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SUMMARY:Alabama Writers Cooperative Conference (Sept. 11-13) in Homewood\, Alabama
DESCRIPTION:The Alabama Writers Cooperative (AWC) welcomes writers from all over the state to its 2026 conference at Homewood Public Library. Faculty representing a variety of genres and publishing backgrounds will offer practical information\, workshops\, and inspiration for emerging and experienced writers. There will be networking opportunities plus a social and open mic night at Little Professor Bookstore. Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Greene will deliver the keynote address: The Courage to Write Now. Participants may register for three days or individual days. \nRegistration details\, schedule\, and faculty bios: https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/2026-conferenceinformation \nFriday\, September 11\, 2026 \nHomewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Road\, Homewood\, AL 35209 \n11 a.m. – Registration and Bookstore Opens \n12:45 p.m. – Welcome \n1 p.m. – Using Dream Imagery in Writing (Miriam Calleja) \n2 p.m. – Panel Discussion: How to Write Stories People Can’t Stop Reading (Audrey Atkins\, Mary Dansak\, TK Thorne\, Javacia Harris Bowser) \n3 p.m. – Creating Poetry Collections Readers Will Love (Kwoya Fagin Maples) \n4 p.m. – What Authors Should Know about AI (Carrie Rollwagen) \n6–8 p.m. – Wine Down Social & Open Mic (Little Professor Bookshop\, 2738 18th St South\, Homewood\, AL 35209) \nSaturday\, September 12\, 2026 \nHomewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Road\, Homewood\, AL 35209 \n8 a.m. – Registration and Bookstore Opens \n8:30 a.m – Welcome \n9 a.m. – The Business of Writing (Bob McGough) \n10 a.m. – What Comes After: Responsible Practices for the “After” Poem (Jermaine Thompson) \n11 a.m. – Getting Started as a Writer? How to Get Published (Catherine Hamrick) \n2 p.m. – A Soulful Approach to the Creative Process (Charlotte Donlon) \n3 p.m. – Changing the world through children’s literature (Tanisa Moore) \n4 p.m. – Steps to Traditional Publishing: The Manuscript is Completed\, What Now? (Hallie Christensen) \n Sunday\, September 13\, 2026 \nVulcan Park & Museum\, 1701 Valley View Drive\, Birmingham\, AL 35209 \n8 a.m. – Awards Brunch and Keynote Address \nKeynote Speaker: Salaam Green\, Birmingham Poet Laureate \nKeynote Address: The Courage to Write Now
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/alabama-writers-cooperative-conference-sept-11-13-in-homewood-alabama/
LOCATION:Homewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Rd\, Homewood\, Alabama 35209\, United States
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SUMMARY:APAC's 20th Annual Permanency Conference - A Legacy of Permanency: Celebrating 20 Years of Growth & Stability
DESCRIPTION:Trauma-Informed Adoption and Permanency Conference for Child Welfare Professionals and Caregivers Across Alabama\nHosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)\, a program of the Children’s Aid Society of Alabama\n💲 Registration: $275.00 for room and CEU certification\nFREE for all Alabama DHR staff in attendance \nFor 20 years\, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier adoption and child welfare training conference\, bringing together Alabama DHR staff\, clinicians\, social workers\, counselors\, child-serving professionals\, as well as foster and adoptive parents\, committed to permanency\, healing\, and healthy lifelong family connections. \nThis milestone year features nationally recognized keynote speaker Jamole Callahan\, a foster care alum and systems-change leader\, presenting “Rooted in Belonging.” His keynote reframes permanency as a lifelong promise built through relationships\, culture\, and community accountability. \nWhat to Expect: \n✔️ Trauma-informed\, adoption-competent workshops\n✔️ Practical tools for supporting foster and adopted children\n✔️ Strategies to strengthen permanency outcomes\n✔️ Content for professionals and caregivers across Alabama\n✔️ Opportunities for reflection\, renewal\, and connection \nWho Should Attend: \n– Alabama DHR staff\n– Social workers\, counselors\, and clinicians\n– Child welfare and youth-serving professionals\n– Foster & adoptive parents\n– Advocates supporting permanency and family stability \n🎓 Earn up to 13 CEU contact hours for social workers and counselors (including clinical\, ethics\, and supervision hours; details forthcoming). \nJoin us April 22nd – 24th at the Embassy Suites by Hilton\, Hoover and reconnect with your purpose\, strengthen your practice\, and recommit to ensuring every child experiences belonging\, stability\, and family. \nRegister today to secure your spot https://bit.ly/APACPermanency2026.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/apacs-20th-annual-permanency-conference-a-legacy-of-permanency-celebrating-20-years-of-growth-stability/
