Top Ten Take Aways from the 20th Biennial Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children

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Attending this year’s was one of the highlights of my career in gifted advocacy! It was a week filled with incredible memories of friendships made, heroes met and a wealth of information that will enhance my work in the gifted advocacy.

Where else could I have invited a few friends over for the evening … from across the U.S., Mexico, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and Vietnam? Where else could I meet leaders and icons from around the world? Where else could I have conversations … deep, significant conversations … with people whose work I’d followed for over a decade?

Attending conferences isn't something parents often do in the gifted community. In fact, many gifted organizations believe that their conferences are predominately for educators and academics. However, I cannot stress enough the value you will find in going to a conference. It doesn't have to be a national or international conference; consider a state or regional conference whenever available.

And now for my Top 10 Take Aways:

#10 Gluten-free diets are ‘catching on’.

# 9   was spot on!

#8   Networking is an excellent benefit of attending any conference.

#7   The World Conference with FREE wi-fi showcased how to use social media to 

an extent never before seen at a gifted conference. (This one’s for you, !)

      #6   Friendships made online are even better in real life.

Mary St. George, Leslie Graves, Lisa Conrad and Jen Merrill

#5   Parents are welcome at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children … 

now they need to get involved.

#4   An older generation is poised to pass on the baton, but who is prepared to accept?

#3   Twitter can be used effectively to enhance the experience of both attendees and 

non-attendees to any conference without detriment to the organizer or presenter.

#2   Fate brought a lot of great people together!

#1   The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children is in good hands!

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