Annual Help Me Grow
Virtual Forum | September 20-23, 2021
The 12th Annual HMG National Forum will consist of four half-days of presentations and speakers. The 2021 HMG Virtual Forum will be co-hosted by Help Me Grow Indiana and feature a series of presentations and sessions from the affiliate co-host. The agenda will include HMG Affiliate-led content sessions, poster presentations, exhibitor booths and speakers.
WAYS to Contribute
Call for Posters and Topic-Based Networking Sessions
This year’s HMG Virtual Forum will feature many of the same elements offered in previous Forums – including Content (breakout) Sessions, Posters, and Topic-Based Networking Events – but in fresh, new, and virtual ways.
The National Center is looking to the National Affiliate Network and partners to showcase their early childhood system building efforts and bring powerful content to promote shared learning and highlight promising practices for the HMG community.
The National Center is accepting submissions for Posters and Topic-Based Networking Sessions through July 7, 2021. Submit here. (Submission for Content Sessions is now closed)
Pricing and Registration:
Pricing and Registration for the HMG Virtual Forum 2021 coming soon.
Tips for Participating Virtually:
- Stable internet connection for joining live sessions and streaming on demand recorded content.
- Sessions for the Virtual Forum will be hosted live on the event website. Access to content will be included in attendee registration confirmation. A computer or mobile device with the ability to connect 2-way audio (listening & speaking) is required for joining sessions where active verbal engagement is encouraged or required (speaking via your computer or mobile device).
- Utilize the networking feature on the Event Website to schedule appointments with other attendees (in advance or on the day of).
- Busy during the time of a live session? All live session content will be recorded and made available to attendees.
FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE 2021
- Shannon Garrity, Forum Co-Host HMG Indiana
- Charnel Forbes, HMG Indiana
- Nicole Hopkins, HMG New Jersey
- Christina Colon, HMG New Jersey
- Deepa Srinivasavaradan, HMG New Jersey
- Jackie Litzau, HMG Washington
- Jaime McGillis, HMG San Luis Obispo, CA
- Jodi West, HMG Utah
- Kathy Houston, HMG North Texas
- Faith Rivera, HMG North Texas
- Liz Randall, HMG Florida
- Alexandra Goldberg, HMG Florida
Help Me Grow Virtual Forum 2020
Annual Help Me Grow
Virtual Forum | August 10-12, 2020
The 11th Annual HMG National Virtual Forum consisted of three half-days of presentations, featuring approximately 12 hours of content. Sessions this year included content focusing on Child Health Provider engagement, Infant mental health principles, Strategies for connecting with and supporting indigenous and tribal communities, and the importance of centering parents and families in our collective work. In addition, we were delighted to welcome again, our 2019 HMG National Forum Keynote, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, for an engaging, moderated session to provide her expertise in the context of our current public health crisis, COVID-19, and our national movement for a more equitable society, in the context of Help Me Grow.
As a safe alternative to coming together in person, the HMG National Center hosted a Virtual HMG Forum on August 10-12, 2020 via Zoom Webinar. Access the recordings, slides, and materials from all sessions below.
Materials and recordings of the 2020 Virtual Forum are available to affiliates of the HMG National Network here.
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