The Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities has again awarded cosponsorship funds for training conferences. These conferences focus on leadership training, and provide participants with best practices information to learn and strengthen their personal leadership skills.
        Recipients of 2005 cosponsorship funds are listed below. Please note that some conference/workshop dates have not yet been finalized; information will be updated as it is made available to us:
        
        
          Advocating Change Together,Inc.
            1821 University Ave, Suite 306-South
            St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
          Conference Title: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
            Conference Date: January 21-22, 2005
            Contact: Mary Kay Kennedy
            (651) 641-0297
          
          The Arc Southwest
            1942 State Highway 19
            Marshall, Minnesota 56258
          Workshop Title: Strong Leadership through Effective Advocacy
            Workshop Date: January 27, 2005
            Contact: Pat Mellenthin
            (507) 532-2220
          
          Minnesota Association for Persons in Supported Employment
            PO Box 7898
            St. Paul, Minnesota
          Conference Title:
            Conference Dates: April 11-12, 2005
            Contact: Bob Niemiec
          
          Self Advocacy Planning Committee
            C/O Advocating Change Together, Inc.
            1821 University Ave, Suite 306-South
            St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
          Conference Title: Deciding Our Future
            Conference Date: April 15-16, 2005
            Contact: Gloria Steinbring or Kathy Sanders
            (651) 641-0297
          
          Arc Midstate
            3400 First Street North
            St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302
          Conference Title: Abuse Prevention and Healthy Relationships
            Conference Date: April 16, 2005
            Contact: Cindy Owen
            (320) 251-7272
          
          Interfaith Inclusion Consortium
            C/O Jewish Family and Children's Service
            13100 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 400
            Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305
          Conference Title: Faces of Inclusion: That All May Worship
            Conference Date: May 5, 2005
            Contact: Shelly Christiansen
            (952) 542-4838
          
          The Autism Society of Minnesota
            2380 Wycliff Street, Suite 2
            St. Paul, Minnesota 55115
          Conference Title: Shaping Our Future
            Conference Dates: May 5-7, 2005
            Contact: Mary Powell
            (651) 647-1083, Ext 14
          
          Arc Headwaters
            1819 Bemidji Avenue
            Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
          Conference Title: Northwest Minnesota Self Advocates Conference
            Conference Dates: May 20-21, 2005
            Contact: Cassandra Robinson
            (218) 759-0097
          
          Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
            34 – 13th Avenue NE, Suite B001
            Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
          Conference Title: Bridging Islands
            Conference Dates: May 20-21, 2005
            Contact: Tom Gode
            (612) 378-2742
          
          Minnesota Developmental Achievement Center Association (MnDACA)
            1821 University Avenue, Suite 292-South
            St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
          Conference Title:
            Conference Dates: June 22-24, 2005
            Contact: Jerry Mueller
            (651) 647-9200
          
          Arc Great Rivers
            1201 – 89th Avenue NE, Suite 305
            Blaine, Minnesota 55434
          Conference Title: Making Inclusion Work
            Conference Date: August 2005
            Contact: Celeste denDaas
            (763) 783-4767
          
          Arc Central Minnesota
            6112 – 322nd Street
            St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303
          Conference Title: Nothing About You without You!
            Conference Date: September 10, 2005
            Contact: Bev Kaler
            (320) 240-9550
          
          The Arc of Minnesota
            770 Transfer Road, #26
            St. Paul, Minnesota 55114
          Conference Title: 
            Conference Dates: November 11-12, 2005
            Contact: Mike Gude
            (651) 523-0823, Ext 113