Events
Upcoming Events
April 23, 2009 Slavery Symposium, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
IOFA, Loyola University, and partners invite you to attend the Symposium on "Slavery and Abolition - Then and Now" at Loyola University on Thursday, April 23, 2009. The Symposium will feature presentations by Professors Marcus Rediker and Kevin Bales, renowned scholars of slavery in the past and present.This event is open to the community.
April 29, Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Training Program, Milwaukee, WI
This program is sponsored by the Milwaukee Human Trafficking Task force. IOFA will present at a plenary session on Identification of victims of human trafficking. For more information, please contact iofa@iofa.org.
Past Events
March 30 - April 2, 2009, Pristina, Kosovo
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training: Anti-Human Trafficking in Persons Trainings
IOFA's Executive Director, Katherine Kaufka, participated as part of a US multi-disciplinary team of anti-human trafficking experts, including US prosecutors and law enforcement agents; the training provided an overview of US immigration protections for foreign victims of human trafficking, best practices in providing services to victims of trafficking, investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases, and US anti-trafficking task forces and models of collaboration.
March 18-19, 2009, Freedom Network USA 7th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX USA
Increasing Awareness, Assisting Surivivors, and Prosecuting Traffickers
Join the Freedom Network and US and international experts discuss the latest best practices and effective techniques in preventing human trafficking, assisting survivors, and prosecuting human traffickers. IOFA will be moderating a panel on the intersection of migration, labor and immigration policies and human trafficking. Additionally, IOFA will participate as a panelist/speaker discussing its work with state child welfare/protection agencies to combat child trafficking.
January 27, 2009, Pound Ridge, NY, "Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery" Public Educational Presentation
Alison Boak, President and Co-Founder of IOFA, presented on modern-day slavery occuring in the United States and internationally.
October 27, 2008 IOFA Chicago Blues Benefit
October 2-3, Washington, DC, ABA National Training Insitute on Civil Remedies for Human Trafficking Victims
IOFA co-presented a workship entitled, "Special Considerations for Child Trafficking Victims." Human traffiking experts from around the country participated in this event.
September 26, 2008, Hyannis, Massachusettes, "Current Thinking/New Direction" Child Advocacy Conference
The Children's Cove Child Advocacy Center hosted its 9th annual child advocacy conference. IOFA's Executive Director, Katherine Kaufka, was invited to present, "An Introduction to Human Trafficking and Advocacy for Child Victims."
July 25, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin, "Human Trafficking: Tools for an Effective Response"
IOFA, as part of the Freedom Network Training Institute, provided a day-lo[';;[]';ng training to over 90 service providers, advocates, attorneys, law enforcement and government officials. The event was hosted by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
June 2-3, 2008, United Nations General Assembly Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking, New York, New York, USA
The General Assembly Thematic Debate on Human Trafficking aims to raise awareness about the scale of the problem of human trafficking, promote international partnerships and consider how the UN system most effectively can address human trafficking. IOFA participated as part of a panel on best practices in criminal justice responses and protection of human trafficking victims before the United Nations General Assembly headquarters in New York City.The event was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
April 14-15, 2008, International Organization for Migration Human Trafficking "Train-the-Trainers" Program, Riga, Latvia
IOFA's Executive Director, Katherine Kaufka, presented on human trafficking to a symposium of Latvian university lecturers in law, criminal justice, and social work. The purpose of the training was to introduce particpants to human trafficking, provide an overview of international, Latvian, and U.S. anti-trafficking laws, and address ways to introduce human trafficking into respective curriculums at universities. The symposium was hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM ) and received support from the U.S. Embassy.
February 4-5, 2008 International Conference on Institutionalized Youth and Transition to Independence Programs, Moscow, Russia
IOFA and FAIRFund, Inc. were invited by Women and Children First to submit a report and provide a presentation on their project, Project Prepare! at an international conference sponsored by the European Commission. The topic of the conference was integration of graduates from orphanages and boarding schools and adaptation to public life. Participants at the conference included NGOs, government agencies and international organizations. IOFA's Co-Founder and President, Alison Boak, and FAIRFund's Executive Director, Andrea Powell presented their research findings and an overview of the Project Prepare! pilot program in Serbia.
September 27-28, 2007 National Human Trafficking Conference, Chicago, IL USA
The U.S. Department of Justice hosted its annual anti-human trafficking conference in Chicago. IOFA's Executive Director, Katherine Kaufka, was invited to present on a panel entitled "Addressing Victim Trauma and the role of NGOs." Over 200 individuals attended the conference, including local, state, and federal law enforcement agents, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, social service providers, community based organizations and national anti-trafficking task force members.
