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Event Calendar

May 6th: Closing the Gaps between Science-Sense and Common-Sense: Reframing Child Mental Health and Developmental Outcomes
SRCD Child Mental Health Summit  
Washington, DC
Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 1st: Using the Science of Understanding to Improve Communications Practice: Reframing Criminal Justice
Transform Justice
London, UK
Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

April 30th: Getting the Story Straight: A Workshop on Reframing Child Cruelty
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
London, UK
Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

April 4th, 2013: Reframing Criminal Justice
The Children’s Society
London, UK
Nat Kendall-Taylor and Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

March 14, 2013: Reframing Science: Why Science Needs Social Science to Communicate About Climate Change and Oceans
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Woods Hole, MA
Speakers: Shannon Arvizu, Alexis Bunten, Julie Sweetland
By Invitation Only

March 6, 2013: Cognitive Understanding of Oceans
Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment, Young Environmental Speakers Seminar Roundtable on Oceans, Estuaries and Getting Ocean Stakeholders to the Table
Monterey, CA
Speaker: Alexis Bunten
By Invitation Only

March 2, 2013: Framing and the Role of Budgets and Taxes Research in Building Support for Children’s Initiatives, featuring SWAMPED!
University of Massachusetts-Boston, Post-Graduate Course: Early Education and Care Policy and Practice
Worcester, Massachusetts
Speaker: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

Feburary 28, 2013: The Shape of Public Thinking: Child Development, Learning and Technology
Sesame Workshop: Early Childhood Education Public Engagement Research Seminar
New York
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 25, 2013: Reframing Youth Development
National Collaboration for Youth
Marriott Wardman Hotel, Washington DC
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
Open to Members

February 19, 2013: The Community is the Story
"When Story Turned Social" Conference
Washington, DC
Speaker: Robert Shore
Open to the public (to register: http://socialmediaweek.org/washingtondc/events/?id=53923#.URFbAUp__5J)

February 12, 2013: Navigating the Swamp: Using Frames to Change Policy and Build Coalitions
Alberta Initiative for School Innovation: Annual Meetings
Edmonton, Alberta
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 11, 2013: Contemporary Research on Framing
Davenport Institute, Pepperdine University
Speaker: Adam Simon
By Invitation Only

February 7, 2013: Reframing Public Safety
With Charles Hamilton Institute for Race & Justice at Open Society Foundation (DC)
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor, Frank Gilliam and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

February 5, 2013: Update on Framing Environmental Health Project: Media Narratives
Environmental Health Partnership Council Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

February 5, 2013: Framing Research for Policy Impact: The Case of Early Child Development

Kids-First Graduate Public Policy Seminar, University of California Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Virtual Seminar
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 31, 2013: Why Climate Science Needs Social Science Conference on Extreme Weather, Climate and Health: Putting Science into Practice

National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, the American Public Health Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County and City Health Officials
Washington, DC
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 24-25, 2013: The Art and Science of Strategic Communications: How Well-framed Messaging Can Build Public Understanding and Policy Support
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, L.E.A.D Conference
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
Registration Required

January 24, 2013: Train-the-Trainers: Strategic Framing for Informal Science Educators
National Network of Climate Change Interpreters/New England Aquarium
Washington, DC
Speakers: Julie Sweetland and Alexis Bunten

January 16, 2013: Framing Education Data: Numbers Do Not Speak for Themselves
National Center for Literacy Education
Speaker: Julie Sweetland
Webinar – By Invitation Only

January 10, 2013: Reframing Youth Wellbeing and Redefining United Way Calgary’s Leadership
United Way Calgary and Area
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Speakers: Julie Sweetland, Alexis Bunten, and Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

December 6, 2012: Using a Core Story of Education to Increase Support for NCLE’s Agenda

National Center for Literacy Education – Stakeholder Convening
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Julie Sweetland
By Invitation Only

December 5, 2012: The Role of Research in Communications
World Bank Communications Network Forum 
Washington, DC
Speaker: Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

November 20, 2012: Childrens' Alliance Policy Priorities: Reframing Talking Points for the 2013 Policy Agenda Webinar
Childrens' Alliance
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

November 6, 2012:  Framing Outcomes for Calgary: Communications Analysis and Initial Recommendations
United Way of Calgary, AB
Webinar
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, and Julie Sweetland
By Invitation Only

October 24, 2012: Framing the Healthcare Debate

American University
Washington, DC
Speaker: Robert Shore
By Invitation Only

October 22, 2012: Why Resilience: Countering Toxic Areas of the Cognitive Swamp
Recovery from Addition: A Science in Society Symposium
Banff, Canada
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

October 12, 2012: Framing Deeper Learning: Selected Recommendations from the Core Story of Education ProjectAlliance for Excellent Education – Deeper Learning Convening
Scottsdale, AZ
Speaker: Julie Sweetland
By Invitation Only 

October 4, 2012: Developing a Core Story of Education: Interim Results on Testing and Assessment
National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences; Meeting of the Board on Testing and Assessment
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

September 24, 2012: Framing Social Issues: Using Social Science to Build Public Understanding and Issue Support
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chicago, Illinois
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

September 13, 2012: A Primeira Infancia and Social Science Methodology: IBOPE and FrameWorks
II International Symposium on Early Child Development 
São Paulo, Brazil  
Speaker: Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

September 13, 2012: Translating the Scientific Knowledge of Early Child Development
II International Symposium on Early Child Development 
São Paulo, Brazil  
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

September 12-13, 2012: Learning to Frame Climate Science For the American Zoological Association for NNOCCI
National Science Foundation: National Network of Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation
Phoenix, AZ
Speaker: Alexis Bunten
By Invitation Only

September 11, 2012: Framing Racial Disparities: Using Race Framing Research to Build Policy Support for Children's Initiatives

Childrens' Alliance
Seattle, Washington
Speakers: Frank Gilliam and Alexis Bunten
By Invitation Only

September 5-6, 2012: Framing Social Issues: Using Social Science to Build Public Understanding and Issue Support
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
London, UK
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Frank Gilliam
By Invitation Only

August 2, 2012: Public Policy And The Science Of Child Mental Health: How Communications Science Bridges The Divide
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Orlando, Florida
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Michael Erard
By Invitation Only

July 18, 2012: Framing Social Issues: Using (Social) Science To Build Policy Support
Workshop on Framing Science for Social Policy
Melbourne, Australia
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

