The American Adoption Congress (AAC) is an International organization 28 years old, composed of all members of the triad, educators, social workers and anyone else who promotes honesty in adoption. The AAC does not promote adoption nor arrange them.

The AAC is all volunteer and are well known to other groups such as PACER and CUB.

The AAC is a leader in adoption conferences where a gathering of researchers, agencies, studies, and anyone interested in adoption issues share knowledge with each other. The conferences include international adoption agencies, therapists, authors, and triad members. Anyone is welcome!

The AAC Mission Statement reads

"The American Adoption Congress comprises individuals, families and organizations committed to adoption reform.

We represent those whose lives are touched by adoption or other loss of family continuity.

We promote honesty, openness and respect for family connections in adoption, foster care, and assisted reproduction.

We provide education for our members and professional communities about the lifelong process of adoption.

We advocate legislation that will grant every individual access to information about his or her family and heritage."

The website for the AAC is: www.americanadoptioncongress.com.

The AAC has a yearly National conference plus some Regional ones.....(last May with PACER in the SF area, last Aug. in Portland, OR with ORRA ) The AAC also fights for open birth records for all and have representatives in most states.

The 2007 conference is currently being planned for March 7-10 at the Sheraton Colonial Hotel and Golf Club in Wakefield, MA. The theme for the conference is Take the Freedom Trail to Truth in Adoption. The conference has some awesome speakers lined up including DMC of Run DMC, and Ann Fessler. This looks like it is going to be an awesome conference and a great learning and growing experience for those who attend. The brochure for the conference is currently available and can be accessed by visiting http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/conferences.htm.