2 posts tagged “gathering”

July 20 through July 22, 2007
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston

"The Ninth Annual KAAN Conference will bring members of the international Korean adoption community together in Boston for a program that is designed to encourage increased awareness of all of the issues that face our community today..."  For more information, Click Here. 

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I have worked for this conference several times, and had the pleasure of coordinating one of their adoptee programs a few years ago. Indeed, there is rarely anything to complain about in terms of this group's organized schedule and methods. They have speakers come from all over the world, and invest much of their time picking out the most insightful session topics. The only thing I would openly criticize would be the fact that they are still being run primarily by parents of adoptees and not the adoptees themselves. This leaves us to wonder if we are really having the chance to talk about the issues that adoptees find important versus what we are being told is important. Other than that, props to you, KAAN.

Save-The-Date: July 31st-August 5th

"After the highly successful Gatherings in the U.S., Europe and Korea, International Korean Adoptee Associations, IKAA, is pleased to announce the IKAA Gathering 2007. It will be the biggest event ever planned and presented by Korean adoptee associations. Over 700 adoptees from around the world are expected to attend the event.The IKAA Gathering 2007 is intended to demonstrate that the global community of adult Korean adoptees, representing a diverse population of nationalities, languages and perspectives, can transcend these differences to meet and work together."

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