The Ombuds Blog: Society for Research in Child Development Retains MWI for 2025 Conference

December 02, 2024

Society for Research in Child Development Retains MWI for 2025 Conference

SRCD has announced that MWI will serve as the Ombuds provider for its 2025 Biennial Meeting, set to take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (The position was established in 2021 by Kathleen Canul.) This decision follows SRCD’s September 2024 request for proposals to identify a new Conference Ombuds. Jai Calloway will be onsite at the meeting to offer confidential, impartial, informal, and independent support to participants in alignment with IOA standards.

Calloway brings extensive experience to this role, recently serving as the conference ombuds for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Partners in the Outdoors Conference. Additionally, Calloway serves as an ombuds with MWI for Southern New Hampshire University and the Cambridge Innovation Center. Adding MWI’s expertise underscores SRCD’s commitment to providing a respectful and supportive environment for all conference attendees. (SRDC Ombuds.)

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