Good day all,
Below is information about the 3rd Annual (Net)Working Conference on Women
& Literacy.

Regards,
Mariann

** cross-posted**

3rd Annual (Net)Working Conference on Women & Literacy
Moving to Power & Participation
sponsored by: WE LEARN / Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action 
Resource Network

Friday, March 10 - Saturday, March 11, 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University, Linsly Chittenden Hall

Open to:
ABE students, teachers, administrators, researchers, writers, grad 
students, community activists
 anyone interested in women's adult basic literacy/education and .
related issues.

Keynote Speaker: Marcia Ann Gillespie*
Confirmed Panelists: 	. Daphne Greenberg	. Lorna Rivera
Invited Presenters:  . Kate Rushin	 . Valerie Tutson

Conference Features:
 Interactive Workshops . Exhibits & Resource Sharing . Student .
Gatherings . Research & Policy Discussions . Networking Opportunities & 
Community Building . Annual WE LEARN Membership Meeting . Arts & 
Reflection Spaces . FUN!!!

Early-Bird Registration Deadline: February 3, 2006 (15% discount)
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 24, 2006

Presenter Application Deadline: December 2, 2005

WE LEARN Membership & ABE Student Rates Available (see below)
 Conference Hotel Rates Available .  Light Breakfast & Lunch included .
 Wheelchair accessible.
  . ASL interpretation available with pre-arrangement

Co-Sponsored by WE LEARN | Yale University Women's, Gender, and 
Sexuality Studies Program | literacytent.org

To download registration details and form, travel information, & 
regular updates go to:
  www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

To receive more information contact:
Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director  |     401-383-4374	  |  
welearn at litwomen.org
182 Riverside Ave., Cranston, RI 02910

*Marcia Ann Gillespie has served as Ms. magazine's editor in chief 
since 1993. Gillespie's association with Ms. magazine dates back to 
1980 when she became a contributing editor. A trailblazer in the 
magazine industry, as the editor in chief of Essence from 1971-1980, 
Gillespie is credited with transforming the then-fledgling publication 
into one of the fastest growing women's magazines in the United States. 
During her tenure, Essence won a National Magazine Award, the 
industry's most prestigious honor. A vice president of Essence 
Communications, Inc., Gillespie was named "One of the Fifty Faces for 
America's Future" by Time magazine. For more info: 
http://www.soapboxinc.com/bio_gillespie.html

Conference Registration Rates
EARLY Registration Deadline: February 3, 2006 (15% discount)
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 24, 2006

WE LEARN Membership Rate
Pre-Registraton: Two-day $85.00 | One-day $50.00
On-site: per day $55.00

Non-Membership Rate
Pre-Registraton: Two-day $125.00 | One-Day $70.00
On-site: per day $75.00

ABE Student Rate
Two-Day $15.00 | One-Day $10.00 (** Sorry, NO Early Registration 
discount for ABE student rate)

Presenter Rate (deadline to apply: December 2, 2005)
Members: Two-day $72.25 | One-day $42.50
*** we strongly encourage presenters to become members of WE LEARN

We have a limited number of ABE student scholarships & work exchange 
options for the conference.
  . For ABE students only, we can help with registration fees and some 
travel expenses.
  . For Americorp/VISTA volunteers, college or graduate students & 
part-time teachers, we have a limited                    number of work 
exchange opportunities available. This will help offset registration 
fees ONLY.
For more information & forms, go to: 
http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2006/main.html
or contact Mev Miller -- 401-383-4374 or welearn at litwomen.org

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WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director
182 Riverside Ave.
Cranston, RI 02910
401-383-4374
welearn at litwomen.org





Mariann Fedele
Coordinator of Professional Development, 
Literacy Assistance Center
Moderator,
NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
32 Broadway 10th Floor
New York, New York 10004
212-803-3325
mariannf at lacnyc.org
www.lacnyc.org