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14th Annual ACF/OPRE Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference; June 1-3, 2011, Capital Hilton, Washington, DC; Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

2010 Conference Track Titles

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2010 Agenda

Tuesday, June 1

4 – 6 p.m.

Registration and Information Desk Open

Wednesday, June 2

7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration and Information Desk and Internet Café Open

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introductory RemarksPresidential Ballroom

Carmen R. Nazario (Administration for Children and Families)

8:45 a.m.

  • The Role of Evidence in Policy — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: Naomi Goldstein (Administration for Children and Families)
    Speakers: Robert Gordon (Office of Management and Budget), Robert Granger (William T. Grant Foundation) and Philip Uninsky (Youth Policy Institute)

    10:15 a.m.

    Break

    10:30 a.m.

  • TANF Reauthorization: Future Directions for the TANF Program — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: Mark Greenberg (Administration for Children and Families)
    Speakers: Sheldon Danziger (University of Michigan), LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities), Julie Kerksick (Wisconsin Department of Children and Families), Don Winstead (Florida Department of Children and Families) and Margaret Simms (The Urban Institute)

    12:00 p.m.

    Lunch Break

    1:30 p.m.

    Breakout Sessions

    • TANF After the Deficit Reduction Act — Congressional Room
    • Training as an Employment Retention and Advancement Strategy for Low-Income Individuals — Presidential Ballroom
    • Work, Welfare and Child Well-Being — South American Room
    • International Dimensions of Social Policy — Federal Room
    • Strengthening Relationships Among Unwed Parents: Building Strong Families — Senate Room

    3:00 p.m.

    Break

    3:15 p.m.

  • The Future of Employment, Retention and Advancement: How Do We Move Forward? — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: Howard Rolston (Abt Associates)
    Speakers: Jared Bernstein (Office of the Vice President), Gordon Berlin (MDRC), Rucker Johnson (University of California, Berkeley) and Marilyn Edelhoch (South Carolina Department of Social Services, retired)

    5:00 p.m.

    Emerging Scholars Networking Poster Session — Capital Terrace

    6:30 p.m.

    Day One Adjourns

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    Thursday, June 3

    7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    Registration and Information Desk and Internet Café Open

    8:30 a.m.

  • Child Well-Being and Economic Downturns — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: Olivia Golden (The Urban Institute)
    Speakers: Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University), Patrick McCarthy (Annie E. Casey Foundation) and Yolanda Padilla (University of Texas at Austin)

    10:00 a.m.

    Break

    10:15 a.m.

    Breakout Sessions

    • Transitional Jobs and Subsidized Employment for Retention and Advancement — Presidential Ballroom
    • Helping At-Risk Youth Transition to an Economically Successful Adulthood — Federal Room
    • The Growing Importance of the Food Assistance Safety Net — Congressional Room
    • Engaging Couples in Service Delivery — Senate Room
    • Making the Case: The Role of Income Instability in the Lives of Low-Income Children — South American Room

    11:45 p.m.

    Lunch Break

    1:15 p.m.

  • Men, Fathers and Income Support Policy — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: Vicki Turetsky (Office of Child Support Enforcement)
    Speakers: Timothy Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Andrew Sum (Northeastern University), Ronald Mincy (Columbia University) and Elaine Sorensen (The Urban Institute)

    2:45 p.m.

    Facilitated Roundtables — Presidential Ballroom, Congressional Room, South American Room and Federal Room

    3:45 p.m.

    Break

    4:00 p.m.

    Breakout Sessions

    • TANF During An Economic Downturn — Congressional Room
    • Evaluating, Using and Building an Evidence Base to Improve Adolescent Health — Federal Room
    • Connections to Businesses: A Path to Improved Retention and Advancement? — Presidential Ballroom
    • Financial Incentives for Low-Income Families — South American Room
    • Strengthening Families and Communities Focused on Specific Vulnerable Populations — Senate Room

    5:30 p.m.

    Day Two Adjourns

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    Friday, June 4

    7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    Registration and Information Desk and Internet Café Open

    9:00 a.m.

  • Cross-Agency Collaboration in the Federal Government: Identifying and Promoting Shared Interests — Presidential Ballroom
  • Moderator: David Hansell (Administration for Children and Families)
    Speakers: Richard Balkus (U.S. Social Security Administration), Kevin Concannon (Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture), Brenda Dann-Messier (Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education), Gerri Fiala (Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor) and Mark Johnston (Office of Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)

    10:00 a.m.

    Break

    10:15 a.m.

    Breakout Sessions

    • Building Evidence-Informed Responsible Fatherhood Policies — Federal Room
    • Promoting Asset-Building Among Low-Income Families — South American Room
    • An Introduction to the TANF-SSI Disability Transition Project — Congressional Room
    • Employment Strategies for the Hard-to-Serve — Presidential Ballroom
    • Can Preventative Couple Relationship and Parenting Education Help Low-Resource Families? The Emerging Evidence — Senate Room

    11:45 a.m.

    Invitation to the NAWRS Conference — Presidential Ballroom

    Michael Bono (President, National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics)

    12:00 p.m.

    Concluding Plenary: Moving Forward: Future Directions In Welfare, Poverty and Self-Sufficiency Research — Presidential Ballroom

    Moderator: Jack Tweedie (National Conference of State Legislatures)
    Speakers: Michael Fishman (MEF Associates), Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University), Martha Coven (The White House Domestic Policy Council) and David Harris (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

    1:00 p.m.

    Conference Adjourns

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