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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The 44th Annual
PAACE Midwinter Conference on Adult Education, the largest gathering of adult
educators in Pennsylvania, will be held at the Hershey Lodge, February 11-13,
2009. Adult educators and those from related areas will convene for the premier
professional development and networking opportunity for all aspects of adult
education i</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">n<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> Pennsylvania. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The theme,
<I>“PAACE Yourself: Keeping Up with Adult Education,”</I> will provide a focal
point for exploring educational opportunities for all types of adult students,
more efficient delivery systems, transition to postsecondary education and
training, new research, professional development, workforce development, public
policy supporting adult education, and the great strides within our field. The
2009 PAACE Midwinter Conference will offer a rich context for adult education
topics and issues. If you are a teacher or tutor of adults, program
administrator, postsecondary educator, community collaborator, workforce
development partner, trainer, publisher, or researcher—or you’re simply
interested, you will not want to miss this conference. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Keynote speaker
will be <B>Dr. Ian Baptiste</B> who is an Associate Professor of Education and
Professor-in-Charge of the Adult Education program at the Pennsylvania State
University.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> As our
2009 keynote speaker, Dr. Baptiste will explore the role community partners can
play in defining, developing, and assisting residents in applying literacy in
their daily lives. Honorary conference chair is the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public
policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively
meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. Special invited
guests include Jackie Taylor who is the advocacy co-chair for the Tennessee
Association of Adult and Community Education and runs Tennessee’s federal level
advocacy network and Katherine Ayres, author of <I>Up, Down, and Around, </I>the
2008 selection for the third annual Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child
program. She’ll be signing books at the Marketplace Grand Opening and presenting
a session, “Playing with Words: Writing is the Other Side of
Literacy”.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Fun and
networking are on the agenda, too: the Marketplace Grand Opening, PDC reception,
and PAACE Night, encompassing the Thursday evening reception, banquet, and
after-dinner entertainment, where we’ll be celebrating in grand
style.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Registration opens December 1.
The fee for PAACE members who register by December 31 is only $125, including 8
Act 48 hours. To qualify for the member discount, your membership needs to be in
effect during the conference registration. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Look for
session descriptions, awards information, conference registration, and a link to
hotel reservations at <A href="http://www.paacesite.org/">www.paacesite.org</A>.
Please spread the word. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">See you
in Hershey!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Diane C.
Inverso<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">First
Vice-President and Midwinter Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Pennsylvania
Association for Adult Continuing Education (PAACE) <A
href="https://webmail.library.phila.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.paacesite.org/"
target=_blank>www.paacesite.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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