National Student Safety Summit

NATIONAL Student Safety Summit, New York

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Dear Colleague:



You are invited to participate in the National Student Safety Summit, which will be held March 5-6, 2009 in Nanuet, New York. Please join us together with the university administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first responders, safety professionals, and community leaders who have already reserved a seat at this unprecedented 2-day national event.



Your participation will further the cause of identifying and sharing best practices, and help model a community process to stamp out school violence in all its forms, including shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity, and catastrophic events such as school massacres. The two days of the summit will begin with the national perspective, presented by our speaker from the U.S. Department of Justice, Kim Lowry, Director, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.



This address will be followed by presentations by experts on school violence covering key community perspectives: students, teachers, parents, local business, faith-based groups, the media, and other community resources and stakeholders. The range of topics reflects a process of total community engagement.



Program titles include:



School Safety: A National Perspective




· Overview of Campus Violence

· Assessing the Threats

· Communication Management in a Crisis

· Bullying: What the Research Really Says: Key Implications for Schools

· Funding Sources for K-12 Schools and Higher Education

· The Current Technology of Surveillance Cameras and Key Issues of Deployment

· Dealing with the Constraints: How to Address Psychosocial-Educational Concerns inside School Campus



· Early Detection of (Massive) Drug Abuse among Teens

· Gang Awareness and Recognition

· School Safety: Youth Perspective

· Prevention and Limitation of School Drop Outs

· Preventing Violence in Schools

· Schools and Community Preparedness

· Helping Communities Heal & Recover






An outline of presentation highlights is available to you at sign-up to help you prepare for the

in-depth Q&A sessions and group discussions.





Our speaker list includes:






Jerzy Nowak

Director

Center of Peace and Violence Prevention

Virginia



Kristina Heeger Anderson

Founder/Student Survivor of the latest Violence

Koshka Foundation/Virginia Tech

Virginia



William Pfohl

Psychologist/President

International School Psychologist Association

Florida



Louie Mader

Director of Public Safety

Hunter College

New York



Elizabeth Englander

Psychologist/Founder

Massachussettes Action Reduction Center

Massachussettes



Tony Newsom

Student Safety Expert

Las Angeles Police Department

California







Philip Lazarus

Psychologist

Florida International University

Florida



Anthony Callisto

Director of Public Safety

Syracuse University

New York



Frank Zenere

District Crisis Management

Specialist/Psychologist

Dade County Public Schools

Florida



Peter Mercado

Director of Public Safety

Horry County Schools Districts

South Carolina





Kim Lowry

Director of Communications

Office of Justice Programs

U.S. Department of Justice
















The National Student Safety Summit will also include an important hands-on feature -- real-world simulations of community response to school shootings and related tragedies.



The tabletop exercises, skilfully moderated by risk communicators, will encourage extended audience participation and explore effective methods of communication, coordination and collaboration at the local level.







Role-playing topics include:






· Response



· Recovery



· Prevention



· Heal & Recover







· Preparedness



· Youth Perspective on School Safety



· Bullying and its kind














Comfort Inn & Suites, Conference Center will HOST the NSSS and which will house the delegates & speakers. A special Conference rate of $109/night for the delegates will be given. Inclusive of a deluxe breakfast. For reservation, please call one of our representatives to assist you.

Comfori International sponsors complete package of Refreshments and a Lunch for the 2-day event.

To register, please fill-out the attached updated registration form only. This is to ensure your successful participation in this conference. Each registration form consists of a name of the project coordinator who will work closely with you before, during and after the event. You may fax the filled out registration form at 213-559-8700, and put attention to Jennifer. For manual registration please call at 212-341-3688.

Please do not hesitate to give me a call or send me an email if you need anything or have a query. My contact details are below for your perusal. We hope to see you in the conference with your colleagues!



Note: if you already registered pls. reply on this message with the name of the person you contacted with. This is to ensure your successful participation in the summit.





Warmest Regards,



Jennifer Diaz

Business Development Manager

Comfori International

Suite 203

2880 Zanker Road

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

Tel. : 213.341.1210 DL

Tel. : 213.341.3688 (hotline)

Toll Free: 1.877.289.0489

Fax: 1-213-559-8700

jennifer.diaz@comfori.com



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The NSSS is organized by Comfori International, California.

For registration information, contact 213-341-3688.

What: NATIONAL Student Safety Summit

When: March 5-6, 2009

Where: New York City (Venue: TBC)

Registration in this link; http://www.comfori.com/nsss/nsss_registration_form.pdf and return via FAX 213-559-8700

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