National Immigrant Integration Conference
>> Tuesday, March 30, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the Second National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from Wednesday, September 29 - Friday, October 1, 2010.
Last June in Denver, the first NIIC successfully brought together over 300 stakeholders, including policy makers and community based organizations, service providers and the government sector. The focus in Denver was how to move integration efforts forward at the local, state, and national level. The Boston conference will have a similar focus and will emphasize promising practices with four broad themes: Naturalization, the Economy, Host Communities, and Justice. It will include 24 workshops on naturalization, civic engagement, public education, language, workforce development, re-certification, integration models, community development and public services.
The Partnership for New Americans selected Boston as the host site because of its rich diversity of immigrant communities and Massachusetts' long history of progressive integration policies. The breadth and depth of Massachusetts’ immigrant community, the seventh largest overall immigrant population in the nation, provides a unique backdrop for inclusion and integration discussions. Governor Patrick will offer his New American Agenda as one example of uniting forces across all sectors to foster immigrant integration.
Why Attend?
- Best Practices
- How to increase naturalization
- Skills development
- Program models and systems
- Relate practice and policy development
- Influence future federal integration initiatives
- Emerging policies
- Open a dialog with Funders
- Emerging trends
- DHS and other Federal Leadership
- Innovative workshops
- Immigration Integration leaders
- Inspiring Speakers
- Current Research
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For more information, contact Nicole Tambouret, 617-350-5480 ext. 222 or niic@miracoalition.org
The partners hosting the conference:
The Partnership for New Americans– The national alliance of immigrant rights state coalitions
The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) – Massachusetts’ leading immigrant rights coalition
Association of New Americans – a non-profit dedicated to increasing naturalization
Welcoming America –the 14 state initiative of receptive local communities
