Dear Colleagues, Partners and Stakeholders,

Welcome to the 2009 Regional Foster Care Conference Webpage.

On this Conference Webpage you can find information pertaining to the 2009 Regional Foster Care Conference, scheduled for April 22- 24th, 2009 in Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

The Conference is open for Local and Regional Colleagues, Partners and Stakeholders in the Foster Care, Child Protection and Child Welfare work field. Caribbean, Central America and Latin American Colleagues, Partners and Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the Conference.

The application deadline for participants traveling to Sint Maarten has been extended to April 15, 2009.
The application deadline for local participants has been extended to April 17, 2009

The Conference program is as follows:

The details of the Conference program are still being worked out. As keynote speakers and presenters are booked and confirmed we will provide you with more details on all conference activities, as soon as possible.

Roomrates are as follows (Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort):
US $ 105.00 per room per night + 21% Tax and Surcharges (Conference Grouprate)
Reservations can be made by using the ‘Credit Card Authorization Form’.

All Conference activities will take place at Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort, 19 Little Bay Road, Philipsburg, www.sonesta.com/greatbay.

For more information about the 2009 Regional Foster Care Conference, click here >>

We hope to have informed you accordingly, however if you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 00599-542-3449. Email inquiries can be sent to sjib@sintmaarten.net.

Kind regards,

Cynthia van Samson-Filemon
Conference Coordinator
Project Coordinator / Policy Worker
Foundation Judiciary Institutes Windward Islands
Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Tel: 00599-542-3449
Mob: 00599-553-0312
Fax: 00599-542-3472
E-mail: sjib@sintmaarten.net