CATEGORIES:Adult Classes,Agency Training,Conference
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SUMMARY:Local Legacy Conference
DESCRIPTION:A free\, full-day gathering for business owners\, advisors\, and community leaders focused on building and preserving community wealth through practical succession strategies that keep our businesses locally owned\, with a focus on employee ownership. \nThis conference was funded as part of the city of Birmingham’s BOLD grant initiative\, run by the department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity\, and was organized by a team of community residents that have been canvassing local businesses since January. \nThe conference doesn’t just bring outside experts to discuss business retention; it brings actual local business owners as honorary co-sponsors to tell their stories and speak on the importance of legacy (we can provide a list of local co-sponsors if helpful) \nIt supplements their stories with local and national resources in succession planning and employee ownership including Project Equity\, the National Center for Employee Ownership\, Transworld Business Advisors\, and the Birmingham Business Alliance \nAttendees will see a documentary screening on Alatrade Foods\, the largest employee-owned company based in Alabama\, and hear from Recovery Hardware founder Gina Schaefer on her own business’ transition.  \nThis conference is part of our Local Legacy Campaign launch\, which has mobilized more than $100M from national impact investors to purchase legacy businesses from retiring owners and transition them to employee ownership — usually at little or no cost to employees. \nThe conference runs 8:30am – 3:00pm with a networking happy hour until 4:00. Breakfast and lunch are included. It’s free and open to all.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/local-legacy-conference/
LOCATION:Sloss Furnaces\, 20 32nd St N\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI in Action Business Summit
DESCRIPTION:AI in Action: Business Summit\nReal use cases. Real results. Real next steps. \nApril 10\, 2026 | UAB Collat School of Business \nJoin business leaders\, faculty\, and students for a one-day\, highly practical summit on how organizations are using AI right now and what comes next. AI in Action cuts through the hype with real use cases\, lessons learned\, and the leadership decisions behind measurable results. \nYou’ll hear from speakers including Shegun Otulana (Harmony Venture Labs)\, Anurag Banerjee (Quilt AI)\, Thea Ducrow (Bird’s AI View)\, Vitale Hardin (Vitale & Co.)\, Austin Senseman (Birmingham AI)\, and Steven Stith (Shell) with additional AI-forward companies\, hands-on breakouts\, and more to be announced. \nExperience AI throughout the day with interactive activities including an AI-powered fragrance installation and image-to-poetry\, then stay for a networking happy hour featuring an AI bartender app that generates personalized recipes. \nDon’t miss the Live Builds. Real businesses submit real challenges\, and the engineering team at KEYSYS builds solutions in real time while walking through the approach\, key decisions\, and what they deliver. \nIf your organization is facing a challenge you believe AI could address\, you may apply to have it considered for a Live Build. Selected participants will receive a working solution they own and can deploy within their organization. \nWhat you’ll walk away with \nConcrete examples of AI use cases\, including the problem\, approach\, solution\, and business impact.\nCandid adoption insights\, including what worked\, what didn’t\, and what they’d do differently.\nPractical ways to start\, including frameworks and questions leaders can use to experiment responsibly. \nWho Should Attend”\nLeaders and teams from organizations looking for practical AI applications.\nFaculty and students who want a front-row seat to what’s working in industry.\nAnyone interested in stronger industry-university collaboration shaping the future of business education. \nExpect a lively mix of talks\, live builds\, and hands-on sessions designed to leave you thinking\, “I see what’s possible\, and I know my next step.”
