The Third Annual Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference will again bring together representatives from law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child and victim advocates, social workers and members of the court in a collaborative conference setting to share best practices and knowledge, and receive training in new aspects of the law, investigative techniques, protocols and prosecutorial approaches to improve the prosecution and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect in New Mexico. The conference will be two full days this year October 22nd and 23rd. Due to the overwhelming response, we will be capping registration for each category, Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, and Victim Advocates, to ensure equal representation. While this conference is free based on sponsorship of the 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office and some grant supporters, it does cost to put it on. Because demand to attend is high, and our capacity is limited, we respectfully request that you do not register if you are not certain that you will be able to attend.  The conference will again be held at the Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel in Bernalillo, NM.