2022 Groves Conference

2022 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family
​Families as a Source of Strength,
​Healing & Hope

Paradise Island, Bahamas ● May 23-25, 2022

Conference Committee Chairs:
​Dr Raeann Hamon, CFLE, & Dr. Chloe D. Merrill, CFLE
Accommodations:
The conference will be held at Comfort Suites, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
  • The junior suites include a parlor lounge with a pullout sofa bed and a main sleeping area (either king bed or two double beds).
  • Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking, a complimentary full hot American buffet breakfast, as well as a beautiful outdoor pool.
  • All guests receive complimentary access to the adjacent Atlantis Resort facilities including private beaches, 11 pools, 9 water slides, a mile-long tubing river (with waves and rapids), rock climbing, and waterfalls. (Daily admission to Atlantis Resort Water Park typically costs $125 and is included in your Comfort Suites hotel charge.)
  • Our conference rate applies for extended dates between May 19 and May 27, 2022. The daily rate per room is $150 for single/double occupancy, $190 for triples, and $230 for quadruples. A two night minimum is required.
  • Taxes and service charges are not included in above rate and are subject to change. Bahamian hotels charge additional room fees, including : 11.20% resort levy, $5.00 per person per night for housekeeping gratuity and $17.87 per person per night for utility surcharge; $14.56 per person per night for hotel service charge; and $1.60 per person per day for pool/beach gratuity; 12% VAT added to nightly total (excludes housekeeping & Pool/Beach).
  • There are 2 ways to reserve your room. 
            1)    Fill out the Reservation form. Please email the 
                   form to LBeneby@Comfortsuitespi.com 
                   or Reservations@Comfortsuitespi.com 
             2)  Call hotel reservations toll free at 1-855-603-1105.
  • It is highly recommended that you reserve your room NO LATER THAN February 1, 2022 as the hotel fills quickly.

It is highly recommended that you reserve your room NO LATER THAN February 1, 2022 as the hotel fills quickly.
Call for Proposals

​Families serve as an essential source of strength, healing and hope during times of challenge and hardship. For this conference, we’d like to focus on scholarship and professional practice which capture the role that families play in helping its own members and the larger society manage the vicissitudes of life.  What family strengths are essential? How can relationships experience healing and reconciliation? What role does hope play in times of trouble?

By January 15, 2022, submit a 2-3 page conference proposal .
Conference Cost: Registration includes three lunches, one dinner, Junkanoo Rush.
Early registration rates (before March 1, 2022)
  • $375 (US) for members
  • $475 for non-members
  • $300 for FT students.
 Conference Registration Form
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