July 16, 2012: Framing Social Issues: Using (Social) Science To Build Policy Support
Center for Community Child Health
Melbourne, Australia
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 27-28, 2012: Framing Children’s Issues: Using Budgets and Taxes Framing Research to Build Policy Support for Children’s Initiatives
AECF-KIDS COUNT and VOICES for America’s Children, Joint Conference
Washington, D.C
Speakers: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot and Shannon Arvizu
Registration Required

June 22, 2012: Education Core Story Funders Briefing #1
Webinar
Speakers: Eric Lindland, Adam Simon, Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 19, 2012: The Resilience Scale: Using Metaphor To Communicate A Developmental Perspective On Resilience
Meetings of the National Council on the Developing Child
San Francisco, California
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 14, 2012: Navigating The Cultural Terrain of Digital Media and Learning: Strategic Communication Recommendations
Webinar
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 28, 2012: It Takes A Lot To Break A Guessing Machine: Translating the Neurodevelopmental Science Of Addiction To Reframe Early Child Development
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium
Banff Center
Alberta, Canada
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 28, 2012: Telling Stories In The Public Square
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium
Banff Center
Alberta, Canada
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

April 30, 2012: Framing Issues for Jacksonville
University of Florida College of Medicine, Division of Community Pediatrics
Jacksonville, FL
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

April 26, 2012: Framing and the Role of Public Understanding in Social Change  
Yale University, Graduate Course: Critical Issues in Developmental Policy
New Haven, Connecticut  
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

April 12, 2012: Working on Behalf of Communities: Towards a Strategic Framing of Public Health Policies
Keynote Address to the joint meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association and the Georgia Society for Public Health Educators
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

March 22, 2012: Getting In Where You Fit In: The Role of Teacher’s Unions in Public Conversations about Education Reform
NEA (National Education Association)
Washington, DC
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only  

March 20, 2012:  Framing Social Issues: Using (Social) Science to Build Policy Support
Raikes Foundation
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

March 15, 2012:  RE-framing Early Child Development: A Cognitive Approach to Science Communication
Executive leadership program in early child development
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Speakers: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor and Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

March 13, 2012: Reframing Health and Wellbeing: The Contribution of Strategic Frame Analysis
Rhode Island Department of Health
Providence, Rhode Island
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

March 13, 2012:  Mapping the Cultural Terrain and Constructing a Navigational Plan: FrameWorks’ Research on Digital Media and Learning
MacArthur Foundation Funder Briefing
Webinar
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

March 5th, 2012:  Framing Social Issues: Using (Social) Science to Build Policy Support
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, UK
Webinar
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

 March 1, 2012: Reframing Education: Philanthropy Support for Education Advocates
North Carolina Grantmakers Planning Meeting
Greensboro, North Carolina
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only 

February 28, 2012:  Developing a Core Story for Education: Interim Research Results
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Webinar
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 17, 2012:  Developing a Core Story for Education: Interim Research Results
Education Core Story Funders
Webinar
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 9, 2012: Framing the Issue of Systems Integration and Dynamic Collaboration
Living Cities – Integration Initiative
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

February 2, 2012: New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Leadership Group, Meeting 2
Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, Il
Speakers: Frank Gilliam, Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

January 26, 2012: A Trans-Disciplinary Approach to Climate Change Communications
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Sustainability Psychology Pre-Conference
San Diego, CA
Speaker: Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

January 23, 2012: Science as Story
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Leadership Group
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

January 20, 2012: Rethinking Early Child Development and Child Mental Health: Perceptual barriers to policy in media and mind
Meeting of the National Consortium for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services  
Washington, DC, APA Headquarters
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

January 19, 2012: Rethinking Early Child Development and Child Mental Health: Perceptual barriers to policy in media and mind
Meeting of the Jacksonville Children’s Issues Non-Profits
Jacksonville, Florida
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

January 18, 2012: Framing Social Issues: Using the science of understanding to build policy support
Meeting of the Jacksonville Children’s Issues Non-Profits
Jacksonville, Florida
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

January 16, 2012: Integrating Coalition Building for Climate Communications
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Study Circle 2, Meeting 3
Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, Il
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

January 12, 2012: Reading by Third Grade: The Contribution of Strategic Frame Analysis
Casey Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 16, 2011: Reframing the Contours of Place and Race: The Contribution of Strategic Frame Analysis
Living Cities
Philadelphia, PA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 15, 2011: Reframing the Issue of Education: The Contribution of Strategic Frame Analysis
Ford Foundation
New York, NY
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 15, 2011: Linking Cause and Effect for Effective Climate Communications
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Leadership Group
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

December 14, 2011: SFA 101
Partners for Postsecondary Success
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 14, 2011: Joint Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, Harvard University
Washington, DC
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

December 12, 2011: SFA 101
Institute for Community Peace
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 9, 2011: Building Support for Effective Teaching: The Contribution of Strategic Frame Analysis
TURN Regional Meeting
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

December 8, 2011: Reframing the Issue of Education in the United States Today
Education Funder Strategy Group Quarterly Meeting
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

December 8, 2011: "Making Stats and Skeptics Our Friends" Webinar
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Study Circle 2
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

December 5, 2011: Framing Acceptable Use Policies in Education
CoSn Revising School Acceptable Use Policies Workshop
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel, Susan Nall Bales, and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

December 2, 2011: Research update Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Webinar
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

November 30, 2011: Changing the Conversation about the Children of Immigrants
Regional Meeting: Voices for America's Children
New York, NY
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

November 17, 2011: Speaking Loud and Clear About Kids: Communicating and Framing Your Data Effectively
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

November 11-12, 2011: Transformative Communications and Social Change: A Feminist Approach Inside, Outside, & The Space Between the Walls
The National Women's Studies Association
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only; Registration Required

November 9, 2011: Framing 101 and the Research Base for Oceans and Climate Change
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters,
Leadership Group, Meeting 1
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

November 8, 2011: Science as Story and Climate Solutions
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters,
Study Circle 2, Meeting 2
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

October 27, 2011: Changing the Conversation about Children of Immigrants
Regional Meeting: Voices for America's Children
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

October 25, 2011: Using Strategic Frame Analysis to Frame a New Message on Childhood Obesity
Webinar for Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Members
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
Staffers Only

October 19, 2011: Reframing the Public Conversation about Education
Quarterly Meeting of North Carolina School Superintendents
Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

