Anti-Bullying Summit

The 3rd Annual Anti-Bullying Summit "Be a Hero! Take a Stand!", will take place on July 10-12, 2013 at the Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama. Hosted by the Truman Pierce Institute (TPI) and the Office of Professional and Continuing Education (OPCE).

Mission
To facilitate action-oriented conversations via a premiere conference designed to share information, current thinking, and research about a serious problem facing our schools and communities—bullying. The conference is designed to create on-going local, state, and national coalitions for Pre K-12 educators, higher education faculty and administrators, student leaders, mental health practitioners, researchers, community leaders, policymakers, and other professionals who are engaged in on-going work to address Pre K-20 bullying and cyber-bullying in learning environments.

Objectives

• To engage in cross-role and role-alike deliberations about best practices to address issues related to bullying and cyber-bullying
• To form coalitions able to address the many issues related to bullying and cyber-bullying.
• To promote on-going and new research efforts regarding pK-20 policy reform, curriculum development, intervention/prevention strategies, and potential legislation related to bullying and cyber-bullying.
• To produce a white paper as a follow up to the summit documenting the outcomes from the summit for dissemination to a wider audience.

Target Audience

• Pre-K—12 Administrators, Teachers and Student leaders
• Higher Education Faculty, Administrators and Student leaders
• Parent and Community leaders
• Mental Health practitioner
• Law Enforcement & Emergency Management
• Legal Advocates
• Public Policy-makers

Registration:
Four Registration Choices:

• Full Conference (July 10-12, 2012)—Professional Rate
  • Registration Fee: $250 / $280 if paid after 4 PM CT May 10, 2013 / $300 onsite registration
  • Click here to register online.
• 1-Day Conference (July 11, 2013)—Professional Rate
  • Registration Fee: $200 / $230 if paid after 4 PM CT May 10, 2013 / $250 onsite registration
  • Click here to register online.
• Full Conference (July 10-12, 2012)—Student Rate
  • Registration Fee: $125 / $155 if paid after 4 PM CT May 10, 2013 / $175 onsite registration
  • Click here to register online.
• 1-Day Conference (July 11, 2013)—Student Rate
  • Registration Fee: $50 / $80 if paid after 4 PM CT May 10, 2013 / $100 onsite registration
  • Click here to register online.
• Click here for a registration form to register by phone, mail, or fax. This form may be used to submit a Purchase Order# from your school or organization.

Lodging
The conference hotel for the 3rd Annual Anti-Bullying Summit is the Hampton Inn and Suites, Downtown Mobile. The room rate is $94.00 + tax per night, and includes a free hot breakfast. This special rate is available beginning July 9 and runs through July 12, 2013. When making your reservation, please use the group code: ABS.

There are three options for making reservations:

1. Call the Hampton reservation line at 1-800-HAMPTON
2. Call the hotel direct at 1-251-436-8787
3. Reserve online using the hotel website www.mobiledowntown.hamptoninn.com

Follow these steps to enter the special Group Code: ABS on the hotel reservation website:

• Select the nights you wish to stay (group rate can only be used July 9 – 12, 2013)
• Below the date selection area, click the "Add Special Rate Codes" link to expand the code entry boxes
• Enter ABS in the space for "Group Code"
• Click the "Check Availability" button to be taken to a listing of available rooms
• Select your room choice and complete reservation

Hotel information:

• Hampton Inn and Suites, Downtown Mobile
  62 South Royal Street
  Mobile, AL 36602

Important note: The room block is available until June 1, 2013, however, it is expected that hotel rooms will be consumed quickly. Participants are encouraged to make reservations early in order to take advantage of the special rate of $94.00/night. Should it become necessary to expand the room block, Auburn University will make every attempt to do so, but the possibility of expansion will be contingent upon availability of additional rooms.

Call for Proposals
Information can be found under the Call for Proposals page. The deadline for submitting Presentation Proposals is March 1, 2013.

Exhibitors
Information can be found under the Exhibitors Information page. The deadline for reserving exhibit space is April 1, 2013.

Contact Information
Please contact John Freeze at 334.844.5100 or by email: john.freeze@auburn.edu

Last Updated:November 14, 2012