Pre/Post Conference and Special Events
Pre/Post Conference Events
Shining the Light on Young Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Children: Support Strategies for Families and Service Providers
March 22nd & 23rd, 2012: Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Early intervention providers and other professionals
attending this workshop will be able to answer three key questions: Learn more about this training
STEM Think Tank for Wounded Warriors—Hawai‘i & the Pacific
March 23, 2012
The Think Tank shares the mission of the Pacific Alliance to support Individuals with Disabilities (IWD) in
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Fields. As part of its commitment to increase the numbers of IWD in STEM postsecondary education programs,
and ultimately the STEM workforce in Hawai‘i, the focus of this one-day Think Tank is to generate ideas about how to augment participation of Wounded Warriors
in STEM careers. Learn more about the Veteran Think Tank
The HeART of Teaching: Hawaiian Views/Practices of Teaching and Learning
March 25, 2012: The Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu Room, Tapa Tower, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
This experiential workshop will
look at key ingredients of Hawaiian epistemology in the well-known song: Ekolu Mea Nui. Each aspect of knowledge, knowing and understanding will be discussed
and exampled within a Hawaiian philosophical framework. Educators are welcome to come with an open mind and willing heart to explore more of their own ancient
systems of learning/teaching within a cultural system relevant and needed in these changing and mythic times.
Learn more about this workshop
Capacity Building Institute (CBI)—Hawai‘i
March 28th, 2012: Hale Koa Hotel (Waikiki Ballroom), Honolulu, Hawai‘i
This year’s Capacity Building
Institute will focus on sustainability in the field of transition. The focus of this day is on students with intellectual disabilities and their transition
to postsecondary educational settings. Learn more about this CBI
Special Events
Youth Leadership Empowerment Academy
March 26, 2012: Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Have you ever felt
that your voice was lost in the crowd? That you can’t make a difference on your own? We think we have limitations, but we can
evolve and transcend. This year’s Youth Leadership Empowerment Academy at the Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and
Diversity focuses on the “we” rather than the “I” and attempts to empower each individual to come
together in a communal effort to make a change. Together, we can accomplish more than what one individual may be able to do on
their own. Learn more about the leadership academy
Meet to LEAP—Link Educators Across the Pacific
March 26, 2012: 1:00–4:00 pm: Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Teachers from Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands are invited to come together for a talk session to exchange knowledge at
a down-to-earth, teacher-to-teacher, practitioner level. Learn more about Meet to Leap
PacRim Film Festival on Diversity
March 26, 2012: Hawai‘i Convention Center, Lili‘u Theater Room 310
Learn more about the film festival
Shine: Inspiring Joy Through Their Eyes
March 26 & 27, 2012: Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
In honor
of World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, the Pacific Rim Conference is proud to present an exhibit of photos taken
by children with Down Syndrome in Hawai‘i. March 21, 2012 marks the 7th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and for
the first time in 2012 this day will be officially observed by the United Nations. Learn more about
this event
Three Women and an Idea Present: Surviving 2012
Tuesday March 27th, 1:00-6:00pm: Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu
This unique
experience aims at enhancing ‘survival skills’ through clever and inspiring workshops designed to help our mental
health community, our seniors and our families get past negative stigmas and get through 2012 with success. We are
offering scholarships to our mental health consumers in lieu of the registration fee.
Learn more about this event
