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2005
February
15
Deadline for applications for ILCA
Education Coordinator
February
28
Deadline for
submissions of 20th
Anniversary commemorative art
Deadline for
Conference
Program Planning Committee applications
March 1
Deadline for 2005
Annual Conference Poster Presentations
March
2
IBCLC
Day
March
4-6
ILCA Board Meeting, San
Diego, California, USA
March
31
Deadline for
Eli Hormann
Memorial Scholarship and ILCA
General Scholarship applications for 2005 ILCA Conference
April 1
Deadline for Research
Grant applications
July 8-12
ILCA's
20th Anniversary Conference & Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
USA
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ILCA’s
20th Anniversary Conference, Chicago, Illinois USA
Breaking
the Barriers to Breastfeeding: Research, Policy and Practice:Celebrating
20 Years of Clinical Excellence!
July
8-12, 2005 at the luxurious Chicago Hilton Hotel
Excitement is
building for ILCA’s 20th anniversary conference! The registration
brochure is online now on the Conferences
page of the ILCA website and was mailed to members and affiliates
in January. Remember to register by May 15 to receive the Early
Bird rate. Take advantage of the discounted hotel room rates three
days before and after the conference to enjoy all that Chicago has
to offer.
If you would
like additional printed copies of the registration brochure for
colleagues or postcards to distribute at classes, conferences and
meetings, please contact the ILCA office at conference@ilca.org.
[more]
ILCA scholarships for 2005 annual conference
Applications
are invited for two scholarships – the ILCA General Scholarship
and the Eli Hormann Memorial Scholarship --for attendance at the
2005 annual conference. [more]
Find
a Roommate for ANY Conference!
If you’re looking for a roommate for the 2005 ILCA conference
- or any conference - ILCA's online Discussion
Board is a good place to find one! Go to www.ilca.org,
click on Discussion Board, and then on Attending a Conference?
Find a Roommate to post your roommate request.
Use the Discussion Board to help plan your trip! Ask local members
for sightseeing suggestions, favorite restaurants and stores, and
excursions off the beaten track.
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Call For Applicants |
In
this 20th anniversary year, plan to get involved with ILCA to play
your part in advancing our profession! Following are some current
opportunities!
ILCA
Education Coordinator – application deadline February 15,
2005
Applications
are invited for the position of ILCA Education Coordinator who will
be responsible for coordinating all of ILCA’s educational
activities, initiatives and materials as well as working closely
with ILCA committees involved in educational efforts. [more]
Conference
Program Planning Committee – application deadline February
28
ILCA is currently
seeking applications for the Conference Program Planning Committee.
[more]
Independent
Study Module reviewers needed
ILCA is recruiting
IBCLCs to assist during the production of new independent study
modules. Reviewers will answer study module questions to help determine
the amount of time required to complete the module. [more]
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In
Memoriam
Hugh
Riordan MD
Long time
ILCA member and leader in lactation education and research,
Dr. Jan Riordan, lost her beloved husband, Dr. Hugh Riordan,
on January 7, 2005 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Dr. Riordan, 72,
was a doctor of medicine (psychiatry) and founder and president
of The Center for Improvement of Human Functioning International,
in Wichita. [more]
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IBCLC
Day |
Celebrating IBCLC Day - Wednesday March 2, 2005
IBCLC Day was
created as part of ILCA's mission to promote IBCLCs worldwide and
is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in March. This is
your Day! Use ILCA's colorful IBCLC Day poster, IBCLC retractable
badge holder and IBCLC Day balloons, all available in the Bookstore
to promote your credential. Visit the IBCLC Day page for more ways
to celebrate. (Please note that the IBCLC Day t-shirt pictured here
was custom made for baby Elisha by his grandmother, member Margot
Mann, and is not for purchase). [more]
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2005
ILCA's 20th Anniversary |
Share your ILCA memories!
We invite you
to reminisce about your own personal history with ILCA.
[more]
Commemorative
Art for ILCA’s 20th Anniversary –submission deadline
February 28, 2005
To mark ILCA’s
20th anniversary, artists are invited to submit a drawing or painting
depicting the work of lactation consultants in their role of supporting
mothers and babies with breastfeeding. [more]
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In
The News |
| ILCA’s
Tsunami Response Update
ILCA President
Doraine Bailey reports:
”Nearly 100 ILCA members contacted the ILCA office to
offer their help on-site with tsunami recovery efforts throughout
the Indian Ocean Rim. Their offer of assistance is greatly
appreciated. For now, UNICEF has advised us that they only
need assistance from individuals 'in country'. If you currently
live in a country affected by the tsunami and are able to
assist UNICEF, please contact the ILCA office. [more]
JoAnne Scott resigns as Executive Director of IBLCE
In January
2005, JoAnne Scott MA, IBCLC, original Executive Director
of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
(IBLCE) gave notice of her impending resignation as the Executive
Director due to health problems. The following tribute was
written by Sue Cox, IBCLC, AM, ILCA’s President-elect.
[more]
Executive
Summary of November 2004 ILCA Board of Directors meeting
The November
2004 meeting of the ILCA Board of Directors (BOD) was held
at the ILCA office in Raleigh, North Carolina USA. An Executive
Summary of the meeting may be read on the About
ILCA page of the ILCA website.
New
AAP Guidelines on Breastfeeding
The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a revised policy statement
on Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk to replace its
1997 policy. The new policy was released in the February 2005
issue of Pediatrics. www.pediatrics.org
[more]
UNICEF
UK Baby Friendly Initiative workshops
The UNICEF
UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) has launched two new one-day
workshops to support health care facilities working to adopt
best practice standards. Workshops cover auditing practices
to support breastfeeding, and delivering in-house breastfeeding
education. [more]
La
Leche League seeks stories from employed nursing mothers
La Leche
League International (LLLI) seeks help in finding stories
for a book in which working women tell how they combine paid
work with breastfeeding. The book will be produced in collaboration
with the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and
the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) [more]
ILCA
membership renewals due now for 2005
If
you haven't already renewed, be sure to do so immediately,
to ensure continued access to the Members Only content
of the website and delivery of your JHL. As well as
renewing by mail, you can do so on the ILCA
website quickly and easily, and save on postage!
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Letters
To the editor:
When I
received the 2005 ILCA Conference registration brochure, I
read the new policy on the presence of babies and children
in conference meeting rooms with great satisfaction. Bravo
to ILCA’s Board of Directors for recognizing the importance
and feasibility of a more culturally competent policy! A more
family-friendly conference will better meet the needs of mothers
with little ones and still maintain an environment essential
to learning.
Cynthia Good Mojab,
MS, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
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