The Marriage Alliance of Central Virginia
Building Stronger Families Through Stronger Marriages For A Stronger Community.
Smart Marriages Conference
Smart Marriages®- Happy Families
12th Annual Conference
July 2-5, 2008 - San Francisco
What's it all about?
Marriage education - a new approach that builds healthy families through educational programs based on research that has identified what makes marriages work. The approach provides information and skills to help couples build and maintain smart, satisfying marriages and happy, healthy, successful families.
NEW! See highlight clips from the 2007 Conference - click here!
Who's it for?
Clergy, counselors, educators, social workers, policy makers, teachers, family advocates, health care professionals, lawyers, and the public. In other words, anyone who cares about marriage!
What's included?
The three-day conference includes keynote sessions, workshops and seminars, as well as poster sessions and displays, by a variety of authors and program developers. In addition, there are 18 different pre- and post-conference training institutes in which you can be certified to teach many of the programs offered - and you don't have to be a professional counselor to qualify. There will also be plenty of networking with others in your field of interest among the 2000+ attendees.
Who will be speaking and leading seminars, and what will they be teaching?
Over 200 marriage and family experts will be there. Here's just a small sample of the offerings:
Scott Stanley, Howard Markman - PREP, Christian PREP, Within My Reach
John Gray - Mars/Venus Communication Skills
Michele Wiener-Davis - Divorce-Busting
Pat Love - Hot Monogamy
Mike McManus - Marriage Savers
David Olson - PREPARE/ENRICH
Sherod Miller - Couple Communication
Lori Gordon & Rita DeMaria - PAIRS
John Van Epp - How to Avoid Marrying A Jerk
John & Jane Covey - 8 Habits of Healthy Marriages
Steven Stosny - Love Without Hurt
Barbara Markey - FOCCUS/ReFOCCUS
David & Claudia Arp - 10 Great Dates/2nd Half of Marriage
Rosario Slack - Black Marriage Curriculum
Emerson Eggerichs - Love & Respect
Where will it be held?
At the San Francisco Hilton - a beautiful conference center at a great rate! $115 single/double; $125 triple; $135 quad. (Plus tax - 14.05%)
Rates are in effect June 28 - July 9, based on availability.
How much does it cost?
General conference: $355 on-line or $365 by fax or mail.
(Spouse or Student: $255 on-line or $265 by fax or mail.)
The General Conference Registration Fee covers sessions from the 6:30pm Wed Opening keynote to the Sat Night Live John Gray event which ends at 10pm.
The fee includes:
- 9 PlenarySessions (13 Keynote speakers Wed - Sat)
- six 90 min workshops (Thurs-Sat) and
- one 90 min Sat seminar
(select from more than 100 workshops and seminars).
Are CEU's available?
Yes. See website for details.
where you can also download a brochure.
(This event sponsored by the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, LLC.)