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/ai-in-action-business-summit/
LOCATION:UAB Collat School of Business\, 710 13th Street South\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, US
CATEGORIES:Business,Conference,Downtown,Educational
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SUMMARY:ACREcom 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Alabama Center for Real Estate for Alabama’s largest commercial real estate conference\, bringing together industry leaders\, alumni\, and students for a full day of insight\, networking\, and innovation. ACREcom has been submitted for approval for CE\, CLE\, and CPE.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/acrecom-2026/
LOCATION:The Harbert Center\, 2019 Fourth Ave N\, Birmingham\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Downtown
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T080000
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Ventures Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Rainbow Ventures Summit is Alabama’s LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference is free and open to all\, but focused on connecting and supporting LGBTQ+ founders and CEOs of startups and small businesses. \nMeals will be provided for free\, to include: Coffee\, Lunch\, Snacks\, and Happy Hour Beverages (including non-alcoholic options). \nFriday\, February 20\, 2026\nNetworking and event kick off\n6:00 – 8:00 PM\nBirmingham Museum of Art (2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd\, Birmingham\, AL 35203) \nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026\nConference\, speakers\, vendor tables\, pitch competition\nAll day\nInnovation Depot (1500 1st Ave. N\, Birmingham\, AL 35203)
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/rainbow-ventures-summit-2/2026-02-21/
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Ventures Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Rainbow Ventures Summit is Alabama’s LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference is free and open to all\, but focused on connecting and supporting LGBTQ+ founders and CEOs of startups and small businesses. \nMeals will be provided for free\, to include: Coffee\, Lunch\, Snacks\, and Happy Hour Beverages (including non-alcoholic options). \nFriday\, February 20\, 2026\nNetworking and event kick off\n6:00 – 8:00 PM\nBirmingham Museum of Art (2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd\, Birmingham\, AL 35203) \nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026\nConference\, speakers\, vendor tables\, pitch competition\nAll day\nInnovation Depot (1500 1st Ave. N\, Birmingham\, AL 35203)
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/rainbow-ventures-summit/
CATEGORIES:Business,Community,Conference
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Ventures Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Rainbow Ventures Summit is Alabama’s LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference is free and open to all\, but focused on connecting and supporting LGBTQ+ founders and CEOs of startups and small businesses. \nMeals will be provided for free\, to include: Coffee\, Lunch\, Snacks\, and Happy Hour Beverages (including non-alcoholic options). \nFriday\, February 20\, 2026 (Evening only)\nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026 (All day) \nIf you would like to participate in the pitch competition (free entry) or have a free vendor table at the event to showcase your business or organization\, select those options during checkout.
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/rainbow-ventures-summit-2026/2026-02-20/2/
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SUMMARY:Be Worth Funding®️ Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:The Be Worth Funding® Bootcamp is a high-impact\, full-day training experience designed for nonprofit leaders who are ready to stop chasing dollars and start becoming funding-worthy. Led by Ty Boone — nonprofit success strategist\, architect of the Be Worth Funding® Framework\, and trusted advisor behind hundreds of millions secured for organizations nationwide — this Bootcamp is built to shift how nonprofit leaders think\, plan\, and fund their work in 2026 and beyond. \nAttendees will work through Ty’s Battle Plan™\, a strategic guide that strengthens organizational mindset\, sharpens mission clarity\, and positions nonprofits for sustainable funding. The day includes hands-on work sessions\, a dynamic expert panel\, real-time funding insights\, and practical tools leaders can take home and use immediately. \nWhether you’re new and underfunded or established and preparing for the next level\, this Bootcamp will help you move from raggedy to ready—so your nonprofit becomes the organization funders want to invest in. \nYou’ll Leave With:\n• A clear\, compelling mission that attracts partners and funders\n• A stronger organizational mindset grounded in readiness and sustainability\n• Funding strategies tailored for 2026’s shifting grant and corporate landscape\n• Action steps you can implement immediately to strengthen your organization\n• Ty’s Be Worth Funding® Battle Plan to guide your next 12–18 months
URL:https://bhamnow.com/bhamn-event/be-worth-funding%ef%b8%8f-bootcamp/
LOCATION:Innovation Depot\, 1500 1st Ave N\, Birmingham\, Alabama\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Conference,Downtown,Featured Event
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