October 17, 2011: Recovery From Addiction: A Science in Action Symposium
Banff Canada
Thinking Addiction: How Research Can Help Create New Narratives to Inform Public Understanding
Speakers: Susan Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

October 10, 2011: Interpreting Climate Science: How to Link Cause and Effect? Webinar
New England Aquarium, National Network of Climate Change Interpreters, Study Circle 2
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

October 4, 2011: Social Science and Policy
A guest lecture for Harvard University Kennedy School of Government class Intensive Policy Writing for Decision Makers
Cambridge, MA
Speaker: Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

October 4, 2011: Working on Behalf of Communities: Framing a New Message Around Obesity
5th Annual Southern Obesity Summit
New Orleans, LA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
Conference Open to Members

October 4, 2011: Mapping the Gaps Between Public and Expert Understandings of Sexual Violence: Implications for Framing
Washington, DC
National Summit on Campus Safety for College and University Presidents
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women
Speakers: Moira O'Neil and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

September 19, 2011: Working for Framing Justice: Framing Your Message
Meeting of the CityMatCH Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
Conference Open to Members

September 19, 2011: Final Meeting of the NNOCCI Study Circle #1
New England Aquarium
Baltimore, MD
Speakers: Alexis Bunten and Shannon Arvizu
By Invitation Only

September 13-14, 2011: What You're Up Against and How To Make It Through The Swamp
The Defining Deeper Learning and 21st Century Skills Committee of the National Academies
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

September 12, 2011: Reframing the Role of Teachers in Education Reform
Ford Foundation 
New York, NY
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel, Susan Nall-Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

September 8, 2011: Mining Communications Research on Early Child Development for Public Engagement
Briefing for the American Birthright Project of California Newsreel
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Tiffany Manuel
Private Briefing

September 7, 2011: Early Child Development Study Circle Workshop 3
Minnesota Community Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Speakers:  Diane Benjamin and Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

August 18-19, 2011: Communicating about Children’s Mental Health
Workshops with Project LAUNCH SAMHSA Grantees
Boston, MA
Speakers: Kate Vaughan, Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

August 17, 2011: Race and the Media
Houston Institute 
Martha's Vineyard, MA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

July 27, 2011: Taking Down Goliath: What Does It Really Take to Change Social Structures?
Philanthropy New York
Speakers: Linda Bowen and Susan Nall Bales
Registration required

July 19, 2011: Framing in Mississippi
W. K. Kellogg Foundation staff
Battle Creek, MI
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Tiffany Manuel and Linda Bowen
By Invitation Only

July 17, 2011: Reframing the Education Reform Conversation 
Council of Chief State School Officers
Stowe, Vermont
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

July 13, 2011: Research Briefing on Public Safety
Houston Institute 
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel, Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, Franklin Gilliam, Jr.
By Invitation Only

June 23, 2011: Reframing Place-Based Initiatives for Social Change Meeting of the Living Cities Integrative Initiative
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

June 15, 2011: Spokesperson Training for Scientists
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Woods Hole, MA
Speakers: Shannon Arvizu, Susan Nall Bales and Rob Shore
By Invitation Only

June 14 – 17, 2011: Study Circle on Climate Change and Oceans
National Network for Oceans and Climate Change Interpretation
Woods Hole, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Alexis Bunten, Shannon Arvizu, Suzanne Lo and Rob Shore
By Invitation Only

June 14, 2011: Oral Health Framing Meeting
DentaQuest Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Speaker: Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

June 13, 2011: Early Child Development Study Circle Webinar 2
Minnesota Community Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

June 8, 2011: Study Circle Workshop #2:  Effective Storytelling for Social Change
Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Speakers: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot and Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

June 7, 2011: Getting the Story Straight: The Science of Resilience and its Conceptual Home
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 6, 2011: Child Mental Health: Understanding the Challenges and Recommendation
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 2, 2011: FrameFoundry Day 4: Friday Presentation Prep Clinic Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium, Banff
AB, Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Alexis Bunton, Tiffany Manuel, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

June 1, 2011: FrameFoundry Day 3: Modular Storytelling, Pivots and Mini-Stories Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium, Banff
AB, Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Alexis Bunton, Tiffany Manuel, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 31, 2011: FrameFoundry Day 2: Public Storytelling Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium, Banff
AB, Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Alexis Bunton, Tiffany Manuel, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 30, 2011: FrameFoundry Day 1: Science as Story, The Power of Narrative Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium, Banff
AB, Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Alexis Bunton, Tiffany Manuel, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 30, 2011: The Core Story of Early Child Development Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium, Banff
AB, Canada
Speaker: Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 26, 2011: Keynote Address, Symposium on Early Childhood Mental Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
Open to the Public

May 26, 2011: Oral Health Framing Meeting
DentaQuest Foundation
Miami, FL
Speaker: Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

May 24, 2011: Framing Public Issues for Understanding and Support
2011 WPHA-WALHDAB Annual Conference
Appleton, Wisconsin
Speaker: Moira O’Neil
By Invitation Only

May 24, 2011: Oral Health Framing Meeting
DentaQuest Foundation
Gainesville, FL
Speaker: Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

May 17, 2011: Getting the Story Straight: The Science of Resilience and it's Conceptual Home
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 16, 2011: Final Meeting of the Massachusetts Study Circle
Boston, MA
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

May 16, 2011: Communicating Effectively about Obesity
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 16, 2011: Talking Developmental Programming
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 12, 2011: Study Circle Final Workshop
North Carolina Learning Community, sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

May 9, 2011: Framing Environmental Health for Public Understanding and Support
APHA, ASTHO, APHL
Washington, DC
Speakers: Eric Lindland and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

May 9, 2011: Reframing Place-Based Initiatives for Social Change CEO for Cities
Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

May 4, 2011: Early Child Development Study Circle Webinar 1
Minnesota Community Foundation
Speakers:  Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

May 4, 2011: Meeting of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Study Circle
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Kate Vaughan, Michael Baran
By Invitation Only

May 4, 2011: Convening on Reframing Criminal Justice and Public Safety Policy
Washington, DC
Speakers: Franklin D. Gilliam, Tiffany Manuel, Eric Lindland
By Invitation Only

May 2, 2011: Changing the Public Conversation about Early Childhood Development Using Research-Based Communications
National Smart Start Conference
Greensboro, NC
Speaker: Lynn Davey
For more information:  http://smartstart.acteva.net

