The 2009 COPAA Conference in Washington D.C. was a great success, with over 420 attendees, 24 exhibitors, The First Annual COPAA Fun Run/Walk, the Annual Silent Auction to benefit the Beth Goodman Scholarship Fund, the 2009 Diane Lipton Award for Excellence in Advocacy given to Ellen Chambers, visits to Congress and many incredible sessions.

The COPAA conference provides unique opportunities for training and networking with experienced and knowledgeable attorneys, advocates, and parents. Sessions promote excellence in special education advocacy and litigation. Participants gain information and strategies to deal with such issues as placement, educational methodology, effective IEPs, evaluation, dispute resolution, compensatory education, due process hearings, litigation matters, and more.

To view the content of the 2009 COPAA Conference Print/View Full 2009 COPAA Conference Brochure (pdf, 17 pages)

Audio files of select sessions are available to purchase at http://www.allstartapes.com/conferences/conference_1306.shtml

To purchase an electronic version of the 2009 COPAA Compendium ($50.00) please use our donate form http://www.copaa.org/donate/ASP/index.php and be sure to indicate in the comment field that it is for “2009 COPAA Compendium.” Once payment is received a link to download the file will be emailed.

Thank you to our 2009 Conference Sponsors
Premiere Sponsors
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Gold Sponsor
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Silver Sponsors
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St. Louis, MO, March 11-14th

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