JOIN US! • June 4th – 6th, 2024 at the
ANN ARBOR MARRIOTT YPSILANTI at EAGLE CREST • ANN ARBOR, MI
Permanency | Partnership | Professional Wellbeing
We are excited to announce the AAICAMA 2024 Conference! The conference dates are June 4th – 6th, 2024 and the location is the beautiful, lakeside resort near Ann Arbor in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Click here for a preview of the grounds, hotel, and conference venue of the ANN ARBOR MARRIOTT YPSILANTI at EAGLE CREST.
Please join us in education, training, discussion, and celebration of the field of permanency, child welfare, and the state workforce that makes it all happen- you. Below, please see the AAICAMA Preliminary Agenda and Conference and Hotel Registration information.
AAICAMA Conf24 Preliminary Agenda
- Partners in Healthcare: Medicaid/Managed care, package approaches to children’s health
- Partners in Permanency: Attorneys, the Courts, State Programs
- Partners in the Adoption Journey: The need and value of pre- and post-adoptive supports
- The ICAMA System: Updates, training, state Q&As
- Self-care for state, child welfare staff
- Federal Policy Update/CWLA
- ICAMA Administrator Training
- Medicaid/Title IV-E Training
* A Full Programmatic Description of the Agenda and Schedule is forthcoming.
The 2024 AAICAMA Conference is an AAICAMA-focused event. The Conference is specially designed for ICAMA Administrators and state, child welfare, and Medicaid staff who support the wellbeing of children and youth from foster care to adoptive permanency. Michigan is our wonderful host state and local child welfare and Medicaid staff from the region are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Collaborative Excellence
Conf24 will focus on permanency, partnership and wellbeing. We will reinforce training and understanding of the new ICAMA System hosted on the eCare Vault platform. We will discuss state practice issues and work together to develop model practices in support of state efforts to administer the Compact and the Title IV-E and Medicaid programs that meet the special needs of the children we serve.
To promote and support attendance at Conf24, AAICAMA has created a Conference Attendance Letter. Please contact the AAICAMA National Office for a template of the Letter that your State can tailor to substantiate your participation and receive approval for attendance.
Conference Registration includes:
- Full, 2-and-a-half day Conference Program
- Hot, buffet-style breakfast, lunch, and AM & PM snack breaks
- Opening Reception on the evening of Tuesday, June 4th
Register here today to reserve your spot! Be a part of the Association’s annual exchange of ideas, innovation, and training that is the Forum created by convening states for the AAICAMA Conference. Full information and link for registration will also be sent in an All-State email to your Compact and/or Deputy Compact Administrator for your State.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Early Bird Rate: $725; General Registration: $775; Late Registration: $825; On-site Registration: $875
Ticket Sales Schedule:
January 9 to April 5 – Early Bird Registration $725
April 6 to May 10 – General Registration $775
May 11 to June 2 – Late Registration $825
June 3 and 4 – On-site registration $875
Payments accepted: Please see payment options at checkout.
We accept:
- Credit card through this site upon checkout
- Check by mail: AAICAMA, 727 15th Street NW, Suite 1200, Washington DC 20005.
- With prior notice, AAICAMA will also accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover at the Conference Registration table. We cannot accept American Express.
HOTEL RESERVATION AND INFORMATION: A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for AAICAMA at the Eagle Crest Resort at the federal, per diem rate on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. Additional hotels are available near the Resort for overflow.
Hotel rate: Basic rate (federal per diem) applicable tax, and the total: $134 rate x 6% sales tax x 5% occupancy tax= $148.74.
Making Reservations:
A dedicated website is now available for your attendees to book their hotel rooms online. Reservations can be made starting January 2, 2024, at this special Booking Website: https://book.passkey.com/e/50747435
Please contact the AAICAMA National Office if you have any questions.
Conference 2023 — AAICAMA Thanks You!
The Association and its Executive Board are grateful to all who joined us in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2023 Conference, held May 9 – 11.
This year’s conference was graciously Co-Hosted by the states of Missouri and Illinois and local staff from each state attended.
From the full membership, 27 States were represented and gathered at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, to share in education, training, and state exchanges through the forum that is created by and through AAICAMA Members.
Click here for a downloadable, full, Programmatic Description of the Full Conference Agenda.
The 2023 AAICAMA Conference was an AAICAMA-only event. The Conference is specially designed for ICAMA Administrators and state, child welfare and Medicaid staff who support the well-being of children and youth from foster care to adoptive permanency.
From the top left:
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- Registration at the Charles F. Knight Center of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- AAICAMAs Leadership: Executive Board and Director
- Keynote Speaker: Darrell Missey, Director, Missouri Children’s Division
- Group discussions during the session: Advocacy in Child Welfare: From 60k feet to Desk Level- How You Can Influence Child Outcomes
- The 2023 AAICAMA Child Advocate Award winners: Carissa Decker (ID) and Adrian Owens (GA)
To view or download the Conference Presentations and Handouts (in progress):
Tuesday, May 9 Sessions:
1- eCare Vault/ICAMA System Redesign presentation
1a- ICAMA System Redesign Press Release
2- ICAMA System presentation – S. Boyle
2a- ICAMA System User Policy Agreement – Updated!
3- A Journey for Families presentation – D. Missey
4- Ten Directives: Reforming Child Welfare – D. Missey
5- AAICAMA Compact Administrator Training
6- Policy Update – K. Mapa
6a- Fostering Connections one-pager – CWLA
6b- Safer Communities one-pager – CWLA
To view or download the AAICAMA Publications typically distributed at the Conference:
1- AAICAMA Brochure: Who We Are
2- AAICAMA Resource- Practice Bulletin_EPSDT
3- AAICAMA Resource- Factsheet_Title IV-E and Medicaid
4- AAICAMA Resource- Factsheet_The ICAMA
5- AAICAMA Resource- Factsheet_Non Title IV-E and Medicaid NEW!