April 29, 2011:  Reframing Place-Based Integrative Initiatives for Social Change Nemours Foundation - Communities of Practice
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

April 15, 2011: Study Circle Workshop 3 – Spokesperson Training
North Carolina Learning Community, sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Speakers: Lynn Davey, Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

April 8, 2011: A Cognitive Approach to Evidence-Based Communications Research
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

April 7, 2011: Mental Health Care and Violence Prevention: Reframing the Conversation for Policy Change Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Forum
Milwaukee, WI
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
Open to the Public (Registration Required)

April 6, 2011: Early Child Development Study Circle Workshop 1
Minnesota Community Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Speakers:  Diane Benjamin, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

April 5, 2011: Applying Child Mental Health Communications Recommendations
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Susan Bales
By Invitation Only

March 26, 2011: Why Science Needs Social Science: Lessons from FrameWorks’ Education Research
National Research Council and Funders
Washington, DC
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

March 24-25, 2011: Study Circle Workshop 2
North Carolina Learning Community, sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

March 24, 2011: Employer Office Hours
FrameWorks Institute: Think Tanks, NGOs, and other types of social policy organizations
Brandeis University, Hiatt Center
Speaker: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only (Registration required)

March 24 -25, 2011: Study Circle on Climate Change and Oceans
National Network for Oceans and Climate Change Interpretation
Chattanooga, TN
Speakers:  Tiffany Manuel and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

March 23, 2011: Summit on Increasing Effective Interpretation through Applied Cognitive and Social Science Research
National Network for Oceans and Climate Change Interpretation
Chattanooga, TN
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Frank Gilliam, Bradd Shore and Alexis Bunten
Open to all American Zoological Association meeting registrants

March 17, 2011: A Cognitive Approach to Evidence-Based Communications Research
King Baudouin Foundation
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

 March 8, 2011: Final Study Circle Workshop
Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, sponsored by the Norlien Foundation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Speaker: Diane Benjamin, Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

March 8, 2011: Spokesperson Training
Norlien Foundation
Calgary, AB Canada
Speakers: Shannon Arvizu, Susan Nall Bales, Diane Benjamin, Rob Shore
By Invitation Only

March 3, 2011: Study Circle Workshop 2
United Way of Massachusetts Bay/Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Worcester, MA
Speakers: Jane Feinberg, Kate Vaughan, Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

March 1, 2011:  Moving Science to Policy
World Bank Human Development Forum
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 25, 2011: Talking about Budgets and Taxes
Webinar for Engage Maine and its partners
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

February 22, 2011: Putting It Together: Communicating about Child Development, Mental Health and Addiction in Alberta
Advisory Council of the Norlien Foundation
Joint Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, Harvard University
Toronto, Canada
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 18, 2011: Framing in California
Presentation to the staff of The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Speakers: Frank Gilliam and Susan Bales
By Invitation Only

February 17, 2011: A Cognitive Approach to Communications: Rethinking Child Mental Health Webinar
Meeting of the The National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
Speaker: Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 14, 2011: Framing Community Health
Wisconsin Department of Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Health Association
Madison, WI
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

February 11, 2011: The Literalness Trap: What can happen when you frame logically?
Blue Cross Blue Shield MA
Speakers: Franklin D. Gilliam, Susan Nall Bales, Kate Vaughan and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

February 10, 2011: Mapping the Cultural Terrain and Beginning to Construct a Navigational Plan: FrameWorks Research on Digital Media and Learning
MacArthur Foundation
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Susan Bales
By Invitation Only

February 2, 2011:  Framing the Message of Social Change
MDC Inc./Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Raleigh, North Carolina
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

January 31, 2011: Framing Investment in Early Child Development
Minneapolis Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

January 28, 2011: Informing the Work of Mississippi Educators Webinar
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 26, 2011: Strategies for Building Strategic Communications on Budgets and Taxes (GIST and GCYF)
Washington, DC
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

January 25, 2011:  Study Circle Webinar #2: Using Data Effectively and Telling Causal Stories
Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, sponsored by the Norlien Foundation
Speaker: Diane Benjamin, Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

January 18, 2011:  Informing the Work of Mississippi Educators Webinar
Teaching for Change
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

January 13, 2011:  Getting on the Right Side of Change Webinar
Ford Foundation and Other Funding Partners
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

January 12, 2010: Effective Education Reform Communications Strategies
Meeting of the Council of Chief State School Officers
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chicago, IL
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

December 21, 2010: Diversitydata-kids: A Meeting on Children with Special Needs and Racial/Ethnic Equity
Institute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Speaker: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

December 17, 2010: Framing for Social Change
Webinar for United Way of Massachusetts Bay/Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Study Circle
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

December 15, 2010: Presentation of “Map the Gaps Report” on Environmental Health
Meeting with partners at the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor, Eric Lindland, Susan Nall Bales, Tiffany Manuel and Suzanne Lo
By Invitation Only

December 9, 2010:  Reframing American Education Webinar
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

December 5, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Development and Child Mental Health Issues- Workshop 2
Norlien Foundation
Calgary, AB Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

December 1, 2010: The Child Mental Health Research: Implications for the Core Story of Early Child Development
Joint meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs
Chicago, IL
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor, Michael Erard and Susan Bales
Members Only

November 23, 2010: Framing Education Reform in Mississippi Webinar
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

November 22, 2010: Strategic Communication Workshop: How can we frame early childhood messages for maximum impact?
Creswick Foundation and the Centre for Community Health, The Royal Children’s Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
Speaker: Frank Gilliam, Jr.
By Invitation Only

November 20, 2010: How to Talk About Budgets and Taxes
Meeting of NALPSE – The National Association of Legislative and Political Specialists for Education
Capitva Island, FL
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 15, 2010:  Reframing American Education
Presentation to Education Sector staff
Washington, DC
Speaker: Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

November 12, 2010: Evaluating the Impact of Social Issue Campaigns: How do we demonstrate impact when the campaign is about the reframe itself?
American University – School of Communications    
Washington, DC                     
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel                 
By Invitation Only

November 10, 2010:  Framing Early Childhood Issues – Workshop 1
United Way Massachusetts Bay/Department of Early Education and Care Study Circle
Worcester, MA
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 8, 2010: Framing Health Care Reform for Sustainability-Workshop 1
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Jane Feinberg and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

November 8, 2010: Webinar-Public Discourse, Cultural Models and Strategic Frames: Communicating the Science of Addiction
Norlien Foundation’s Advisory Council
Speakers: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor, Moira O'Neil and Adam Simon
By Invitation Only

