NIIC 2012
Join us for NIIC 2012, an exciting event that brings together policymakers, practitioners, refugee resettlement professionals, faith leaders, elected officials, government employees, funders, organizers, researchers, business representatives, students, and others stakeholders from across the country to think and learn together.
The National Partnership for New Americans programed The National Immigrant Integration Conference 2012 to engage bipartisan experts and organizations in the immigrant and refugee policy, advocacy, government, research and social service arena to discuss innovative and effective ways to expand and improve integration for immigrants and refugees on a local and national level.
This year’s conference will be held at the Baltimore Hilton in Baltimore, Maryland from September 22-25, 2012. We expect that the 2012 conference will draw between 800-1000 participants, and will deepen the understanding and strategic thinking about what constitutes immigrant integration and how we move forward integration nationally and across many different states and cities nationwide.
The conference is the signature event of the National Partnership for New Americans (the Partnership), a partnership of twelve immigrant rights coalitions from across the country. The Partnership’s mission is to advance the integration and active citizenship of immigrants to achieve a vibrant, just, and welcoming democracy for all. These organizations represent a vast cross-section of the nation’s immigrants in both traditional and new-gateway states and have a proven track record of developing campaigns, and moving public policy and public will.
Proud New Americans, courtesy of CASA de Maryland
Naturalization Ceremony, courtesy of Máté Vladár