Mid-Year 2006- "Breaking Through....Take Your Coalition to the Next Level"

The 2006 Mid-Year offers the most in-depth, one-on-one training in the prevention field.

If you attended the 2005 Mid-Year, this year will be even better. If you did not, you won't want to miss 2006!

What does it take to "break through to the next level"? Strategic partnerships, financial stability, advanced competency skills and innovative practices. Join us in Las Vegas and gain the knowledge you need to take your coalition to the next level.

Program Format

Workshops will be offered on the following topics:

1. Advanced Core Competency Courses (2 day courses)
Community Assessment, Coalition Evaluation, Building Capacity/Overcoming Community Resistance, Sustainability

2. Strategic Partnership Courses (1 day courses repeated twice)
Law and Justice, Education, Elected Officials, Private Sector

3. Innovative Practices (1 day courses repeated twice)

Advanced Advocacy, Social Marketing, Generating Revenue through Conferences and Events, Syndemics

4. ½ day workshops with 1.5 hours of Personal Coaching/Technical Assistance (1/2 day courses- workshops offered twice- followed by a personal coaching session)
Cultural Competency, NIDA Cutting Edge Research - Drugs & the Brain

5. Youth Leadership Academy Pilot Class

Young people and adults will help pilot a new class designed to increase meaningful involvement by youth and young adults in planning and carrying out the work of their local coalition. The longer term aim of the YLA is to groom young people to become the coalition leaders of the future as a means of developing and diversifying the future coalition workforce.

Why Should You Attend?

CADCA's Mid-Year is unique in the sense that there is no other training of its kind offered in the prevention field. The training consists of small workgroup sessions to allow for hands-on training. In addition, the 2006 Mid-year offers participants the opportunity to spend 1.5 hours with a National Coalition Institute trainer to get one-on-one technical assistance. This is a rare opportunity and one you won't want to miss.

Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, August 13

1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Registration Open

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception

*Optional Daytime Tour

Monday, August 14

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse/Guest Program

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshops

Noon – 1:30 pm Plenary Lunch

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Workshops

*Optional Evening Activity

Tuesday, August 15

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse/Guest Program

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshops

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on Own

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Workshops

*Optional Evening Activity

Wednesday, August 16

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse/Guest Program

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshops

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on Own

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Workshops

Thursday, August 17

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse/Guest Program

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshops

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on Own

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Workshops

*Evening Activity

Friday, August 18

*Optional Tour