November 5, 2010: Bridging the Science-Policy Gap: Evidence-based Communications for Early Childhood Issues
Augusta, ME
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 5, 2010: Paid Leave Policies and the Social Safety Net
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Boston, MA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
Open to the Public

November 4, 2010: Employment Policies, Low-Wage Mothers and the Recession
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Boston, MA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
Open to the Public

November 3, 2010: Talking Children’s Mental Health in Alberta
Webinar for Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, sponsored by the Norlien Foundation
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 2, 2010: A Mixed Methods Approach to Communications Research
6:00-8:00pm
George Washington University: Department of Media and Public Affairs
Washington, DC
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

November 1, 2010: Framing Food and Fitness
Symposium of the Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Speaker: Moira O’Neil
By Invitation Only

October 29, 2010: Framing Innovation: Lessons for Early Child Development Webinar
Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

October 26, 2010: Immigration Study Circle: Reframing Examples from the Field
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

October 22, 2010: So Goes Arizona, So Goes the Nation? Immigration and Civil Rights in the 21st Century
Joint Meeting of Columbia University Law School and Journal of Race and Law
New York City, NY
Speaker:  Dr. Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

October 18, 2010: How Albertans Think About Addiction 
Recovery from Addiction: A Science in Action Symposium
Norlien Foundation and Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

October 13, 2010: Reframing Criminal Justice and Public Safety Policy
Joint Meeting of Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Law and BTC.
Washington, D.C.
Speakers: Susan Bales, Frank Gilliam, Tiffany Manuel, Adam Simon, and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

October 12, 2010: Communications as a Smart Tool for Policy Advocacy: the Case of Child Mental Health 
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Jane Feinberg and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
Members Only 

October 6, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-Workshop #3
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Concord, NH
Speaker: Lynn Davey, Jane Feinberg and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

October 5, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Development and Child Mental Health Issues- Workshop 1
Norlien Foundation
Calgary, AB Canada
Speakers: Diane Benjamin and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

September 28, 2010: Talking Education Reform Webinar 
Nellie Mae Education Foundation             
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

September 24, 2010: A Cognitive Approach to Communications: Bridging the Science-Policy Gap
Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

September 23, 2010:  Reframing Health Care Reform
Presentations to the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Speaker: Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

September 22, 2010: Framing Immigration Issues- Workshop 2
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Frank Gilliam, Tiffany Manuel, and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

September 20, 1010: Immigration Communications: Implications for Intermediaries
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA                     
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Tiffany Manuel                 
By Invitation Only

September 16, 2010: Talking About Taxes 
Kansas Action For Children
Overland Park, Kansas
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

September 16, 2010: Talking Education Reform Webinar
Lumina Foundation for Education
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

September 15, 2010:  Talking Education Reform Webinar
Nellie Mae Education Foundation- New England Study Circle on Early Child Development
Speaker: Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

September 14, 2010: Talking Education Reform Webinar
Nellie Mae Education Foundation and Hewlett Foundation
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

August 25, 2010: Briefing on Teachers’ Unions research
The Ford Foundation, NEA, AFT
Washington, DC
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

August 5, 2010:  Innovate to Education:  A Symposium on [Re]Design for Personalized Learning
Sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Council of Chief State School Officers
Harvard Club, Boston, MA
Keynote Luncheon Speech
Presenter:  Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

July 26, 2010: How To Talk About Budgets and Taxes
Presentation to the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative
NEA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

July 20, 2010: Science in Translation: Update on the Findings from Early Child Development and Child Mental Health
Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Cambridge, MA
Speakers: Nat Kendall-Taylor, Susan Nall Bales, Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

July 7, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-Workshop #2
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Concord, NH
Speaker: Kate Vaughan, Lynn Davey and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

June 24, 2010:  Framing Early Child Development: An Evidence-Based Approach
Joint Meeting of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Boston, Massachusetts
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

June 24, 2010: New Research on Framing Sexual Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center Annual Meeting
Harrisburg, PA
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Moira O'Neil
By Invitation Only

June 18, 2010: Fitting Executive Function and Epigenetics into the Core Story
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Chicago, Il
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 16, 2010: Workshop #3 - Framing Early Child Development and Children’s Mental Health
Norlien Foundation Study Circle
Calgary, AB
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

June 16, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-Workshop 3
Maine Children's Growth Council
Hallowell, ME
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

June 15, 2010: Framing Immigration Issues- Workshop 1
The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA
Speakers: Susan Bales, Frank Gilliam, Tiffany Manuel, and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

June 10, 2010: Framing Effective Messages for Social Change:  An Evidence-Based Approach
Introductory workshop for the International Sport for Development and Peace Association:  The Power of Sport Summit
Boston, Massachusetts (at Northeastern University)
Speaker:  Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

June 10, 2010: Reframing the Public’s Perception of Children’s Mental Health Webinar
Grantmakers in Health: Beahvioral Health Funders Network
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Founder and President, FrameWorks Institute and Dr. Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor, Senior Researcher and Project Director, FrameWorks Institute
By Invitation Only

June 8th: How Americans Think About Child Mental Health: A Cognitive Approach to Communications and Science Translation
Yale Child Studies Center
New Haven, CT
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 10, 2010: Evidence-Based Communications Strategies for Child Mental Health
Grantmakers in Health: Behavioral Health Funders Network
Speakers:  Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

June 3, 2010: Toxic Stress
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium,
Banff, AB, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Diane Benjamin, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

June 2, 2010: Rethinking Child Mental Health
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium,
Banff, AB, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Diane Benjamin, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

June 2, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-Workshop #1
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Concord, NH
Speakers: Kate Vaughan, Lynn Davey and Yndia Lorick-Wilmot
By Invitation Only

June 1, 2010: Explaining Interaction: Genes and Environments
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium,
Banff, AB, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Diane Benjamin, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 31, 2010: Translating Research into Narrative
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium,
Banff, AB, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Diane Benjamin, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 31, 2010: The Core Story of Early Child Development
Early Brain and Biological Development: A Science in Society Symposium,
Banff, AB, Canada
Speakers:  Susan Bales, Diane Benjamin, Nat Kendall-Taylor, Moira O’Neill
By Invitation Only

May 27, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-workshop 2
Maine Children's Growth Council
Hallowell, ME
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

