John Burton's Workers' Compensation Resources lists conferences (1) that devote a substantial portion of the program to workers' compensation or other programs in the workers' disability system, and (2) that are open to any person willing to pay the registration fee.

Conferences are divided into two categories:

(a)  those that have an international, national or multi-jurisdictional scope, and 

(b)  those that pertain to individual states or provinces.

John Burton's Workers' Compensation Resources does not charge for listing of the conferences.  Unless otherwise indicated, inclusion of a conference in Workers' Compensation Resources does not constitute an endorsement of the conference.  

To have your conference listed on this site fax your copy to 732-274-0678 or send an e-mail to conferences@workerscompresources.com.

A.  NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Workers' Compensation Certification Program.  Sponsored by the Workers' Compensation Center, Michigan State University, 207 South Kedzie Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1032.  Phone:  517-432-2209.  Email: wcc@msu.edu  Website:  www.lir.msu.edu/wcc

Choose from the following sessions:

May 11-15, 2009, The Goodwin Hotel, Hartford, CT (860) 246-7500

June 15-19, 2009, The James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, Lansing, MI (517) 353-4350

August 24-28, 2009, Park Place Hotel, Traverse City, MI (231) 946-5000

September 21-25, 2009, The James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, Lansing, MI (517) 353-4350

October 19-23, 2009, **Additional information below in the New Jersey section.**  The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ (609) 452-7900

November 9-13, 2009, The Marriott Hotel San Diego Del Mar, San Diego, CA (858) 523-1700

NYCOSH's Annual Workers' Compensation Conference:  Recent changes in New York ’s Workers' Compensation Law: What Do They Mean for Injured Workers?  March 6, 2009.  Held at Cornell ILR School, 16 East 34th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY.  Co-sponsored by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), the New York State AFL-CIO, and the Cornell ILR School Labor Programs.   Additional information:  Jennie Pramualphol, 212-340-2827 (jp424@cornell.edu).  Click here for flyer. 

61st Annual SAWCA Convention.  July 19-24, 2009.  Held at the Sandestine Golf & Beach Resort, Destin, FL.  Sponsored by the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), P.O. Box 910373, Lexington, KY 40591 (859) 219-0194.  Website:  www.SAWCA.com

62nd Annual SAWCA Convention.  July 19-23, 2010.  Held at the Hyatt Regency, Savannah, GA.  Sponsored by the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), P.O. Box 910373, Lexington, KY 40591 (859) 219-0194.  Website:  www.SAWCA.com

63rd Annual SAWCA Convention.  July 17-22, 2011.  Held at The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA.  Sponsored by the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), P.O. Box 910373, Lexington, KY 40591 (859) 219-0194.  Website:  www.SAWCA.com

B.  STATES AND PROVINCES

New Jersey

Workers' Compensation Certification Program.  October 19-23, 2009. Held at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, Princeton, New Jersey.  Sponsored by the Workers' Compensation Center at Michigan State University and Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.  Attendees will become a Certified Workers' Compensation  Professional (CWCP) and a New Jersey Workers' Compensation Professional (NJWCP).  Additional information:  Professor John F. Burton, Jr., School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers:  The State University of New Jersey, 56 Primrose Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540.  Email: JFBurtonjr@aol.com.