2008

• On April 28, 2008, Council Member Judy Cameron was a featured presenter at an Economic Summit: Building the Case for Investments in Early Education. Held in Madison, WI, this event was hosted by the Committee for Economic Development, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, and Partners for Wisconsin's Economic Success. The purpose of the event was to continue to engage and mobilize community leadership teams around the importance of early childhood investments in economic development.
• On April 15, 2008, Council Member Charles A. Nelson gave a presentation, "The Childhood Roots of Adult Disease: Exploring the Biology & Psychology of Early Life Stress," at the sixth lecture of a Colloquium Series sponsored by The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Held in Boston, MA at Children's Hospital Boston, the event was attended by approximately 100 members of the Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School communities, and was also webcast to 30 hospitals and community health centers in Alberta, Canada. The event presented a multidisciplinary perspective on the investigation of causal mechanisms that explain differences in health status associated with early childhood adversity. The event was introduced by Council Chair Jack Shonkoff.
• On March 19, 2008, Council Member Pat Levitt provided testimony at the Tennessee General Assembly House Education Committee Hearing of the K-12 Subcommittee in Nashville, TN. Dr. Levitt's comments provided neuroscience research to help inform policy makers about legislation that would change the age at which children in Tennessee enter pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.
• On March 10, 2008, Council Member Art Rolnick gave a presentation, "Neuroscience and Human Capital Formation: Economic Development Meets the Science of Early Childhood," at the fifth lecture of a Colloquium Series sponsored by The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Held in Allston, MA at Harvard Business School, the event was attended by 100 members of the Harvard and greater Boston communities. The lecture discussed how the science of early childhood development and four decades of program evaluation research can inform investment strategies focused on the early childhood roots of human capital. The event was moderated by Council Chair Jack Shonkoff.
• On February 19, 2008, Council Member Pat Levitt gave a lecture as part of the Oregon Health and Science University Brain Awareness Lecture Series 2008. Held in Portland, OR, Levitt's presentation was entitled "The Developing Human Brain: What is Normal and What is Not." The event was attended by about 1,000 people from the lay community.
• On February 15, 2008, Council Chair Jack Shonkoff participated in a panel discussion "Poverty and Brain Development: Correlations, Mechanisms, and Societal Implications" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.
• On February 11, 2008, Council Member Charles A. Nelson gave a presentation, "What’s Best for Children? How Judges Use Neuroscience to Break the Cycle of Child Maltreatment," at the fourth lecture of a Colloquium Series sponsored by The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Held in Cambridge, MA at Harvard Law School, the event was attended by 150 members of the Harvard community to hear about short-and long-term impacts of toxic stress related to child abuse and neglect, parental substance abuse, maternal depression, and exposure to violence. The event was moderated by Council Chair Jack Shonkoff.
• On February 7, 2008, Council Member Eric Knudsen presented "The Attentive Brain: How Early Experiences Shape Attention and Learning" at the Learning and the Brain conference entitled Focusing the Mind: Using Brain Research to Enhance Learning, Attention, & Memory. The event, held in San Francisco, CA, was sponsored by Stanford University School of Education, UCSB Neuroscience Research Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.
• On January 23, 2008, Council Member Deborah Phillips testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor as part of the "Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success" hearing. Dr. Phillips provided an overview of early brain development and its implications for early childhood education and summarized her work on the developmental effects of preschool education.
• On January 17, 2008, Council Member Deborah Phillips presented “Science of Early Childhood Development” at the Birth to Five Policy Alliance Peer Advocate Roundtable in Washington, D.C. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to discuss enhancing public investment of at-risk infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. 
• On January 15, 2008, Council Chair Jack Shonkoff presented A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy at the Connecticut Governor’s Early Childhood Summit: Investing in the First 1,000 Days, held in Hartford, CT. Sponsored by the National Governors Association, Shonkoff spoke to an audience of educators and policymakers at an event signifying the introduction of the state's first birth to three system framework.

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