May 24, 2010: Framing Early Child Development for Public Understanding and Support
Introductory Workshop for the Early Childhood Education Collaborative of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Speakers:  Frank Gilliam and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

April 29,2010: Framing Early Childhood Issues-workshop 1
Maine Children's Growth Council
Hallowell, ME
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

April 12-14, 2010 "Communications: Mission Critical"
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 2010 National Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

April 12, 2010: Policy and Media Advocacy Workshop
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

April 8-9, 2010: FrameWorks Staff Conferral
Phoenix, AZ
By Invitation Only

March 23, 2010: Workshop #2 - Framing Early Child Development and Children’s Mental Health
Norlien Foundation Study Circle
Edmonton, AB
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Moira O'Neil
By Invitation Only

March 19, 2010: Webinar: Framing Youth Development for Public Support
Host: PEAR: Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only
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March 11, 2010: Talking Quality in Health Care Communications: A Research Perspective
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales and Moira O'Neil
By Invitation Only

March 9, 2010: Framing Education and Education Reform
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Trustees and Senior Staff
Boston, MA
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

March 9, 2010: Framing Youth Development for Public Support
Live Webinar hosted by PEAR-Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency
Speakers:  Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

March 7-10, 2010: How Americans Think About Child Mental Health: A Cognitive Approach to Policy Communications
23rd Annual Research and Policy Conference for Children's Mental Health
Tampa, FL
Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

March 2, 2010: A Social Science Approach to Communicating Science
Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Advancing Science-Policy-Practice in Addiction
Washington, DC 
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

February 22, 2010: Nellie Mae Education Foundation : Framing Education for Public Understanding
Presentation sponsored by Maine Council on Excellence in Education
Portland, Maine
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only 

February 19, 2010: Using Strategic Frame Analysis to Advocate for Oral Health Policy Change
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
Tampa, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

February 19, 2010: American Chambers of Commerce Executives: Communications for Social Change Workshop
Alexandria, VA
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

February 18, 2010: Using Strategic Frame Analysis to Advocate for Oral Health Policy Change
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

February 16, 2010: Using Strategic Frame Analysis to Advocate for Oral Health Policy Change
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
Jacksonville, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

February 5, 2010: Considering Communications
Norlien Foundation Staff and Trustees
Calgary, AB
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

Febraury 4, 2010: Framing Early Childhood Development and Children's Mental Health
Norlien Foundation Study Circle
Calgary, AB
Speakers: Diane Benjamin, Moira O'Neil and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 26-27, 2010: Exploring Structures and Change
Institute for Community Peace and W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Washington, DC 
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel and Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 22, 2010: Framing Children’s Oral Health Workshop
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation            
Tampa, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh  
By Invitation Only

January 21, 2010: Framing Children's Oral Health Workshop
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

January 19, 2010: Framing Children's Oral Health Workshop
Sponsored by the DentaQuest Foundation
Jacksonville, FL
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

January 15, 2010: Framing Lessons

Ford Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development
Alexandria, VA
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

January 14, 2010: Strategic Frame Analysis Workshop
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Washington, DC
Speakers: Lynn Davey, Tiffany Manuel and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

December 4, 2009: Strategic Communications and Messaging Race, Ethnicity and Culture
Sponsored by Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce
Washington, DC
Speaker: Frank Gilliam, Senior Fellow
By Invitation Only

December 3, 2009: Disrupting the Poverty Script
Joint Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, Harvard University
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

December 2, 2009: Workshop on Telling the Core Story of Development
Joint Meeting of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, Harvard University
Washington, DC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

November 30, 2009
Workshop for Staff of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

November 19, 2009:  Reform What? Why They Don't "Get It": Reframing our Messaging About Public Education
Sponsored by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
10am-2pm
Hamden, Connecticut
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Moira O'Neil
By Invitation Only

November 7, 2009: Framing the Message: Talking Values

Schott Foundation: Annual Opportunity to Learn Conference
2009 Education Summit
Washington, DC
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel

October 28, 2009: A Mixed Methods Approach to Communications Research
6:00-8:00pm
George Washington University: Department of Media and Public Affairs
Washington, DC
Speaker: Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

October 21, 2009: Unifying Narratives
Workshop on Race and Inclusion
Sponsored by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice
Harvard Law School
White Oak, FL
Speaker: Tiffany Manuel

October 1, 2009: Catholic Health Ministries: "How To Talk About Health Care Reform" Strategic Frame Analysis Workshop
Austin, Texas
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

September 29, 2009: Nellie Mae Education Foundation Northern New England Regional Study Circle: Framing Children's Issues, Workshop #3
Portsmouth, NH
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

September 22, 2009: Kansas Action for Children: How Americans Think About Budget and Taxes: A Framing Perspective
Kansas City, Kansas
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

September 17, 2009: How Americans Think About Budget and Taxes: A Research Briefing
2009 KIDS COUNT Annual Conference
Baltimore, MD
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

July 31, 2009: How Americans Think about Education: From a Framing Perspective
Ford Foundation
New York, New York
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Tiffany Manuel and Nat Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

July 23, 2009: Webinar: Framing Child Abuse and Neglect for Public Engagement and Support
Host: Prevent Child Abuse America; *70 national colleagues of PCAA participated in this webinar
Presenters: Susan Bales and Lynn Davey

July 9, 2009: Changing the Public Conversation about Education Reform:  Framing Effective Messages for Social Change
9 am - 1 pm
Babson Executive Conference Center
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Speakers: Tiffany Manuel, Jane Feinberg and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

June 25, 2009: Nellie Mae Education Foundation Northern New England Regional Study Circle: Framing Children's Issues, Workshop #2
Portsmouth, NH
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

June 23, 2009:  National Scientific Council on the Developing Child: "Refining the Core Story of Development: New Insights and Implications from Framing Research on Health, Gene-Environment Interaction and Executive Function"
San Francisco, CA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

June 23, 2009: Catholic Health Ministries: "How To Talk About Health Care Reform" Strategic Frame Analysis Workshop
Austin, Texas
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

June 19, 2009: Communicating to Constituents: Constructing the Right Frame: Ford Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

June 18, 2009: Why Framing Matters to Issues of Education and Race
Institute for Community Peace-Washington, DC
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

June 17, 2009: Changing the Public Conversation about Early Childhood: Framing Effective Messages for Social Change
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Seminar for the Thrive in Five Coalition
Boston Children's Museum
Speakers: Jane Feinberg, Tiffany Manuel, Kate Vaughan

