Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h8GIeXT18210; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:40:34 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:40:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030916143702.01de2a18@cls.coe.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Donna Brian <djgbrian@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:734] Workplace Peer Conference...Oct 8 - 10 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 4722 Lines: 208 This year's Workplace Peer Conference will be held in Beckley, West Virginia on October 8-10 at the Tamarack Conference Center. The theme is "Workplace Education: Mountains of Opportunity." Those who attend will have a chance to network with peers and share programs, products, or methods that work in the workplace. Focus topics suggested for this year's conference include: Legal Issues and Workplace Education; The NRS and Workplace Education: How Do We Fit?; WorkKeys/CASAS: Cross-walking the Two Assessments; Linkages with One-Stops; Return on Investment in Workplace Education; Workplace Education as Economic Development; Teaching Basic Skills in Context Revisited; Equipped for the Future: The Worker Role Map' Workplace Education Instructor Credentialing; LINCS: The Literacy Information and Communication System and Workplace Education; Workplace ESL; and Work-based Learning Credentialing. The Workplace Peer Conference originated in the southern region, but all workplace educators from anywhere are invited to attend. Following is lodging and other information along with the conference registration form. Hope to see you there! Donna JG Brian Coordinator/Developer LINCS Workforce Education Special Collection at http://worklink.coe.utk.edu/ Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee 600 Henley Street, Suite 312 Knoxville, TN 37996-4135 865-974-3420 (desk phone) FAX 865-974-3857 djgbrian@utk.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workplace Education: Mountains of Opportunity Registration for the Seventh Annual Southern Region Workplace Peer Conference October 8-10, 2003 Tamarack Conference Center Beckley, West Virginia Conference Dates: The conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. on October 8 and conclude with a luncheon on Friday, October 10. Location: The conference is scheduled at the Tamarack Conference Center in Beckley, West Virginia. Tamarack is the nation's first and only statewide collection of handmade craft, art and cuisine showcasing The Best of West Virginia. From hand-carved furniture to glass, and pottery to Appalachian quilts, Tamarack offers only the best. You will also find a delectable array of regional specialty foods and products, as well as performances, craft demonstrations, and theatre. The attached maps show the location and approximate distances from various cities in the eastern United States. The nearest major airport is in Charleston, WV, a 59 mile drive to Beckley. For more detailed information, please log on to the Tamarack website at http://www.tamarackwv.com. Registration Fee: The fee for the conference is $100.00. Please make checks payable to RESA VII. Registration fees cover all continental breakfasts, a reception, dinner, entertainment, breaks, and a luncheon. Lodging: Lodging has been arranged at the Country Inn & Suites (304/252-5100). Suites are available for $92.00/night; rooms are available for $82.00/night. Please indicate that you are with the Southern Region Workplace Peer Conference. All room rates are inclusive of transportation to and from the Tamarack Conference center. Enjoy WV! Come early and/or stay late and enjoy "The Mountain State!" Outdoor theatre, featuring the renowned "Honey in the Rock" and "The Hatfields and the McCoys," the breathtaking New River Gorge, and numerous other attractions are but a short drive from Beckley. We are also making arrangements for our West Virginia "Surf & Turf." After the conference, visit an exhibition coal mine or raft some of the best white water rapids in the country! More information about the cost and logistics of these opportunities will follow! Show off YOUR State: Please bring an item from your state for a door prize! Questions? Contact Robin Asbury at 304/624-6554 extension 243 or at resa7rb@wvnvms.wvnet.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please complete the following registration form and send it with the registration fee by September 22 to: Robin Asbury, Ed.D. RESA VII 1201 N. 15th St. Clarksburg, WV 26301 http://www.wvabe.org Name:_______________________________________________________ Title:________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Phone:____________________________ Fax:_______________________ Email:_________________________________
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