Posted at request of Jackie Taylor.


>Dear Colleague,

>If you have not had an opportunity to join or renew your membership with the

>Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD) this year or

>cast your vote regarding the current slate of officers, we hope you will

>please take a moment to do so by visiting:

>

>http://www.aalpd.org/membership_form.cfm

>

>If you were a member of AALPD in previous years, we ask that you renew your

>membership to AALPD yearly. This helps us to maintain accurate records of our

>membership, advocate effectively for professional development, and provide

>members the best possible services.

>

>Please forward this message to those you think may be interested. For more

>information about AALPD, see below.  Thanks to all who have joined or renewed

>membership with the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers

>(AALPD). We're glad to have you on board!

>

>On behalf of the AALPD Executive Board,

>

>Jackie Taylor

>List Moderator

>NIFL-AALPD

>jataylor at utk.edu

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>New Membership/Prospective Members:

>If you are not yet a member, are you interested in:

>- getting more involved with adult literacy professional development?

>- contributing your voice along with other advocates of adult literacy

>professional development?

>- taking part in establishing (in the eyes of policy makers) the 

>legitimacy of

>a national association of practitioners committed to adult literacy

>professional development?

>

>We invite you to become a formal member of the Association of Adult Literacy

>Professional Developers (AALPD). Membership in AALPD is *free* and open to

>adult educators interested or working in professional development in adult

>literacy.  Individuals join AALPD by completing and submitting the Membership

>Form:

>http://www.aalpd.org/membership_form.cfm

>

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>**Members Vote for Slate of Officers by December 5, 2004**

>On the membership page, you can also VOTE for the current slate of nominated

>AALPD officers (Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer).

>http://www.aalpd.org/membership_form.cfm

>=============================================================

>Why should you become a member of AALPD?

>

>* It's free!

>

>* You can vote for AALPD officers and on special issues that arise (Only 

>AALPD

>members will be eligible to vote).

>

>* We will send you the latest information about upcoming trainings, events 

>and

>resources.

>

>* You can have input into the design of the COABE pre-conference session next

>year (2005 in Anaheim).

>

>* You can contribute your voice to our advocacy efforts.

>

>* You can help to establish AALPD's legitimacy in the eyes of policy 

>makers by

>demonstrating a strong membership of concerned practitioners committed to

>professional development.

>

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>The Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD) is a

>national group for professional developers in adult literacy. As a special

>interest group within COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education), AALPD 

>meets

>at COABE Conferences and other professional development events. AALPD is a

>member of the National Coalition for Literacy.

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