It Takes a Village Conference
This year Cal-Ed will be hosted in beautiful Sacramento California, at the Sheration Grand Hotel. This will be an exceptionally exciting year as it is our 50th anniversary!!
Keynote Speakers
Genie Gertz
Dr. Genie Gertz is currently a Dean of Deaf Studies at Ohlone College. Prior to that, she was a full-time faculty in the Department of Deaf Studies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) for twelve years. Genie graduated from Gallaudet University in 1992 and obtained a doctorate in Cultural Studies from UCLA in 2003. Born deaf, Genie came to America from St. Petersburg, Russia at the age of eight years old. She did serve the National Association of the Deaf for four-year as the Region IV Board Member. Her main area of research interest focuses on various factors that cause to weaken Deaf individuals’ development of Deaf consciousness and identity.
Dr. David Corina
Dr. David Corina received his MA in Linguistics from Gallaudet University in 1984 and a Ph.D. from U.C. San Diego in Psychology and Cognitive Science in 1991. During this time he worked at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in the Laboratory of Ursula Bellugi and Ed Klima. He spent 10 years on faculty in the Department of Psychology University of Washington, Seattle before joining the CMB as a professor of Linguistics.
He currently acts as Scientific Co-Director of the National Science Foundation’s Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) at Gallaudet University and runs the Cognitive Neurolinguistics Laboratory at UC. Davis. His research focuses on the cognitive and neural representation of spoken and signed languages.
Sponsors
Award Nomination
Conference Schedule
View the (tentative) schedule here.
Parent Tent
All day Saturday ONLY. Included in registration or $15.00 per person or $25.00 per family. Registration on-site only. A casual place to meet and talk with other families who have Deaf children.
Topics addressed throughout the day include: Deaf children with multiple disabilities; Raising a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child, among other things. For more information, contact Barbara Matusky at barbara.matusky@csun.edu.
Sponsored by the Family Focus Resource and Empowerment Center at CSUN. PAY AT THE DOOR, but RSVP here: Sign up here!
Crab Feed and Art Auction
Download the flyer here!
CAL-ED Conference Registration
| Member | Non-Member |
|---|---|
| Individual, professional/parent – $230 | Individual, professional/parent – $330 |
| Family, 2 members – $270 | Family, 2 members – $370 |
| Full time student/retiree – $195 | Full time student/retiree – $295 |
| Educational Interpreter – $195 | Educational Interpreter – $295 |
| Presenter/Board member – $230 | Presenter – $330 |
| 1 Child – $25 | 1 Child – $35 |
| 2 Children – $40 | 2 Children – $50 |
| 3 Children – $55 | 3 Children – $65 |
| 4 Children – $70 | 4 Children – $80 |
Online Registration
Please fill out the online registration here.
Hotel Reservation
Reserve a room online!
Enjoy a stay at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, located in the beautifully restored historic Public Market Building.
Situated in the heart of downtown Sacramento, you’ll find the city’s best shopping and restaurants within blocks of the hotel. Visit one of the city’s historical museums nearby or take a trip back to the gold rush days while exploring Old Sacramento. Business travelers will find the Sacramento Convention Center conveniently located across the street from the hotel and the State Capitol Complex just a block away.
After a full day recharge at our fitness facility, open 24 hours a day. Dive into our heated outdoor swimming pool or simply relax poolside in our comfortable lounge chairs.