Workshops are held one evening most months at locations in the SF Bay Area and in Los Angeles. Consult the Pact Calendar for exact information. Workshops have two benefits: You will be introduced to challenges in and solutions to adoption issues that you need to be prepared for and you will have the chance to connect with other families who share your issues. Workshop presenters come from a variety of backgrounds and professional disciplines. They bring new information and, often, the benefits of their own life-long experiences with race and adoption. Each client family must schedule the "Nuts and Bolts" meeting as soon as possible after you complete your application forms.

Pact offers three all-day conferences every year:

Spring Training	first Saturday/Sunday in March
Focusing on parenting issues in adoption; four nationally-renowned speakers share the podium.
Racial Awareness Training	last Saturday/Sunday of June
Focusing on racial awareness and issues for parents and children.
Fall Intensive	mid-October Saturday/Sunday
Focusing on a specific sub-topic within the area of adoption; one speaker all day.

We will send you advance information about time and place for these events. Our annual conferences, led by nationally renowned adoption experts, offer new inspiration and clear "how-tos" for direction in complex situations. The goals for the conferences are to provide information, to offer support, to achieve greater excellence and to build community.

We will send you advance information about time and place for annual conferences such as these. At such conferences, led by nationally renowned experts, you will be exposed to a wide range of experts and ideas. You may use conference workshops like these to fulfill your Pact adoption education requirement. Pact staff members often attend national conferences, allowing us the opportunity to meet you face to face.

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