Announcing a Call for Abstracts for the 9th Annual International Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference. Submission deadline is June 30, 2012.

The 2012 Conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 27 and Friday, September 28.

Purpose

To bring together researchers and practitioners in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risks of those victimized by the commercial sex industry.

Event Details

The location will be held in rooms 2582, 2584, and 2591 of the Student Union at the University of Toledo, between the hours of 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. 

2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606

Who Should Attend

This conference is open to survivors, researchers, practitioners, activists, students, sex workers and workers in the social service, criminal justice, and health care fields.

Areas of Interest

• Violence and the Sex Trade
• Children and Teen Victims of Trafficking
• International Trafficking
• HIV & other Health Related Risks
• Programming Models and Funding
• Domestic Trafficking
• Personal Experiences in the Sex Trade
• Drug Addiction and the Sex Trade
• Men & Boys in the Sex Trade
• Children of Women in the Sex Industry
• Neighborhood & Community Responses
• Sex Worker Rights
• Emotional Health
• Target Assessment & Effective Intervention
• Paradigms, Perspectives & Policies
• Advocacy & Social Action
• Survivor Experiences and Stories
• Law Enforcement Perspectives
• Sex Worker Perspectives 
• Coalition Building and Consciousness Raising
• LGBTQ Perspectives on the Sex Industry

Parking

Parking will be free on campus during both days of the conference. You may park anywhere on campus excluding specially reserved spaces or pay lots and parking meters. We recommend that participants enter the University's North Entrance on Bancroft St. and park in the East Ramp Parking Deck, located on the left hand side upon entering. Signs will direct you to the Student Union building and to the session rooms. Click here for a map of the campus: http://www.utoledo.edu/campus/maps/pdfs/MainCampusMap.pdf

Contact

For more information e-mail prostitutionconference@yahoo.com.

 You can now follow us on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toledo-Human-Trafficking-Conference/108468085874736?ref=search