About Us
About the Creating a Resilient Community Conference:
Thank you for your interest in joining the Third Annual Creating a Resilient Community (CRC): From Trauma to Healing Conference!
The CRC Conference hosts cutting-edge keynote speakers and convenes participants to explore community wellness, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and trauma-informed practices that can transform our region into one of prevention, hope, healing and resilience for all.
This year's two-day conference will be hosted through a new virtual venue experience!
About the Creating a Resilient Community Network:
Since 2019, the CRC Network has grown to be a collaborative group of over 220 individuals
representing multiple community sectors including Health, Education, Business, Public
Safety, Government, Criminal Justice, Faith, Child Welfare, and Non-Profit. The CRC
Network provides a space and platform to discuss the impact of trauma, collaborate
on ways of healing, and build community resilience in Central Florida.
2020 Conference Highlights
2019 Conference Highlights
Conference Program
| Time | Program Activity |
|---|---|
| Day 1 - Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Open Networking/Exhibitor Time |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker - Donna Jackson Nakazawa |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Morning Celebration & Preview of Day 2 |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Networking/Exhibitor Time |
| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Afternoon Breakout Workshops |
| Day 2 - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Open Networking/Exhibitor Time |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Morning Breakout Sessions & Panels |
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Conference Final Remarks |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Post Conference Networking/Exhibitor Time |
Registration
Registration:
| Description | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Early Registration | $100 | Feb 11 - March 5, 2021 |
| General Registration | $120 | March 6 - April 12, 2021 |
|
Virtual Exhibitor + Ticket Package |
$250 | Feb 11 - March 31, 2021 |
Student Rate: Scholarships are available for students to cover part of the registration fee. Please review the scholarship information below.
Scholarships:
- Scholarships are available for students and the general public. The Peace and Justice Institute encourages all participants to first identify potential financial resources through their employer or other avenues to cover registration costs. If not available, applicants can apply for a scholarship by filling out this form:
- Scholarship Application Deadline: Applicants who wish to apply for the following scholarships must complete this form by Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
- Scholarships will be granted on a first come, first served basis. We encourage interested applicants to apply early. Scholarship acceptance emails will be delivered to approved applicants at the end of February and March 2021.
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Approved scholarship applicants will be emailed a specific discount code to register for the conference and secure a ticket in Eventbrite. This discount code must be used by April 12, 2021 in order to secure a ticket to the virtual conference.
Speakers
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning journalist and internationally-recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing.
She is the author of six books, including her newest, The Angel and The Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine (Random House/Ballantine, 2020), which illuminates recent groundbreaking discoveries that elucidate the biological link between our physical and mental health. Hailed as “riveting,” “stunning,” and “visionary,” The Angel and the Assassin offers us a radically reconceived picture of human health.
Donna’s other books include Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal (Atria / Simon & Schuster, 2015), The Last Best Cure (Hudson Street Press / Penguin, 2013), The Autoimmune Epidemic (Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 2009), and Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? A Parent’s Guide to Raising Multicultural Children (Perseus, 2003).
She is also the founder and creator of Creating Your Healing Narrative: A Writing to Heal and Neural Re-Narrating™ Program. In this workshop – drawing upon her thirty years as a journalist eliciting interviewees’ most deeply felt emotions and insights, coupled with science-based expressive writing and mindfulness techniques – Donna teaches participants the process of “Neural Re-Narrating™.” She has offered this trauma-healing course to thousands of health care workers, physicians, practitioners, educators, and individuals facing high levels of stress on the front lines of the global pandemic.
Donna has been the recipient of writing-in-residence fellowships at the Corporation of Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Program.
Exhibitors
Virtual Exhibitor Information
We are excited to offer an enhanced virtual exhibitor experience this year! When you purchase a Virtual Exhibitor Ticket + Booth Package, you will receive 1 ticket to the conference at the early registration rate along with an interactive, virtual booth on the conference platform that will be customized to highlight your organization.
The below information includes package cost and package details. All discount codes apply, providing an additional discount on top of the discounted package.
Virtual Exhibitor Ticket + Booth Package Cost:
$150 (booth) + $100 (early registration ticket price) = $250 (all discount codes still apply)
Package Includes:
- One conference registration ticket
- One virtual exhibitor booth
Upon purchasing the Exhibitor Ticket + Booth Package on Eventbrite, you will be sent a follow up email outlining all the information we will need from you in order to set up your virtual booth.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities
As a sponsor of the 3rd Annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference, your organization has the opportunity to be recognized for directly contributing to the important community work happening around trauma-healing and resilience in Central Florida. Our last two conferences had 500 participants representing a wide variety of sectors including Health, Education, Business, Public Safety, Government, Criminal Justice, Faith, Child Welfare, and Non-Profit. Through sponsorship, you are collaborating in the transformation of Central Florida into a region of prevention, hope, healing, and resilience for all.
Sponsorship Packages
| Level | Benefit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
This Sponsor Package has been purchased by Orlando Health
|
$20,000 |
| Silver |
|
$10,000 |
| Bronze |
|
$5,000 |
| Workshop/Film Sponsor |
|
$3,500 |
| Copper |
|
$1,000 |
2021 Conference Sponsors
Venue
Event venue location info:
Given continued concerns about the spread of COVID-19 and the risk large gatherings
of people may pose, we are pleased to share this 2-day event will take place on a
dynamic virtual platform.
2021 Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference
April 20 & 21, 2021
Virtual Event
Conference Contact Info:
resilience@valenciacollege.edu
407-582-2291