2nd Annual Auburn University Anti-Bullying Summit
"Be a Hero, Take a Stand"

July 11-13, 2012 | Fairhope, AL | Grand Hotel Point Clear Resort

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 PreK-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 PreK-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

Continuing Education Credits

Upon completion of the program, Auburn University awards 1.6 CEU for sixteen hours/2 days or 0.8 CEU for eight hours/1 day.

This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission of Alabama for a maximum of 7.0 hours credit.

Registration:

❑   Four Registration Choices:

• Full Conference (July 11-13, 2012)—Professional Rate
  $200 Early Registration Fee paid by June 1, 2012; $249 Registration Fee; $280 On Site Fee
  - Click here to register online.
• 1-Day Conference (July 12, 2012)—Professional Rate
  $129 Early Registration Fee paid by June 1, 2012; $149 Registration Fee; $179 On Site Fee
  - Click here to register online.
• Full Conference (July 11-13, 2012)—Student Rate
  $100 Early Registration Fee paid by June 1, 2012; $125 Registration Fee
  - Click here to register online.
• 1-Day Conference (July 12, 2012)—Student Rate
  $50 Registration Fee
  - 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 Anti-Bullying Summit hotel room block rate is $109 plus tax per night.

❑Please reference the Anti-Bullying Summit when making your reservation to receive the discounted rate of $109/night. Please note, the reduced rate is only available for the nights of July 10, 11, and 12.

Grand Hotel Point Clear Resort & Spa - Reservation deadline is June 11, 2012 or when the available room block is exhausted, whichever comes first.

Grand Hotel - Point Clear Resort & Spa
One Grand Boulevard
Point Clear, AL 36564
1.800.544.9933

Call for Proposals

Presentation Proposals are due April 27. Information can be found under the Call for Proposals page.

Sponsors

If you would like to exhibit at the Anti-Bullying Summit, please reference the Sponsor Information form.

Contact Information

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

Last Updated:May 21, 2012