June 1-3, 2009: Norlien Foundation: "Framing Child Mental Health and Early Child Development: Lessons for Alberta from the US"
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

May 15, 2009: American Chambers of Commerce Executives: Communications for Social Change Workshop
Baltimore, Maryland
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

May 5, 2009: Framing Early Child Development for Public Understanding and Support Workshop
2009 National Smart Start Conference
Greensboro, NC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

May 4, 2009: Pew Charitable Trust, "Talking Early Child Development Using Evidence-Based Communications"
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nat Kendall-Taylor and Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

April 28, 2009: Nellie Mae Education Foundation Northern New England Regional Study Circle: Framing Children's Issues, Workshop #1
Portsmouth, NH
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan 
By Invitation Only

April 23, 2009: Catholic Health Ministries: "How To Talk About Health Care Reform" Strategic Frame Analysis Workshop
Austin, Texas
Speakers: Jane Feinberg and Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

April 7, 2009: Learning Institute, "Creating Messages That Work!"
2009 Annual PCAMN Conference, Prevention Works: Generations of Spirit, Hope and Action
St. Cloud, MN
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
For more information: 1.800.621.6322

April 3, 2009: American Chambers of Commerce Executives: Communications for Social Change Workshop
Baltimore, MD
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

April 1, 2009: Healthy Development: A Summit on Children's Mental Health
University of Denver
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor and Tiffany Manuel

March 30-31, 2009: Ocean Change Education Aquarium Network Climate Change Communications Training
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

March 29, 2009: Wagner School of Public Service, New York University, "Navigating Complex Conversations in the Era of Obama"
New York City
Speaker: Frank Gilliam
By Invitation Only

February 25, 2009: The Science of Early Child Development: Implications for Social Policy
Mississippi Kids Count 2nd Annual Summit at Mississippi State University Riley Center
Speaker: Lynn Davey
For more information, contact Dr. Linda Southward (Linda.Southward@SSRC.MsState.edu)

February 24, 2009: All Day Workshop on FrameWorks' research and recommendations on early child development
Mississippi State University Riley Center sponsored by Mississippi Kids Count
Speaker: Lynn Davey
For more information, contact Dr. Linda Southward (Linda.Southward@SSRC.MsState.edu)

February 11, 2009:
Framing Public Health Workshop
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Women's and Children's Health Policy Center
Baltimore, MD
10:00-4:00 pm
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Lynn Davey, Diane Benjamin, Tiffany Manuel
By Invitation Only

February 2, 2009: Changing the Public Conversation about Social Problems: Framing Effective Messages for Social Change
Lecture to graduate students at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Professor Ron Ferguson's "Youth Development & Education Policy" course
Cambridge, MA
11:40-1:00 pm
Speaker: Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

January 27, 2009: Harvard Framing Conferral
Cambridge, MA
12:00-3:00 pm
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

January 19 - 21, 2009: Suzuki Stonehouse Summit
Vancuver, BC, Canada
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Frank Gilliam
By Invitation Only 

January 8-9, 2009: Working Group on Early Childhood Science and Policy
Los Angeles, CA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

January 7, 2009: The National Education Association's Public Relation Council of the States Annual Meeting/Plenary and Workshop
Palm Springs, CA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

December 16, 2008: Toward a New Discourse on Race
1-4pm, Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Lynn Davey
Hosted by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
By Invitation Only

December 15, 2008: WKKF Strategic Direction Workshop
10:30-1pm, BattleCreek, MI
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Frank Gilliam, Diane Benjamin, Roxanna Harlow
By Invitation Only

 December 3, 2008: Changing the Conversation about Health Care
Framing Health Care Issues
10-2pm, Concord, NH
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 25, 2008: Engage Maine: FrameCheck Workshop
12:00-3:00, Brunswick, Maine
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

November 20, 2008: Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University: Framing Child and Mental Health Issues
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
By Invitation Only

November 19, 2008: Nellie Mae Education Foundation Staff Training
Boston, MA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

November 10, 2008: Prevent Child Abuse America Annual Conference

Framing Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Minneapolis, MN
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

October 30, 2008: Spokesperson Training

Watch Your Mouth
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

October 29, 2008: Framing Communications for Social Change
Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire as part of their Policy Leadership Initiative
Speaker: Lynn Davey

October 29, 2008: San Diego Convergence Partnership
San Diego, CA
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Franklin Gilliam
By Invitation Only

October 24, 2008: Spokesperson Training
South Carolina Study Circle
Spartanburg, SC
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

October 24, 2008:  A.L. Mailman Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
New York, NY
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only

October 20, 2008: Oral Health Foundation: Children's Oral Health: Understanding What the Research Says & Watch Your Mouth: History and Experience
Boston, Massachusettes
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

October 16, 2008:Oral Health Foundation: Strategic Frame AnalysisTM Workshop
Boston, Massachusettes
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Wendy Frosh
By Invitation Only

October 14, 2008: St Luke’s Health Initiatives Study Circle
Phoenix, AZ
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales
By Invitation Only 

September 26, 2008: South Carolina Study Circle Meeting
Spartanburg, SC
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

September 24, 2008: Framing Early Care and Education: New Research from FrameWorks Institute on Building Public Support For Early Childhood Policy
Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Annual Kids Count Conference
Baltimore, MD
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Diane Benjamin

September 19, 2008: North Carolina Early Childhood Study Circle Workshop
Raleigh, NC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

August 20, 2008: Study Circle Webinar: Context and Images
South Carolina Study Circle
Spartanburg, SC
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

August 15, 2008: WKKF: Forum for Children's Futures: "Let's Talk Children and Food: Conversations from the Past and Ideas for a Targeted Message in the Future" 
Sante Fe, New Mexico
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales, Diane Benjamin and Kate Vaughan
By Invitation Only

August 5, 2008: Framing Early Childhood and Youth
Bismark, North Dakota
Speakers: Diane Benjamin and Jane Feinberg
By Invitation Only

August 2008: UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH): "From Scalpel to Scale-up: Framing Perceptions of Male Circumcision"
Mexico City
Speaker: Frank Gilliam
By Invitation Only

July 9, 2008: Alliance For a Clean and Healthy Maine: Domestic Toxins Workshop
Portland, Maine
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

June 30, 2008: Framing As Storytelling
South Carolina Study Circle
Spartanburg, SC
Speaker: Susan Bales
By Invitation Only

