The Central Conference Training Consortium was established in 1969 as a cooperative federation of Midwest agencies involved in the interdisciplinary training of professionals to serve individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and communities. The federation, now numbering 13 agencies, has several areas of major interest: cooperation in training; exploration of exchange of staff and trainees; development of instructional programs; and innovation in developing new techniques for accomplishing mutual training goals.

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Trainees Present Virtual Posters for Central Conference Training Consortium

Spring 2008. The Central Conference Training Consortium recently hosted a series of virtual poster sessions. The nine poster presentations were provided through webcasting by trainees from centers within the Central Conference, and included discussion of trainee research and activities conducted as part of their respective training. Overall, nine UCEDDs and LENDs from the Consortium participated in the webcasts, watching the live presentations and posing questions to the presenters. From the session evaluation forms, 88% reported being satisfied or highly satisfied with the individual presentations. In addition, 96% of the respondents indicated that they would attend future virtual poster session presentations. It is hoped that this will become an annual event for trainees from the Central Conference centers to present in the coming spring semesters.