Soroptimist International Northwestern Region, the YWCA Greater Portland, and Multnomah County will host the Annual Human Trafficking Conference in January in Portland, Oregon.  Please save the date and join us for a weekend of networking, education, awareness, and empowerment as we continue moving forward to end the epidemic plaguing the Pacific Northwest; Human Sex and Labor Trafficking. Host hotels for the weekend include: Red Lion-Convention Center and the Westin-Portland;

Hotel and Airline reservations are now open – http://nwcat.org/annual-conference-2011/

The Northwest Conference Against Trafficking

January 14-16, 2011

Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR

Keynote Speakers and Presenters will include:

Former Congresswoman Linda Smith, founder of Shared Hope International

Bradley Myles, Executive Director of Polaris Project

Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of “Issues” on HLN

Beth Klein, Civil Rights Attorney and United Nations Human Trafficking Presenter

Alice Wells, Soroptimist International

Sgt. Doug Justus, Portland Vice Squad

Anne Garrett, Author of Frazzled Kids

For more information log onto www.NWCAT.org; those interested in Sponsorships, Media Support and the Resource Exhibit Expo may download applications from the website.  Conference Registration will open in September.

Please save the date and post on your calendars.  Your support is much appreciated!

NWCAT Conference Committee