June 25, 2008: Framing Early Child Development
Family Impact Seminars Summer Conference
Madison, Wisconsin
Speaker: Diane Benjamin
By Invitation Only

June 20, 2008: Strategic Frame Analysis Workshop
Augusta, Maine
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

June 12, 2008: Study Circle Webinar: Seven Deadly Sins of Framing
South Carolina Study Circle
Speaker: Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

May 30, 2008: How To Talk About Government
FrameWorks Institute's Strategic Framing Study Circle on Government, sponsored by Engage Maine.
Pine Tree State Arboretum,  Augusta, Maine
Contact: Ben Dudley, Executive Director, Engage Maine, ben@engagemaine.org
Speakers: Kate Vaughan and Lynn Davey
By Invitation Only

May 29, 2008: Framing the Concept of Early Child Health
Washington, DC
Presentation to the Joint Meeting of the National Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Child Program Evaluation, Harvard University Center on the Developing Child Contact: Jack Shonkoff, Director, Center on the Developing Child
Speaker: Susan Nall Bales

May 20, 2008: Taking the Walk: Communications Strategies that Advance Issues; A Seminar for Philanthropic Leaders in Massachusetts
The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA
Contact: Miki Akimoto makimoto@agmconnect.
Speakers: Susan Nall Bales and Frank Gilliam, Jr.

May 7, 2008: Rural People, Rural Policy 2008 Grantees Peer Learning 1 Session
8am – 12:30 pm
Nebraska City, NE
Speaker: Diane Benjamin

April 29, 2008: Changing the Public Conversation about Children and Youth: Framing Effective Messages for Social Change
Boston Foundation, Boston, MA
Contact: bfisher@frameworksinstitute.org
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg

April 26, 2008:  "Framing Oral Health: Communications Strategies for Oral Health Advocates"
2008 National Oral Health Conference
Hilton Biscayne Hotel, Miami, FL
Speakers: Wendy Frosh, Kate Vaughan

April 18, 2008: Study Circle on Framing Child Development
Sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and the Child Maltreatment Prevention Leadership Team
Raleigh, NC.
Speakers: Lynn Davey and Jane Feinberg

April 9, 2008: Strategic Frame Analysis: Framing Issues for Public Understanding and Support
Minneapolis, MN - Marquette Hotel
Contact: bfisher@frameworksinstitute.org for registration
Speakers: Diane Benjamin and Jane Feinberg

April 3, 2008: Workshop, "The Day After: Framing Strategy in Real Time"
Diane Benjamin and Susan Bales lead a workshop for the St. Luke¹s Health Initiative¹s Framing Project at the Fiesta Inn in Tempe, AZ, from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. "The Day After: Framing Strategy in Real Time" is designed to walk participants through the framing process step-by-step to prepare them for the kinds of strategic considerations they will face in applying the framing research to real-world situations.
Contact: Jane Pearson, SLHI.

April 3, 2008: Private Enterprise in Public Schools: Communicating School Commercialization
Campaign for A Commercial-Free Childhood Annual Summit
Info here: http://www.commercialexploitation.org/events/2008schedule.htm

March 26, 2008: New England Regional Leadership Conference of the 21st Century
Community Learning Centers. Cambridge, MA
Speaker: Jane Feinberg

March 12, 2008: "Strategic Communications and Racial Discourse: Implications for STD Prevention Advocacy"
2008 National STD Prevention Conference
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Speaker: Frank Gilliam

March 10-13, 2008: 2008 National STD Prevention Conference
Contact: Judy Lipshutz, MPH Conference Coordinator
Chicago, IL
www.cdc.gov/stdconference

March 11, 2008: Strategic Frame Analysis: Framing Issues for Public Understanding and Support
Baltimore, MD
Contact: bfisher@frameworksinstitute.org
Speakers: Diane Benjamin and Lynn Davey

March 4-7, 2008

Workshop, "Creating a New Public Agenda: Strategic Communications, and Early Child Development", Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne

Workshop, "Public Policymaking and Early Child Development", Department of Education and Early Child Development, Victoria, Australia

Workshop, "Building a Communications Research Agenda for Early Child Development", Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052 AUSTRALIA

Speaker: Franklin Gilliam

Contact: Professor Frank Oberklaid
Director, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital
University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052 AUSTRALIA
phone: +61-3-9345 5350
www.rch.org.au/ccch

February 29, 2008: Framing as Inquiry
Course: Berkeley Research Seminar C196W
Contact: Professor Michael Goldstein
Washington Program, University of California Berkeley
Speaker: Susan Bales

February 27, 2008: Framing Public Issues
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Staff Retreat Washington, D. C.
Speaker: Susan Bales

February 25 - 29, 2008: Framing Community Issues
Presentation to the Strategic Network for Community Philanthropy, comprised of the Ford Foundation's Community Philanthropy Grantees
In New Orleans; recorded session broadcast to the meeting
Speakers: Susan Bales and Frank Gilliam

February 20, 2008: Framing Race Webinar
Annie E. Casey Foundation
By Invitation Speaker: Susan Bales

February 15, 2008 - "Framing Health Care Reform"
Course: Public Health 200B UCLA
Contact: Professor E. Richard Brown
School of Public Health, UCLA
Speaker: Franklin Gilliam

February 14, 2008:  Framing Race and Public Health
Presentation to the Program Staff of The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
Speakers: Susan Bales and Frank Gilliam

February 8, 2008:  Framing and Sustainability
Presentation to the American Chambers of Commerce Executives program on sustainability, funded by the Ford Foundation
Dallas, TX
Speaker: Susan Bales

January 31, 2008: "A New Architecture of Racial Discourse in America"
Rothermere American Institute, Oxford University
Contact: Professor Scott Blinder, Department of Politics, Nuffield College, Oxford University
Speaker: Franklin Gilliam

January 30, 2008: "Telling the Core Science Story: Strategic Communications and Early Child Development"
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL) in collaboration with
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH)
Contact: Professor Ruth Bell, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL)
Speaker: Franklin Gilliam

January 24, 2008: Framing Food and Fitness
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Fitness Grantees in Miami, FL
Speakers: Susan Bales and Diane Benjamin

January 16, 2008: Framing Race and Other Social Issues
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Staff and Board of Directors Battle
Creek, MI
Speakers: Susan Bales and Frank Gilliam