Spring 2012 Conference
On behalf of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), I extend a warm invitation to you, our membership, and all rehabilitation professionals and educators throughout the U.S. and the world to attend the 12th Annual NCRE National Rehabilitation Educators Conference. An exciting conference is planned. Tracks include rehabilitation, legislation, training, service delivery outcomes, and evidence-based practice. I look forward to seeing you in San Francisco on April 11th to 13th!
Ken Hergenrather, NCRE President
Conference Theme and Tracks
Conference Theme
"Spanning Horizons: Bridging Research, Education and Service"
Proposal Tracks
The proposal tracks of the 2012 National Rehabilitation Educators Conference focus on current issues in rehabilitation education, practice, and research. The proposal tracks are:
(1) Rehabilitation legislative action: Strategies and interventions
(2) Health Care Reform and consumers with disabilities
(3) Improving service delivery outcomes for consumer with disabilities
(4) Rehabilitation education training outcomes: undergraduate and graduate interventions
(5) Evidence-based practice in rehabilitation counseling and education
(6) Forensic rehabilitation practice
(7) HIV/AIDS and employment
(8) Service provision to consumers with intellectual disabilities
(9) Service provision to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender consumers with disabilities
(10) Service provision to African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander consumers with disabilities
Conference Agenda
Downloadable Agenda - Draft (Last updated 03/02/12)
Special Sessions
“Demonstrated effectiveness of CBPR: Lessons learned from HoMBReS, a culturally congruent, community-level HIV prevention intervention.” -Scott Rhodes, Ph.D., MPH, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
“Rehabilitation Advocacy: From grass roots to the White House.” - Liza Conyers, Ph.D., CRC, LPC, The Pennsylvania State University
“Building a federally funded research program: From observational research to randomized trials.” - Judith Moskowitz, Ph.D., MPH, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Conference Registration
Online Conference Registration
Faculty at Academic Member Institution of NCRE
Early Bird Rate: $340.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $390.00
Individual Member of NCRE
Early Bird Rate: $290.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $340.00
Student Member of NCRE
Early Bird Rate: $190.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $220.00
Student Non Member of NCRE
Early Bird Rate: $220.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $250.00
Non-Member of NCRE
Early Bird Rate: $385.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $435.00
The registration below includes a conference bag, one day registration name badge and meals provided on that day only. If you have any questions about this registration type please contact the office before you register at info@ncre.org.
One-Day Registration (Online Registration Fee)
Early Bird Rate: $175.00
Standard Rate Beginning March 23rd: $200.00
Available for Thursday, April 12, 2012 and Friday, April 13, 2012
One-Day Registration (On Site Hotel Fee): $230.00
Available for Thursday, April 12, 2012 and Friday, April 13, 2012
Continuing Education Units
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be available for the following: Pre-Conference Workshops, General and Concurrent Sessions and Poster Presentations conducted during the conference.
CEU’s for ethics and general credits will be available to all CRC holders.
- Ethics credits: between 7-9 hours
- General credits: between 10-12 hours
Hotel Info/Reservations
Website: SFO Airport Marriott Hotel
Phone: 1-650-692-9100
Address: 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010
Hotel Reservation Now Open
Please make sure to reserve your rooms early. Rooms at the conference rate are limited and cannot be guaranteed. The NCRE room block is only reserved for those who have registered and plan to attend the conference. When making reservations, please be sure to indicate the block of rooms under NCRE.
The cutoff date for room reservations at the conference rate of $139.00 a night for a single or double room plus 10.25% tax is Friday, March 23, 2012.
Method of Reservation - Via Phone
Reservations for the NCRE conference can be made directly with Marriott reservations at the toll free number, (1-800-228-9290) or directly with the hotel at (1-650-692-9100).
Method of Reservation - Via Internet
Visit the Online Reservation Link to facilitate your reservation. You will be directed to the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival and departure date to begin the reservation process.
Hotel Discounts
NCRE attendees will pay $5.00 dollars a night for the Internet in sleeping rooms, reduced from $13.00 dollars a night during your entire stay.
NCRE attendees will receive a 10% discount at Flights 101 Lobby Lounge and Hangar Steak Restaurant both located in the main floor of the hotel. View the restaurant menus.
Conference Hotel Parking Discount
Fifty percent (50%) discount off 2012 onsite parking prices.
The on-site parking, fee is currently $20.00 USD daily. NCRE attendees will pay $10.00 USD daily.
In order to receive the discounted rate for you entire stay please inform the front desk when you check into the hotel.
Transportation Information
Main Airport Hub: San Francisco International Airport
Complimentary Shuttle Name: Marriott/Hyatt Regency
The SFO Airport Marriott Hotel (main conference hotel) offers a complimentary shuttle to and from the San Francisco Airport with the following operating hours below.
Please note: To catch the airport shuttle you must go to the upper level (departures) and locate the designated courtesy stops outside each terminal (Marriott/Hyatt Regency).
4:00am – 9:00am Every 10 Minutes
9:00am – 7:00pm Every 15 Minutes
7:00pm – 11:00pm Every 10 Minutes
11:00pm –12:00am Every 15 minutes
Because the shuttle is a complementary service, unfortunately there are no reservations for pickup at the airport.
Accessible Transportation
An ADA-compliant shuttle is available through the hotel at no cost. If you would like to use this service, please contact Ali Lahip (Ali.Lahip@marriott.com) at the San Francisco Airport Marriott hotel to make arrangements.
Downtown Burlingame, CA
Hotel transportation to/from downtown Burlingame, CA (1 mile from main conference hotel) is complimentary.
Additional Burlingame Trolley information
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
BART Terminal: San Francisco Int'l Airport Station International Terminal, Level 3.
The hotel shuttle is complimentary to/from the Bart Station.
Additional BART information
Bart Service Hours
Weekdays (4:00 am - Midnight)
Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight)
Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight)
BART Accessible Pathways
Additional information about Elevator Locations and Accessible Pathways for San Francisco Int'l Airport BART Statio
