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Active Minds' 7th National

Mental Health on Campus Conference

November 5-7, 2010

Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)

Just fifteen miles outside of New York City



Registration
Sponsorship
Travel Information
Conference Hotels
Workshop Proposals and Award Nominations
Why attend?

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  Frank Warren, founder of the award-winning PostSecret.com, will keynote the conference on Saturday afternoon.  PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a handmade postcard. Warren has been hailed as the most trusted stranger in America, is a bestselling author of five PostSecret books, and speaks to sell-out crowds across the country.

 

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Dr. John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and subject of the four-time Academy Award winning film A Beautiful Mind, will be present to receive the Founders Award for Advocacy and Awareness during the Conference Awards Dinner on Friday night, November 5.

 

Conference Registration




Sponsorship

Sponsors are key to Active Minds Conference success.  Please consider being a conference sponsor this year, and gain exposure to our hundreds of student and staff attendees.  Find information about being a sponsor here.

 

Travel Information

 The conference will be held at the Montclair State University Conference Center, located at One Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043. The Conference Center is located on campus in University Hall - The College of Education and Human Services.

Getting there by car:

For driving instructions, click here.
For campus parking directions, click here.

*Please note when using online or GPS mapping system, use 30 East Normal Avenue, Montclair (directly across the entrance to the Conference Center) as your destination. 

Getting there by plane:

We strongly recommend that you arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport, since it is the closest airport to the conference. Arrival at LaGuardia or JFK in New York will require a much lengthier drive to campus.

From the airport, take the New Jersey Transit bus No. 62 to PENN Station in Newark.  When you arrive at PENN Station in Newark, take bus No. 28 of New Jersey Transit to Montclair. This bus will take you directly to Montclair State University. You may also take a taxi from the airport.

Getting there by train/bus:

Montclair State University is located close to two train stations on the New Jersey Transit Rail - the Montclair Heights train station and the Montclair State University train station. The MidTOWN DIRECT from Penn Station in New York City, also stops at Montclair State University.

There are also several bus options from New Jersey and New York City.

For more details on how to get to the conference by train or bus, click here. For the New Jersey Transit, click here.

 

Conference Hotels

Room blocks have been created for conference attendees at the following two hotels, both within 15 minutes of the conference at Montclair State University's Conference Center:

Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel
You can call to book a room until October 14, 2010 or until all rooms are taken, whichever comes first
801 Rutherford Avenue
Rutherford, New Jersey 07070
Telephone: (201) 231-3100
Active Minds block is available from 11/4-11/7 for $119/night plus taxes
When calling the hotel, use the code Active Minds to get the special discount rate
 
Holiday Inn - Totowa 
You can call to book a room until October 4, 2010 or until all rooms are taken, whichever comes first
1 US Highway 46 West
Totowa, NJ 07512
Telephone: (973) 785-9000
Active Minds block is available from 11/4-11/7 for $89/night plus taxes
When calling the hotel, use the code Active Minds to get the special discount rate

 

Workshop Proposals and Awards

Workshop Proposals: Active Minds runs a series of concurrent workshops at the conference facilitated by our experts: students who lead successful chapters and run great programs on their campuses. We encourage your chapter to submit a proposal to lead a session at the conference this year.

Please download the Workshop Proposal Form and submit completed proposals to sara@activeminds.org by Sunday, September 19th.

Award Nominations: Each year, Active Minds recognizes the tremendous efforts and dedication of our student leaders, advisors and campus chapters at the conference. We hope that you consider nominating yourself, your chapter, your co-leaders and/or your advisor for work in the 2009-2010 school year.

Please download the Award Nomination Instructions and Form and submit completed forms to chapters@activeminds.org by 9:00 pm Thursday, October 14th.

 

 

Click Here for Information from the 2009 Conference

 

Why attend? 

 

This is what students have to say about their experience at the conference:

  • "This was an extremely amazing event.  I met so many neat and wonderful people that I can't begin to explain how good the conference was!  I am going to come very single time I can and keep involved after I graduate.  Thank you SO much."
  • "The conference exceeded my expectations.  I go to a lot of conference (almost 4 every year) for student groups and none have been as organized, mission focused, helpful, or entertaining as this one.  You gave us everything and more that we came for.  The member of our chapter have an increased interest in the group and mental health issues after attending.  The conference was even more vibrant than last year."
  • "I have never been to an Active Minds conference before and this was a great opportunity to get the true feeling and power behind what Active Minds is all about.  I was able to educate myself on a personal and professional level and gain knowledge to make myself a better advocate."
  • "I got a lot of ideas for our upcoming semester. It refreshed and motivated me."
  • "The energy was contagious! It was great to meet others and network."
  • "Thanks to what the four members of our college gained knowledge-wise from the conference, our campus will experience a rebirth of Active Minds in a way they didn't know could be.  We hope to totally change the way we were doing thing, and do them better.  Thanks to all the pointers we learned, we have a drive that can't be stopped now!"
  • "I feel so inspired to continue my mission on campus. I found so many great ideas at the conference and I feel like the information that I learned will prepare me for an Active Minds leadership role next year. Also, I was able to bring back a lot of information that will increase the longevity of Active Minds on our campus."
  • "It was great to see how many other Active Minds chapters there are and we found new ways to increase participation in our chapter."
  • "I felt that all of the speakers and panels were helpful and diverse. I also found that I was able to network with chapter members from around the country."
  • "I went to the conference expecting that it would long lectures, something similar to a class, but it was nothing like that. I enjoyed the interaction with other chapters, and how the information was presented.The conference motivated me to start a chapter on my campus. I was glad by the accessibility of the staff and the networking to be able to talk to others about starting a chapter on their campus."
  • "I gained leadership skills.  I got a lot more out of it than I thought I would. I wasn't quite sure what to expect.  Since we are not a chapter yet I was very impressed with the how to become a chapter section, and the fundraising section was also particularly helpful considering we are not a club yet. "