On April 1, 2008, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption went into effect in the U.S. This panel will present the changes which became effective and address the implementation of the Convention in its first year. The panel will also address intercountry adoptions for non-Convention countries. Carine L. Rosalia, Karen Stoutamyer Law, John "Wally" Bird