The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) announces the 2018 Annual Conference

BERWYN, Pa., March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) announces the 2018 Annual Conference, October 9th-12th at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Call for Programs
• Student Poster Session Call for Submissions
• Mentoring Program
• Sponsor & Exhibitor Brochure
• General Conference Scholarship
• Pre-Conference or Post-Conference Training & Certification Course Scholarship

Opening Keynote Speaker

• The Truth About Reporting on Title IX
• Tyler Kingkade, Journalist

Featured Speakers

• When Title IX Comes Knocking at the School Door: Who are You Going to Call?
• David Hinojosa, Director of the Intercultural Development Research Association's (IDRA) Equity Assistance Center-South
• Jan Perry Evenstad, Ph.D., Director of the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center
• Susan Shaffer, President, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.; Executive Director, Center for Education Equity
• Seena Skelton, Ph.D., Director of Operations of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
• LGBTQ Equity
• Jocelyn Samuels, Executive Director, The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
• Monitoring Athletics Title IX Compliance
• Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., President, Sports Management Resources
• Learning the Correct Lessons from Sex Abuse Scandals
• Scott Schneider, Esq., Partner, Fisher Phillips LLP
• Informed/ing (Sexual) Consent: Recent Research and Implications for Prevention
• Jason Laker, Ph.D., Professor, San Jose State University
• Erica Boas, Ph.D., Instructor, San Jose State University
• Role and Current Climate for Defense Attorneys
• Theresa Conroy, Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• Limiting the Liability in Athletics
• Valerie Bonnette, President, Good Sports, Inc.
• Faculty and Policy
• Michele Landis Dauber, Professor, Stanford Law School
• OCR Guidance and the Future of Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
• Brett Sokolow, J.D., President & CEO, The NCHERM Group; President, ATIXA
• Saundra Schuster, J.D., Partner, The NCHERM Group
• W. Scott Lewis, J.D., Partner, The NCHERM Group
• Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D., Managing Partner, The NCHERM Group; Vice President, ATIXA
• Retaliation
• Susan Daria Landino, Founder, Allies Reaching for Equality

Early Bird Conference Registration Rates
Register by July 27th, 2018

• ATIXA Member: $419
• Non-ATIXA Member: $439
• Student (degree-seeking and not a full-time employee of any institution): $109

Pre-Conferences

• 504 Coordinator Training & Certification
  Note: Course is a one-day course occurring on Monday, October 8^th.
  Faculty: Saundra K. Schuster, J.D.
  $549/person

• Title IX Compliance and Athletics: What Title IX Coordinators Need to Know Training & Certification
  Note: Course is a one-day course occurring on Tuesday, October 9^th.
  Faculty: W. Scott Lewis, J.D. & Erin Buzuvis, J.D.
  $549/person

Monday, October 8th & Tuesday, October 9th; 9am - 5pm

• Title IX Coordinator and Administrator Level One Training & Certification Course
  Note: You will be required to attend the Post-Conference session as well.
  Faculty: W. Scott Lewis, J.D. & Saundra K. Schuster, J.D.
  $2,799/person - Must complete full training course schedule. This course is four days.
• Civil Rights Investigator Level One Training & Certification Course
  Faculty: Anna Oppenheim, J.D. & Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.
  $1,499/person
• Title IX Coordinator and Administrator Level Two Training & Certification Course Faculty: Daniel C. Swinton, J.D., Ed.D. & Sharon Perry-Fantini, Ph.D.
  $1,499/person

Post-Conferences

Friday, October 12th - Sunday, October 14th; Friday, October 12th: 2pm - 6pm, Saturday, October 13th: 9am - 5pm, Sunday, October 14th: 8:30am - 11:30am

• Title IX Coordinator and Administrator Level One Training & Certification Course 
  Note: You will be required to attend the Pre-Conference session as well.
  Faculty: W. Scott Lewis, J.D. & Saundra K. Schuster, J.D.
  $2,799/person - Must complete full training course schedule. This course is four days.
  Registration fee includes the ATIXA Investigation in a Box Kit
• Civil Rights Investigator Level Two Training & Certification Course
  Faculty: Anna Oppenheim, J.D. & Daniel C. Swinton, J.D., Ed.D.
  $1,499/person
• Title IX Coordinator and Administrator Level Four Training & Certification Course Faculty: Michelle N. Issadore, M.Ed. & Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D.
  $1,499/person
• Civil Rights Investigator Training & Certification Level Four Course
  Due Process
  Faculty: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.  & Michael Henry, J.D.
  $1,499/person

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
201 N. 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Rates from $199/night - $239/night, plus applicable taxes and fees. The ATIXA discounted room block is open through September 15 or until availability runs out.

Make your reservations online today or call 1-866-716-8134 and mention the '2018 ATIXA Annual Conference.'

For more information, please contact: Michelle Issadore at 610-644-7858

SOURCE ATIXA