Please be aware that the times posted below are PST.  Sorry for any confusion.
Aaron

At 10:29 AM 1/4/2006 -0500, you wrote:


>This is a reminder about an important webcast scheduled for Friday,

>January 6, from 10:30 - noon.

>

>The results of the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy have

>finally been released -- but what do the figures really tell us and

>how do we tell our communities and the news media what the numbers

>mean in terms of adult learners and adult basic education? Join

>ProLiteracy Worldwide's Marsha Tait, senior vice president of public

>affairs and Rochelle Cassella, director of marketing and corporate

>communications for a presentation and question and answer session on

>analyzing and interpreting the 2003 NAAL. This webcast is sponsored

>by California Library Literacy Services, in cooperation with

>ProLiteracy Worldwide.

>

>Friday, January 6, 10:30 am - Noon - FREE

>

>To participate live, go to

>

>http://rurallibraries.org/webcasts/01-06-06/

>

>and take these three easy steps:

>

>1. Test your computer (using the "Wizard" link at the bottom of the

>page)

>2. Download and print Speaker Slides and Handouts

>3. Register for webcast

>

>If you can't join us live, come view the archive afterwards at

>

>http://rurallibraries.org/webcasts/01-06-06/

>

>The agenda will include:

>* An analysis of the NAAL report

>* Suggestions about how to talk to the media about it

>* Some ideas about next steps we can all take to ensure good public

>relations and public awareness about literacy issues

>

>About the Technology: A webcast is where the presenters are in a

>studio broadcasting live over the Internet, so you don't have to

>travel - you can participate at your desktop computer. Some

>libraries or literacy programs may want to project the webcast on a

>screen in a conference room, so that several participants can watch

>together.

>

>If you have any questions, please contact Dan Theobald at 415-431-0329

>or dtheobald at i2icom.com <mailto:dtheobald at i2icom.com

>--

>Dan Theobald

>Principal Consultant

>i2i Communications

>3716 16th Street

>San Francisco, CA 94114

>415-431-0329

>FAX: 415-626-9499

>dtheobald at i2icom.com

>www.i2icom.com

>

>

>Aaron Kohring

>Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection

>(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)

>Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion

>List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)

>Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

>

>Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee

>EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance

>Phone:(865) 974-4109 main

>            (865) 974-4258 direct

>Fax:   (865) 974-3857

>e-mail: akohring at utk.edu

>

>

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Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu