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Thursday, October 2, 2008
7:15am-8:15am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15am-8:30am
Welcome, Judge Charles F. Pratt
8:30am-9:30am
Keynote,TBA
9:30am-9:45am
Break
9:45am-11:15am
Morning Workshops
11:15am-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:30pm
Keynote, TBA
12:30pm-12:45pm
Break
12:45pm-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm-1:45pm
Break
1:45pm-2:45pm
Keynote, TBA
2:45pm-3:00pm
Break
3:00pm-4:30pm
Afternoon Workshops
Speaker publications will be available for purchase and speakers will be available for book signing throughout the day Service Fair will be open throughout the day in the Expo Hall
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David Walsh, Ph.D: President and Founder National Institute on Media and the Family |
Dr. Walsh is the president and founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family based in Minneapolis, MN. Psychologist, educator, author and parent of three Dr. Walsh has emerged as one of the world's leading authorities on parenting, family life and the impact of media on children and teens. He has written eight books including the national best seller Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen (Free Press, 2004).
David Walsh, Ph.D. is a highly sought after international speaker. His presentations focus on brain development, adolescence, the impact of media on children and the factors that influence school performance, literacy, and violence prevention. His presentations are down to earth, understandable, engaging, and laced with warmth and humor.
Dr. Walsh is a frequent guest on national radio and television. He has appeared on such programs as CBS 60 Minutes, NBC Dateline, CBS Early Show, News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Good Morning America, Today Show, the Jane Pauley Show and National Public Radio's All Things Considered. His work has been covered in major newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Reader's Digest, and others. He has been featured in three nationally broadcast specials on PBS.
Dr. Walsh received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota. He is currently on the faculty there and is also a consultant to the World Health Organization. He has been the recipient of many awards including the 1999 "Friend of the Family Award" presented by the Council on Family Relations. He and his wife Monica have three grown children, Dan, Brian, and Erin.