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This event is for all adopted adults and long-term fostered adults who have an international element to their adoption. That is, adopted adults/ long term fostered adults who are considering searching, in the process of searching or have completed a search for information and/or birth family in another country. The day will be facilitated by Vivien Powar (IAC), Chris Atkins (TTAG) and/or Perlita Harris (TTAG).

As some of you are aware the previous meetings of International Searchers’ Get Together that have been taking place since October 2008 have been well received. We hope that those of you who have never attended before would like to come and of course we look forward once again to welcoming those of you who have attended the previous events.

You do not need to have attended the previous events to come along to this one. It is open to:

· transnational adoptees (i.e. those born in another country and adopted into another country in the UK or elsewhere) who are thinking about searching, searching or have already searched for information relating to their adoption and/or birth family in their country of birth;

· adoptees who were born in the UK and are searching, considering searching or have already searched for a relative or relatives who may live in another country (e.g. USA, India, Trinidad or France);

· adults who have been long-term fostered (and never legally adopted) and who are searching, considering searching or have already searched for information and/or birth family in another country.

It is not open for family members and/or partners as per the decision of the group at the previous meetings.

The workshop is likely to comprise a structured time with an activity (e.g. a speaker or viewing and discussing a film) in addition there will be time for sharing of experiences with each other. A more detailed programme will be emailed to you by the end of July 2010. In the meantime please make a note of the date in your diary.

The event is being held because we recognise that the process of searching for records or birth relatives can be difficult and frustrating and often adopted people feel that they are very much on their own searching for information and/or birth family. It is hoped that this event will also provide a supportive and useful forum for adopted adults to meet other adopted people and share their experiences.

Please bring a packed lunch with you. Alternatively, you can buy something from a nearby bakery or shop. Light refreshments/drinks will be provided.

For those of you who will be traveling to London the night before, details of local B & Bs are available from the Intercountry Adoption Centre.

To book a place at the workshop please click on the link below and send an email to Grace Rogers at: