Classes & TalksThursday, November 5

ILAIMH Annual Conference – Supporting the Early Years in a Changing World: Keeping Human Connection at the Center

Name: ILAIMH Annual Conference – Supporting the Early Years in a Changing World: Keeping Human Connection at the Center
Start: 2026-11-05T14:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-05T22:30:00.000Z
Location: College of DuPage 1020/Auditorium at the Culinary and Hospitality Center

Thursday, November 5 · 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. · College of DuPage 1020/Auditorium at the Culinary and Hospitality Center

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

When: Thursday, November 5 · 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: College of DuPage 1020/Auditorium at the Culinary and Hospitality Center425 Fawell Blvd · Glen Ellyn, IL · 60137

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ILAIMH 45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Supporting the Early Years in a Changing World: Keeping Human Connection at the Center

Thursday, November 5 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

College of DuPage, Turner Auditorium – Student Resource Center

451 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL

Registration closes Monday, November 2.

Please email submissions@ilaimh.org to arrange registration for 5 or more people as a group.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dana Suskind, MD

We are proud to welcome Dr. Dana Suskind, New York Times bestselling author of Parent Nation and Thirty Million Words, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Suskind will share groundbreaking research from her newest book: Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity and Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI.

Dr. Suskind is the Founder and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, Founding Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. Her work has been instrumental in deepening professionals’, parents’, and caregivers’ understanding of how early interactions and language shape brain development and relationships for infants and young children.

Every conference attendee will receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Suskind’s new book, Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity and Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

A special room rate of $129.00 is available for ILAIMH event attendees at the DoubleTree Hilton – Downers Grove on Wednesday, November 4. Details on booking can be found here.

We hope you will join us for the annual conference, in addition to the 45th Anniversary Celebration on November 4! After registering for the conference, you will receive a discount code for registration to the Celebration.

Gateways, Early Intervention and CEUs for Mental Health professionals will be given.

Please email submissions@ilaimh.org if you have any difficulties with registration. We look forward to seeing you in November!

Registration and full information is available on WildApricot

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