National Conference on Volunteering and Service: June 22–24, 2009
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The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and civic leaders from the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. Co-convened by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service, this annual event provides attendees with the chance to learn, connect, and be inspired through a wide range of lively and informative plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects, exhibits, specialized "tracks," and more. This year’s conference takes place at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco.
Civic. Energy. Generation.
The theme for the 2009 national conference — Civic. Energy. Generation. — reflects the tremendous excitement in our nation today as people of all ages and backgrounds unify in a powerful movement to bring about social change. With the recently signed National Service Act, the renewed enthusiasm for volunteering as a way to meet critical community needs is tangible. Attending the national conference enables participants to engage in vital conversations about the future of service and volunteering in America.
For detailed information, visit the conference website. Early bird registration ends May 15.
John Lewis at the 2008 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
Among a variety of featured speakers are Joshua DuBois, director of the White House Office of Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships; Maria Shriver, First Lady of California; Andy Goodman, author of Storytelling as Best Practice and Why Bad Ads Happen to Good People; Jennifer Aaker, professor of marketing at Stanford University and author of The Psychology of Giving; Shirley Sagawa, author of The Charismatic Organization; and Mark Albion, author of Be True to Yourself: Leading a Values-based Business.
During the conference, participants will have the chance to attend a special event at City Hall; take part in a service project with California First Lady Maria Shriver; and engage in several immersion learning sessions — providing hands-on opportunities to explore issues in an intensive way alongside local leaders and topic experts in the community.
Additionally, to commemorate the work accomplished by dedicated volunteers across the nation, special awards will be distributed at the conference that honor corporations and employee volunteer programs, HandsOn Action Centers, and individual volunteers.
