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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>PD List Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Register early for the MAACCE/COABE National Conference:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a href="http://www.coabeconference.org/form.html">http://www.coabeconference.org/form.html</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>AALPD is sponsoring its 8<sup>th</sup> Annual PreConference
at COABE titled “</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Building a Professional
Development System: Integrating Policies, Standards & Technology”</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>-- AALPD will share more information about the PreConference
soon. I hope you will join us!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Warm regards, Jackie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Jackie Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a href="mailto:jataylor@utk.edu">jataylor@utk.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> COABE
[mailto:COABE@literacyprogram.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 11, 2007
9:27 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: Conference Early
Registration Announcement</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#444444" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444'>COABE and the Missouri Association for
Adult, Continuing and Community Education (MAACCE) invite you to register for
the 2008 MAACCE/COABE National Conference to be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State></st1:place>.
Conference dates are April 28-May 1, 2008 at the Adam's <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Mark</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hotel</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
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The conference will feature outstanding and innovative practices in all aspects
of adult education including basic literacy, basic numeracy, workforce
development, family literacy, English as a Second Language,
volunteer/community-based literacy, correctional education, higher education,
after school programming and many other areas. The planning<br>
committee is working hard to make this conference a huge success filled with
presentations based on successful implementation, current research, and sound
practices. <br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Catch the Martin Luther King Special rate
$275.00 for MAACCE and COABE Members. This special rate is available
until January 21.</span></b><br>
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Access further information and the registration form online at <a
href="http://www.coabeconference.org/" target="_blank"
title="http://www.coabeconference.org/">http://www.coabeconference.org</a> <br>
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A special conference strand for students has been added. The Adult
Learner Leadership Strand will provide student-friendly workshops,
opportunities for students to volunteer, and for students to network with
others nationwide. The benefits of this strand for
teachers/administrators are to broaden the student scope of adult literacy,
generate student leadership and promote advocacy and increased retention &
expanded participation in your program.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Martin Luther King Special Adult
Learner Rate until January 21 is $185.</span></b><br>
<br>
For more information on the Adult Learner Strand, contact Marcia Hayes-Harris,
Student Leadership Chair, at <a href="mailto:Marcia.hayes-harris@slps.org"
title="mailto:Marcia.hayes-harris@slps.org">Marcia.hayes-harris@slps.org</a></span></font><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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