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The 2010 St Louis County Health & Human Service Conference will be held Monday and Tuesday, October 4th & 5th at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) map.

Our conference theme is "Conquering Fear - Living Boldly in an Uncertain World". The Health & Human Service Conference draws together 1800 health and human service practitioners and 130 exhibitors from the public and private sectors for two days of training and networking.  2010 Conference Posting.pdf

Harold S. Kushner is Rabbi Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, where he resides. He has been honored by the Christophers, a Roman Catholic organization, as one of the fifty people who have made the world a better place in the last half century, and by Religion in American Life as the clergyman of the year in 1999. He is the author of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" and eight other books.

In his latest book "Conquering Fear", we are again inspired by Harold S. Kushner’s wisdom, at once deeply spiritual and eminently practical. Drawing on the teachings of religious and secular literature and on the true stories of people who have faced their fears, Kushner helps us to see that fear can present us with extraordinary opportunities—to connect with our emotions, rethink our values, and change our lives, and the world, for the better. For those who fear helplessness, he suggests empowerment: through prayer, service, and education. For those who fear for mankind’s future, he insists on hope and pragmatic measures, such as working to protect the environment. For those who fear death, he proposes life—lived boldly and purposefully. 

Harold S. Kushner is Rabbi Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, where he resides. He has been honored by the Christophers, a Roman Catholic organization, as one of the fifty people who have made the world a better place in the last half century, and by Religion in American Life as the clergyman of the year in 1999. He is the author of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" and eight other books.

In his latest book "Conquering Fear", we are again inspired by Harold S. Kushner’s wisdom, at once deeply spiritual and eminently practical. Drawing on the teachings of religious and secular literature and on the true stories of people who have faced their fears, Kushner helps us to see that fear can present us with extraordinary opportunities—to connect with our emotions, rethink our values, and change our lives, and the world, for the better. For those who fear helplessness, he suggests empowerment: through prayer, service, and education. For those who fear for mankind’s future, he insists on hope and pragmatic measures, such as working to protect the environment. For those who fear death, he proposes life—lived boldly and purposefully. 

The target audiences for the presentations include social workers, public health practitioners, financial workers, clerical staff, social service specialists, child support officers, managers, directors, county commissioners, boards of directors, trainers, human service advocates, supervisors, health and human service accountants, foster parents, child care providers, nurses, psychologists, case aides, probation officers, chaplains, parish workers, and pastors.

Use the  2010 HHS Conference Presenter Form to submit your proposal. Follow the format on page two. Complete the form online. Print and return it by Friday, May 28th. Proposals can be faxed to 218-726-2093 or mailed to Health & Human Service Conference c/o Mary Bridget Lawson, Government Services Center #605, 320 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802. Presenter proposals are reviewed by the Program Conference Committee. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by the end of June. 

The target audiences for the presentations include social workers, public health practitioners, financial workers, clerical staff, social service specialists, child support officers, managers, directors, county commissioners, boards of directors, trainers, human service advocates, supervisors, health and human service accountants, foster parents, child care providers, nurses, psychologists, case aides, probation officers, chaplains, parish workers, and pastors.

Use the  2010 HHS Conference Presenter Form to submit your proposal. Follow the format on page two. Complete the form online. Print and return it by Friday, May 28th. Proposals can be faxed to 218-726-2093 or mailed to Health & Human Service Conference c/o Mary Bridget Lawson, Government Services Center #605, 320 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802. Presenter proposals are reviewed by the Program Conference Committee. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by the end of June. 

You are cordially invited to participate as an Exhibitor at the 2010 St. Louis County Health & Human Service Conference. Exhibits will again be located in South Pioneer Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center [DECC].

The exhibit fee is $180, which includes your organization’s name in the Conference folder, two free parking permits, a skirted and curtained exhibit area with an eight-foot table, two chairs, and electricity. Wireless internet will also be provided to all exhibitors.

Reservations for exhibit space is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Complete the  2010 HHS Conference Exhibitor Form online. Print and return it with your check for $180 by July 30th. Mail Conference Exhibit forms to Health & Human Service Conference c/o Mary Bridget Lawson, Government Services Center #605, 320 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802. 

You are cordially invited to participate as an Exhibitor at the 2010 St. Louis County Health & Human Service Conference. Exhibits will again be located in South Pioneer Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center [DECC].

The exhibit fee is $180, which includes your organization’s name in the Conference folder, two free parking permits, a skirted and curtained exhibit area with an eight-foot table, two chairs, and electricity. Wireless internet will also be provided to all exhibitors.

Reservations for exhibit space is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Complete the  2010 HHS Conference Exhibitor Form online. Print and return it with your check for $180 by July 30th. Mail Conference Exhibit forms to Health & Human Service Conference c/o Mary Bridget Lawson, Government Services Center #605, 320 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802.