Join Us for Our 73rd Annual Meeting!
Thanks to THE POWER OF PEERS our one-of-a-kind self-help groups have lived, thrived and survived for more than 70 years. Mark your calendar and make your travel plans now to celebrate our life-changing programs—and your own road to Recovery—with your peers at the Abraham Low Self-Help Systems 73rd Annual Meeting.
Make new friends.
Renew old acquaintances.
Inspire.
Be Inspired.
Whatever your reasons for attending, the most important thing is for you to be there.
Join us May 14-16, 2010, and celebrate The Power of Peers!
Register Now!
- Register online
- Download registration form (pdf)
- Call (866) 221-0302
- Email Dalphine@LowSelfHelpSystems.org
- For exhibit/sponsorship opportunities email Chris@LowSelfHelpSystems.org or download our 73rd Annual Meeting prospectus.
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Pre-Meeting Training Courses
If you are new to the Recovery International system and/or want to start a Recovery International, RI Discovery or The Power to Change group in your area, these trainings are for you.
JumpStart Your Road to Recovery
Friday, May 14
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Members $95/Nonmembers $125
Includes lunch
This training will introduce you to the Recovery International Method and self-help tools, which enable individuals to live peaceful, productive lives. In this friendly, interactive, fast-paced session you will also learn how to participate in a group meeting. This training is required to take RI Discovery training for new group leaders.
Delivering JumpStart in Your Area (Current Recovery International Group Leaders and Area Personnel)
Friday, May 14
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Members $95/Nonmembers $125
Includes lunch
Participants will learn how to use JumpStart in their area. Once trained you can then use JumpStart for an introduction to Recovery International meetings for newcomers, panel demonstrations or monthly leader training meetings.
RI Discovery Group Leader Training (New Leaders)
Friday, May 14
2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Members $50/Nonmembers $75
Start an RI Discovery group in your community! In this training you will learn how to participate in and facilitate an RI Discovery group. Prerequisite: JumpStart Your Road to Recovery
RI Discovery Group Leader Training (Current Recovery International Group Leaders)
Friday, May 14
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Members $50/Nonmembers $75
Start an RI Discovery group in your community! In this training you will learn how to participate in and facilitate an RI Discovery group. Prerequisite: JumpStart Your Road to Recovery
The Power to Change Group Leader Training
Friday, May 14
2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Members $50/Nonmembers $75
Start a The Power to Change group for children in your area. This session is open to existing Recovery International group leaders, area personnel or anyone who has used the Recovery International Method in their lives and would like to learn this program. Although there is no prerequisite for this training, JumpStart Your Road to Recovery is encouraged. Following this training, you will be able to lead a The Power to Change group for children in your community.
Keynote
Recovery—A Personal Journey
Peter Ashenden
President/CEO, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Saturday, May 15
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Anyone who has heard Peter Ashenden talk knows that when you leave the room following his speech, you leave inspired. In this keynote, Peter will walk you through his personal journey of learning and living a recovery-oriented lifestyle, while demonstrating important tools that help him continue on that path. He will discuss surveys and other instruments that help to better explain the perspectives of consumers of mental health services. He will also talk about ways in which anyone can solicit peers to take action and help build more and diverse support systems for people who want to chart their own path to recovery.
Schedule of Events
First Timer's Meet-and-Greet
Friday, May 14
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
If this is your first time attending the Annual Meeting, drop by Friday evening after registration and before the dinner presentation for our meet and greet, where you will be introduced to staff and leadership of the organization and learn about what to expect during the weekend.
Dinner Presentation: Recovery International Group Newcomers Study—One Year Later
University of Illinois—Chicago
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sue will provide an update on her department’s study of newcomer Recovery International participants. Kick off your annual meeting experience with an insider’s view of this study.
ALSHS Department Updates: What Have You Been Up To?
Saturday, May 15
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Learn what's been happening over the past year and what staff has planned for the year ahead in this informatives session.
Q&A Luncheon: Talking With Your Mouth Full
Saturday, May 15
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
It’s ok to “talk with your mouth full” at our lunches! At the Saturday luncheon, you will have the chance to share your thoughts and ideas with the board and staff of the organization.
Marketing/Fundraising Session: Wait Wait… Please Tell Me!
Saturday, May 15
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Join our first-ever quiz show on area outreach and fundraising. Your emcee will quiz a special guest and the audience on the essentials of “the ask” in this entertaining and informative session. You will learn that people want you to “tell them” about your meeting, our self-help tools, membership, how to support your group and how to easily get that message out. Don’t miss this session. You won’t find another one quite like it!
Annual Meeting
Saturday, May 15
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Welcome the 2010 board and president and listen to reports from each of the baord committees.
Breakout Sessions: What Would You Do?
Saturday, May 15
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
In these problem-solving breakouts, we want you to tell us what you would do if you were in charge. Show us your creativity and think outside the box. Breakout topics will be announced prior to the Annual Meeting.
Awards Dinner: Catching Rising Stars
Saturday, May 15
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
A highlight of every Annual Meeting is our Awards Dinner, where we celebrate our rising stars: peers who have demonstrated outstanding service to the organization. Join us Saturday evening for this special event.
Full Annual Meeting registration includes one dinner ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased using the registration form.
Recovery International, RI Discovery and The Power to Change Meetings
We will host Recovery International meetings Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 10:00 a.m., The Power to Change meetings Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and RI Discovery meetings Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Meetings are open to everyone.
Schedule at a Glance
Friday, May 14
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Meeting Training Sessions
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. First Timers’ Meet-and-Greet
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner Presentation: UIC Study Update
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Fellowship Room Open
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Recovery International and RI Discovery Peer Meetings
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Mutual Aid Dessert
Saturday, May 15
7:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ALSHS Department Updates: What Have You Been Up To?
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Recovery—A Personal Journey
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Q&A Luncheon: Talking with Your Mouth Full
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Marketing/Fundraising Session: Wait Wait… Please Tell Me!
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Annual Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions: What Would You Do?
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Awards Dinner: Catching Rising Stars
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The Power to Change Peer Meetings
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Mutual Aid Dessert
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Fellowship Room Open
Sunday, May 16
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Recovery International Peer Meetings
Hotel
We have a room block reserved at the Rosemont Hotel at $99/night (single/double); cut-off April 23, 2010. When making your reservations, ask for the Abraham Low Self-Help Systems room rate.
Use the hotel’s complimentary shuttle between the hotel and O’Hare Airport. Call the hotel upon arrival and they will send the shuttle to pick you up.
Rosemont Hotel
5550 N. River Rd.
Rosemont, Ill. 60018
Phone: (800) 233-5959
www.rosemonthotelohare.com
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