Bringing Home The Governor's Plan to Address Substance Abuse

Each fall, Share The Vision brings together hundreds of prevention-oriented West Virginians for two days of workshops, keynote speakers, exhibits and networking opportunities. Participants include community coalition members, prevention and treatment professionals, educators, law enforcement, counselors, social workers, youth, and representatives of various state and local organizations.

This year's conference follows the 2009 Governor's Drug Summit, which will officially unveil our state's plan for addressing substance abuse. Share The Vision workshops and keynotes will provide information and skills needed to implement WV's plan at the community level.

Share The Vision 2009 will also focus on prescription drug abuse, which has increased substantially amoung all ages in recent years. Consequences such as fatal overdoses and hospitalization for dependence, abuse, and poisoning are on the rise.

Working together at the grassroots level and across the state, we can reduce the impact of substance abuse in the Mountain State.

Participant Registration

Online registration is available at PrevNET.org/stv. To receive the early bird registration rate of $125, you must register by Oct 16. Participants registering Oct 17 - Nov 6 will pay the regular registration fee of $150. Individuals wishing to register after Nov 6 must register at the conference registration desk Nov 17 or 18 and pay the late registration fee of $175.

Exhibitor Registration

If you are interested in exhibiting at the 2009 Share The Vision Conference, please complete the online conference registration form and check the exhibitor box. There is no charge to exhibit at the conference. However, you must register in advance of the conference. No walk-in exhibitors will be permitted. If you plan to bring give away items (pens, brochures, etc.), you should prepare for at least 500.

Fees/Payment

Conference fees include all sessions, workshops, and materials; continental breakfast and afternoon snacks Nov 17-18; and the luncheon Nov 18. Conference fees are $125 for those registering early (Sept - Oct 16). Participants registering Oct 17 - Nov 6 will pay the regular registration fee of $150. Individuals wishing to register after Nov 6 must register at the conference registration desk Nov 17 or 18 and pay the late registration fee of $175. The fee for youth ages 18 and under is $75.
Conference fees may be paid with cash, checks, money orders, Visa/Master cards, or by purchase order. Invoices are available upon completion of online registration.

Cash Payments: Please do not mail cash. Cash payments may be hand delivered to the WV Prevention Resource Center (WVPRC) in Dunbar or made at the conference registration desk.

Checks/Money Orders: Please make checks/money orders payable to WVPRC / MURC and mail to the WVPRC with the invoice generated via online registration.

Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard Only): Please provide your credit card info by contacting WVPRC Accounts Specialist Judy Sikula at (304) 766-6301 ext 11.

Purchase Orders: If you do not yet have a purchase order number, please provide it by completing and mailing to the WVPRC the invoice generated via online registration.

Registration Fee Waivers

A limited number of conference registration waivers will be made available until Oct 16. Registration waivers cover the conference registration fees only and do not include lodging, travel or meals. To apply for a registration waiver, please select the Registration Fee Wavier option under the Method of Payment section of the Conference Registration Form, and complete the justification information requested there.

Cancellations

If you must cancel your conference registration, please call 304.766.6301 x21 immediately. No refunds, however, can be made.

Lodging

Lodging will be available at the Marriott Charleston Town Center (345-6500 or 1-800-228-9290; $95 per night; reservation cut-off date is Thursday, Oct. 29) or the Holiday Inn Express Civic Center (345-0600; $88 per night; reservation cut-off date is Monday, Nov. 2).

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CEUs have been applied for through the WV Prevention Resource Center, which is designated as an approved provider by the following professional organizations:

WV Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
WV Board of Examiners in Counseling
WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence
WV Law Enforcement Training Board
WV Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
WV Board of Social Work Examiners

Certificates/CEU Sign In Sheets

A certificate documenting your overall participation in the conference will be available when you turn in your Overall Conference Evaluation Form. Certificates documenting CEUs will be emailed to you after sign in sheets have been verified by the WVPRCs CEU Coordinator Judy Hall.

Sign in sheets will be distributed by facilitators for all sessions. Please make sure you sign in to document your participation. We realize this may get redundant for those attending the entire conference, but sign in sheets are required by the professional organizations that grant continuing education credits.