers, educators, and other professions that interact with transgender constituencies).
How To Submit Your Proposal
At http://workshops.trans-health.org/propose, you can propose your own workshops as well as review a list of topics and past workshop descriptions. We are eager to hear your creative ideas!
The workshop proposal deadline is January 15, 2011. However, earlier submission is strongly encouraged! This year we have volunteer working groups looking pro-actively at particular areas of interest. Your advance submission will help those working groups to plan more efficiently.
There is no registration fee to participate in the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, but if travel expenses would prevent you from offering your workshop idea, please be in touch with the planning committee about your needs. A limited amount of funds may be available to provide travel and lodging assistance for presenters with pressing need. Go ahead and submit your workshop proposal in the online system and also contact info@trans-health.org with information on what kind of support you would need to be able to attend.
For More Information
Please watch http://www.trans-health.org for more conference developments as plans are finalized, including details about sponsorship, advertising, and vending opportunities, as well as housing options, pre-registration, and more program details. Chris is our 2011 Conference Chair and can be reached at chris@trans-health.org or 267-507-5507 with general questions, feedback, and ideas about the conference. Emily is our 2011 Workshop Coordinator and can be reached at emily@trans-health.org with questions and feedback about the online workshop proposal system and program planning process.
