I spend so much of my time talking about various online events for continuing education that I sometimes forget 1.) that some people still have money to actually go to trainings and conferences; and 2.) that there's really no substitute for the networking and collegial interaction that goes on at trainings and conferences. For those of you looking at spending some budget funds on live events, March and April are traditionally packed with good stuff, and this year's no exception, no matter what region you're in:

• Conference on Crimes Against Women*, March 8-10, Dallas, TX
• SAFE TA Regional Training, March 9-10, Albuquerque, NM
• OH Attorney General DFSA Training, March 18th (Cambridge, OH) & March 19th (Delaware, OH) email mariellen.aranda@ohioattorneygeneral.gov for registration information
• Male Survivor International Conference, March 18-21, New York City
• Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse, March 23-24, Jacksonville, FL
• Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma, April 7-8, Pittsburgh, PA
• EVAW, April 19-21, Atlanta, GA
• Wyoming Sexual Assault Summit*, April 20-22, Laramie, WY
• Statewide SART Conference, April 21-23, Salem, OR
• Illuminating Sexual Violence*, April 22-23, Mandan, ND (see p. 7)
• International Family Justice Center Alliance Annual Conference, April 27-29, San Antonio, Tx (there will be some good sessions on strangulation and injury documentation)

(Events with an * denote ones where I'll be speaking)
 
There are plenty of others not listed here. For complete listings of all that's happening in our world, check out the Events Calendars at NSVRC and IAFN.