Presented by the Immigrant Learning Center

Date:  September 29 – October 1, 2010
Location:  Westin Boston Waterfront

The National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) will be held in Boston, Massachusetts this fall. The 1st NIIC successfully brought together over 300 stakeholders: policy makers and community based organizations, service providers and the government sector last June. The focus in Denver was how to move integration efforts forward at the local, state and national level. The Boston conference will emphasize promising practices with four broad themes:   Immigrants and Naturalization, Immigrants and the Economy, Host Communities and Justice with 24 workshops on naturalization, civic engagement, public education, language, workforce development, recertification, integration models, community development and public services.

The Partnership for New Americans selected Boston because of the rich diversity of immigrant communities and the long history of progressive integration policies in the state.  The breadth and depth of Massachusetts’ immigrant community, the 7th largest overall immigrant population in the nation, provides a unique backdrop for inclusion and integration discussions as it represents one of the nation’s most diverse populations.  Governor Patrick will offer his New American Agenda as one example of uniting forces across all sectors to foster immigrant integration.   New Jersey and Massachusetts are among the first states to work on an integration policy.

Register today: www.integrationconference.org