Whether you are an APA member or the partner or friend of one, you'll want
to plan on attending the events that the APA Alliance is sponsoring at APA's
2005 annual meeting in Atlanta. More information on these events is posted
online at<www.ApaAlliance.org>
and will be available on site at the APA Alliance's booth in the Georgia World
Congress Center. Information on joining the APA Alliance is also posted at<www.ApaAlliance.org>.
A highlight of the Alliance's schedule of activities is its annual
luncheon, to be held at the Capital City Club. This year's speaker is Pearl
Cleage, author of the best-selling novel What Looks Like Crazy on an
Ordinary Day. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Angela Poblocki by
e-mail at
Ang3689@aol.com.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. APA Alliance Membership Booth open Building A Foyer,
Georgia World Congress Center
9 a.m.-4 p.m. APA Alliance Executive Council and Committee Meetings
Room A 406, Georgia World Congress Center
9 a.m.-4 p.m. APA Alliance Membership Booth open Building A Foyer,
Georgia World Congress Center
9 a.m.-Noon APA Alliance Annual Business MeetingThe names of
the newly elected officers will be announced. Room A 407, Georgia World
Congress Center
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Grassroots Advocacy Training For APA Alliance members
and invited guests Omni Hotel
5 p.m.-6 p.m. APA Opening Session and President's Address Sydney B.
Marcus Auditorium, Georgia World Congress Center
9 a.m.-4 p.m. APA Alliance Membership Booth open Building A Foyer,
Georgia World Congress Center
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Workshop: "Behind Closed Doors: The Hidden
Family: Domestic Violence, Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Influences"
Co-Chairs: Carole Warshaw, M.D., Cathy Tasman, M.F.A. Cottonwood
Room, North Tower, Omni Hotel
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Executive Council Changeover and Board Meeting and
Past Presidents Luncheon CNN Meeting Room 7, South Tower, Omni Hotel
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: "Behind Closed Doors: The Hidden Family:
Domestic Violence and Abuse Issues Worldwide" Co-Chairs: Helen
Herrman, M.D., Marianne Kastrup, M.D. Birch Room, South Tower, Omni
Hotel
9 a.m.-11 a.m. APA Alliance Membership Booth open Building A Foyer,
Georgia World Congress Center
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Annual LuncheonGuest speaker: Author Pearl
Cleage; book signing at 2:15 p.m. Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street