SEATTLE, Wash. – In response to overwhelming demand, Seattle’s long-running Gender Odyssey conference announced today it is expanding in 2017 to include a two-day professional conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Gender Odyssey Professional – Los Angeles (#GOProLA) will premiere Wednesday and Thursday, June 28-29, at the Burbank Marriott.
GO Pro Seattle (#GOProSEA) will continue at the Washington State Convention Center Aug. 23-24, 2017 along with the Gender Odyssey and Gender Odyssey Family Conferences Aug. 25-27.
Like the annual GO Pro conference in Seattle, GO Pro LA is targeted toward medical and behavioral healthcare providers, teachers and school administrators, social workers, care givers and guardians, attorneys, employers and recruiters, government employees, and students preparing for these professions. Continuing education credits in a number of career fields will be available for Los Angeles attendees. Registration is open for GO Pro LA and Seattle; additional information will be released later this fall.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
You can help educate all those who serve the transgender community. What have you learned in your professional experience that you feel is valuable or even critical for others to know? If you’d like to share this knowledge and experience with others, we invite you to submit a workshop proposal and become an integral part of this professional programming.
All sessions are 90 minutes long; we encourage presenters to allot at least 30 minutes for audience participation. All presenters must demonstrate an understanding of the elements of diversity and intersectionality (such as race, class, age, gender identities, ability, regionalism, etc.) with relation to each workshop’s theme. Complete details are available on the online application form.
Submissions from people of color and those who primarily serve people of color and immigrant populations are strongly encouraged.
To complete the submission form for either or both event locations, please visit:
http://www.genderdiversity.
Please note: The deadline for workshop submissions for both locations is Nov. 27.
Gender Diversity increases the awareness and understanding of the wide range of gender diversity in children, adolescents, and adults by providing family support, building community, increasing societal awareness, and improving the well-being for people of all gender identities and expressions. Conferences include the Gender Odyssey Conference, Gender Odyssey Family Conference, and Gender Odyssey Professional. For more information, visit genderdiversity.org.
