The 16th Annual Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference: 

 

May 30-31, 2012

Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050

 

THEME: “Resilience After Devastation: Putting the Pieces Back Together”

 

Among scheduled speakers are:

• EDIE LUTNIK: Co-Founder & Executive Director of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund & Author of “An Unspoken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 & Beyond”
• MARY FETCHET: Co-Founder & Director of Voices of September 11th speaking on “Voices of September 11th: Reflecting on the Past, Looking Forward to the Future”
• JAMES HOLLER presenting "I Thought He Was My Friend: The Internet, A Molester's Paradise"
• LUNDY BANCROFT presenting "Healing & Recovery in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence"

Many national & state crime victims and survivors will speak on their tragedies and how they survived to accomplish some amazing deeds in support of other crime victims & survivors.

Projected Audience: social workers, educators & students, crime victims, advocates and those in correction, law enforcement and criminal justice.

REGISTRATION FORMS:  Registration froms will be mailed late February, early March

CEU’s and CEC’s will be awarded.

FOR INFORMATION, please Contact Dr. Sam Rieger through the contact form available on our site.
** If you are on our mailing list, it is not necessary for you to contact us **

 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES MAY BE WAIVED FOR CRIME VICTIMS
(please submit scholarship form)

This event is supported in part through funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice. Points of view expressed in this event are those of the organizers and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.