End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) is pleased to announce that we will be holding the first of three 2013 Regional Training Conferences in Charlotte, North Carolina. This 2-day training will be held at the Westin Charlotte Hotel on Thursday, January 31 and Friday, February 1, 2013.These regional training conferences are designed to complement our international conference that we host once a year, as well as our OnLine Training Institute (OLTI) and webinar events, to offer a range of training options for professionals in the field. While the annual conference offers an incredible opportunity to hear from as many as 80 leading experts facilitating 48 workshops and 6 plenary sessions -- we continually receive requests to host regional training conferences on a smaller scale, to address the fundamentals of how to improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and domestic violence. This is consistent with our mission as an organization, which is to inspire and educate those who respond to gender-based violence - with the goal of better supporting victims, holding perpetrators accountable, and ultimately make our communities safer.We encourage you to join us for a cutting edge opportunity highlighting: 

• Dynamics: What Does Sexual Assault Really Look Like?
• Effective Report Writing: Using the Language of Non-Consensual Sex
• Interviewing the Victim: Techniques Based on the Realistic Dynamics of Sexual Assault
• Identifying and Implementing Innovative Investigation & Prosecution Strategies
• Evidence Assessment, Interpretation & Investigative Impact
• Threat Assessment & Lethality
• Dual Assault
• Interpretation of Injuries
• Dominant / Primary Aggressor
• Stalking Personalities and Behavior
• Safety Planning
• Challenges & Barriers to the Criminal Justice Response & Victim Services Collaboration

Who will benefit: 

• Law Enforcement
• Prosecutors
• Victim Advocates
• Judges
• Parole & Probation
• Rape Crisis Workers
• Medical Personnel
• Clergy / Faith Community
• Educators
• Therapists
• Public Health Workers
• Researchers
• Social Workers