Upcoming Events and Trainings
Topical Conferences, Trainings and Events:
Links to conferences are shown below in date order. Additional information is shown on the link for the conference information. There are hundreds of conferences held nationwide on topics related to VAWA. It is our intention to post popular topics, nationwide events or open webinars in this space.
In addition, we have provided some links to web pages as they pertain to “Awareness Months”. These are in no way the only organizations you should look to – they are simply a link to pique your interest and to get you started.
2023
- Please click here for a list of AVA sponsored events for 2023
2022
- STOP Administrators Conference / April 26-27 / Remote Learning; details will soon be released from ALSO/STAAR
2020
April 2020
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month / National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month / United States Department of Health and Human Services
- AVA Peer to Peer Opportunity
March
- AVA’s Annual Meeting – March 24th, 2020 – Postponed
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2019
October 2019
- AVA/NAVAA Joint Peer-to-Peer (P2P) / Charleston SC / October 9-10, 2019
June 2019
- LGBT Pride Month
May 2019
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
April 2019
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month / National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month / United States Department of Health and Human Services
- AVA Annual Meeting / Albuquerque, NM / April 30, 2019
- 2019 Joint Meeting of STOP Administrators, State and Territory Coalition Directors, and Tribal Coalition Directors / Albuquerque, NM / April 30-May 1, 2019
- International Conference on Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence and Increasing Access / San Diego, CA / April 22-24, 2019 / Registration starts 9/3/18
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2018
October 2018
- NNEDV “Chefs Take a Stand to End Domestic Violence” / Washington, DC / October 1
September 2018
- NCADV’s 17th National Conference on Domestic Violence / Providence, RI / September 23-26
August 2018
- National Sexual Assault Conference 2018 / Anaheim, CA / August 29-31
July 2018
- OVW Webinar /July 18 / 5:00 – 6:00 pm EST.
June 2018
- LGBTQ Pride Month / Library of Congress Info on LGBTQ Month
April 2018
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month
March 2018
- AVA Annual Meeting / Atlanta, GA / March 20
- 2018 Joint STOP Conference / Atlanta, GA / March 19-23
February 2018
- Teen Doing Violence Awareness Month
January 2018
- National Stalking Awareness Month / Stalking Resource Center
Past Conferences:
November 2017
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women / United Nations / November 25
October 2017
- AVA sponsored Peer to Peer Meeting / Nashville, TN / October 4-5 / Register here.
September 2017 
- 2017 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence /Pre-Conference Institutes: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 /Two Day Conference: September 27th-28th, 2017 / San Francisco, California (Pre-Registration Open in May 2017)
July 2017
- Webinar / Introducing the StrongHearts Native Helpline: Supporting Native Survivors of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence /Jul 26, 2017 2:30 3:30 PM EDT
June 2017
- NSVRC National Sexual Assault Conference / June 7-9 / Dallas, Texas
May 2017 
- Changing the landscape: A dialogue with journalists reporting on sexual violence / May 9, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT)/ Washington, DC
- Webinar / 10 Myths of Sexual Assault / May 17, 2017 from 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
April 2017
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month / National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Systems Change / April 18-20 / Orlando, FL
March 2017
- Women’s History Month / National Women’s History Project
- AVA Annual Meeting, Tuscon, AZ – details here.
February 2017
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month / National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- Black History Month
- SAVE the DATE / Peer to Peer Regional Meeting (AVA) / February 7-8 / Austin, TX
- 2nd Biennial Conference for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence / February 06, 2017 – Wednesday, February 08, 2017 /Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence / Topeka, KS
January 2017
- Webinar / “Conforming STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program Regulations to Statutory Change; Definitions and Confidentiality Requirements Applicable to All OVW Grant Programs” (OVW) / January 12, 2017 / Session 1: 11 am ET / Session 2: 4 pm ET /Dial-in Number: 641.715.3580 /Access code: 760879