I agree with Heidie. My budget is allowing me to only participate in Webinars this year.Carol Allen 
Career Readiness Certification Director
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
PO Box 1595
Salisbury, NC 28145-1595
704-202-7065
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From: "Wrigley, Heide" <heide at literacywork.com>
Sent 12/2/2008 4:42:32 PM
To: "The Workplace Literacy Discussion List" <workplace at nifl.gov>
Subject: [Workplace 1686] why no proposals?Hi, Tonya  The dearth of proposals may have less to do with people’s interest in workplace literacy or their finding time to write and more with available resources.  I would have been happy to participate, write proposals and present on a number of topics but was shocked to see how much it would cost to attend COABE  Given competing priorities for conferences and travel next year, COABE didn’t make the cut . I was truly shocked to see how expensive COABE has become  when travel, hotel, and conference fees are added up (to say nothing of “opportunity costs” in terms of time away from funded projects).  COAB E 2009 would have been difficult to justify even to myself , so I (and I’m sure others) will need to skip next year.  Best  Heide  Heide Spruck WrigleyMesilla, NM  From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Tonya CrumSent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:07 PMTo: The Workplace Literacy Discussion ListSubject: [Workplace 1685] Dec 5 - COABE Workplace Session Extended Deadline COABE 2009:  Adult Education - Absolutely Essential: Winners Circle of Champions Based on all of the conversations I've been reading and that I heard at the COABE 2008 conference, I know how passionate many of you are about the workforce topic and I wouldn't want those attending the 2009 conference to miss out on the wonderful things we have going on across the country and the world!
I'm on the conference planning committee and we knew how important it was to have workforce well-represented, so we created a specific strand, but now there haven't been many session proposals on the topic, SO - please submit to present or we won't have a good showing and we'll have only ourselves to blame :(
Come on - you've got 3 days!!!  Let's do it!
Thanks,
Tonya
** Deadline extended to December 5th at midnight**
COABE and the Kentucky Association for Adult Continuing Education (KAACE) invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 2009 COABE National Conference to be held in Louisville, Kentucky. Conference dates are April 18-22, 2009 at the Galt House Hotel & Suites. 
The conference committee is interested in outstanding and innovative practices in all aspects of adult education including basic literacy, basic numeracy, workplace education, workforce development, family literacy, English as a Second Language, community education, corrections education, volunteer recruitment and literacy and other areas.  The program committee is looking for presentations based on successful implementation, current research, and sound best practice. 
Kentucky supports the needs of adult basic education through a variety of providers such as school districts, community colleges, community-based and faith-based organizations, local workforce centers, and correctional facilities.  COABE 09 hopes to feature exemplary practices in these delivery systems and provide opportunities to discuss and exchange ideas with participants representing like agencies from around the country.
All presenters must register for the conference.  Proposals must be submitted ONLINE no later than December 5, 2008 at Midnight!!! http://www.coabeconference.org/call_for_presenters.html-- Tonya Crum, DirectorWorkforce Development & TrainingKET - Kentucky Educational Television859-258-7009 office 800-432-0951 x7009 office859-258-7393 faxTCrum at ket.org A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.-- Thomas Carruthers  ----------------------------------------------------
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