Registration Silent Auction  Schedule Special Events  Professional Development Intensives Spiritual Enrichment  Workshops Special Meetings  Plenary Speakers  Volunteers  Hotel & Trip Planning Exhibit and Advertising Opportunities Educational & Recreational Excursions Sponsorship  Going Green  Planning Committee Scholarship  Request for Media Credentials Form    Call for Poster Presentations  Early Bird Registration Deadline Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Come home to where it all began. Home of APC. Home is where we get our roots, where we go to reconnect, reflect and be nourished. Just beyond the horizon, beyond the pastoral grasslands, is a city that reaches to the sky, a city that dares to stretch beyond its boundaries. Never forgetting from whence we came, let us take the challenge to reach new heights. Let us never settle for mediocrity, but continue to raise the bar for our profession. Objectives Let us “co-mission” ourselves to: Embrace our professional responsibility. Equip ourselves to fulfill this responsibility. Nourish ourselves and one another for the journey. Focus on Excellence The conference theme, Professional Chaplaincy: Reaching New Heights, sets the stage for educational sessions that will deliver timely and relevant information, evidence-based best practices and a wide variety of helpful resources. Don’t miss this opportunity for timely, relevant continuing education and collegiality! Nationally known plenary speakers Professional Development Intensives on 16 topics April 8-10 Six educational and recreational excursions More than 60 relevant and timely educational workshops Network with other professionals from diverse backgrounds and workplace settings Earn up to 40 CEs (continuing education hours) Who Should Attend? Attendees from a broad spectrum of settings and professions will learn about the impact of spiritual care – chaplains, bereavement coordinators, physicians, nurses, social workers, educators, parish ministers and others. APC invites anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of chaplaincy care and the spiritual needs of patients, clients, families and staff. Going Green APC is making an effort to respect the environment and has taken steps to make this conference “eco-friendly”: In an effort to save trees, APC will post the workshop outlines and handouts online. Before the conference, registered participants will be given a Web site link to these materials. View each of the documents and save them to your own computer to print out at your convenience. To reduce paper waste, APC encourages online registration. Speedy e-mail confirmation of workshop selections and registration receipts are an extra bonus of online registration. Register online to receive an eco-friendly gift at the conference. Registration and at-conference journals to be printed using recycled paper and soy ink. APC’s conference hotel, Renaissance Schaumburg, is eco-friendly. It was built to preserve and protect the surrounding wetlands. Low-flow faucets, shower heads and toilets reduce water use, and bottled water trash is minimized by providing water stations in the conference area. [back to top] Chaplains Invited to Apply for 2010 Conference Scholarship Are you a newly board certified chaplain, provisional chaplain or associate chaplain who would like to be recognized at the 2010 meeting in Schaumburg, but you can't figure out where the money will come from to help you get there? Would you be interested in a scholarship of $150 toward your Early Bird Registration? If so, please complete an application, and be sure it is received in the APC office by January 1, 2010. If it has been more than three years since you've attended an annual conference and you have little or no funding to help you come to a conference, you may also be eligible for a scholarship. Please fill out the application, and at least give yourself the opportunity to be considered for a scholarship. While first choice is given to those receiving their certificates, sometimes circumstances change and we end up with additional scholarships available to APC members. We would love to be able to give the 30 scholarships we have available, so complete your application, and fax or e-mail it to the APC office by January 1, 2010. 2010 APC Conference Scholarship Application  [back to top] Spiritual Enrichment The conference offers a variety of opportunities for spiritual enrichment. On Sunday morning, choose from a unique blend of faith-based experiences including a variety of faith group breakfasts, followed by an interfaith worship celebration to include the Sign Singers of St. John AME and Chaplain Jim Croegaert of Rough Stones Music. Interfaith devotions will be offered on Monday and Tuesday mornings. In addition, the Meditation Room and Sacred Space will be available throughout the conference for personal meditation and prayer. [back to top] Special Meetings Many other organizations and faith groups sponsor meetings during the APC conference. To date, this year’s event includes the following: Assembly of Episcopal Health Care Chaplains Events and Eucharist Seventh-day Adventist Healthcare Chaplains Association Annual Meeting Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility (PCNSR) program and dinner on Tuesday, April 13 at a local Islamic center ($25) Friends of Bill W. Nightly Gatherings In addition, faith group breakfasts are hosted on Sunday, Aprill 11 by the denominations and endorsing bodies listed below: Alliance of Baptists Presbyterian Church USA American Baptist Churches Reformed Church in America Assemblies of God Seventh-day Adventists Baptist General Convention of Texas Southern Baptist Convention Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) United Church of Christ Christian Reformed Church in NA United Methodist Church Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Unitarian Universalist Association Lutheran (ELCA & LCMS)   [back to top] Conference Volunteers Many volunteers are needed to ensure a successful conference. We invite you to consider volunteering some of your time during this event. It is a great way to get involved and meet new colleagues. Please complete the Volunteer Sign-up Form. [back to top] The 2010 Conference Planning Committee is preparing for an exciting annual conference. Visit the Web site regularly for current information. 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