National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
40th National Mental Health and Addictions Conference & Expo
March 15-17, 2010
Disney, Florida

The financial crisis, combined with the complex healthcare reform debate, has left many unsure of how to proceed. What will the mental health and substance abuse benefit look like? How many of the uninsured will be covered? How will that impact the demand for our services? Will we have the funds to meet this new challenge? How do we plan when so many questions are unanswered?

Start by registering for the 40th National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference & Expo. This is your once-a-year opportunity to join with people who share your interests and concerns. Exchange ideas. Explore best practices. Share your experience. Spend three days focused sharply on the issues and bring your team so that you can cover more ground. Together, we'll find real answers to your tough questions.

For more information, click here to visit the conference website.

Interested in Summer Research?

National Science Foundation's East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes are accepting applications.

The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) goals are to introduce U.S. graduate students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. Selected students participate in research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately 8 weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately 10 weeks from June to August.

EAPSI awardees receive a $5,000 stipend, international round-trip air fare to the host location, and are supported to attend a pre-departure orientation in the Washington, D.C. area. Applications are due the second Tuesday in December every year.

See http://www.nsfsi.org/ for further information, or contact Dr. Jong-on Hahm, Program Manager of EAPSI at NSF (jhahm@nsf.gov, 703-292-7223).