Conference Schedule

Note: This registration site is for demonstration purposes only = this is not a real conference. 

The 10th Annual Literacy Conference, "Lifetime of Literacy" will be held at the Grand Hotel and Conference Center April 10-13, 2012. 

We have been "steam-rolling" ahead planning an exciting, informative conference full of current authors, speakers and best practice presentations. 

Below is a link to the conference schedule and a sampling of concurrent sessions that will be offered during the conference.  Check our website  often for additional conference information.

The information below will assist you in registering for the conference and reserving your hotel accommodations.

Conference Registration Fees

Early Bird Registration expires on February 15, 2012.  You must either pay by credit card or postmark your check or purchase order payment by this date.

Payment Options: You may pay by credit card, check, or purchase order.  When you submit your registration, you will be offered the option to pay by credit card, or to print an invoice to mail in with your check or purchase order payment.  Your invoice will have all pertinent information including mailing address.

	Fees
Member Early Bird (on or before February 15, 2012)	$155.00
Non-member Early Bird (on or before February 15, 2012)	$205.00
Member Regular (February 16-March 15, 2012)	$205.00
Non-Member Regular (February 16-March 15, 2012)	$255.00
Member Student	$105.00
Non-Member Student	$120.00
Onsite Registration-All	$275.00

Cancellation fee - on or before March 15, 2012- $75.00. No refunds after March 15, 2012.

Pre-Conference Literacy Sessions and Optional Meals

Pre-Conference Literacy Sessions

Pre-conference Literacy Institutes are optional sessions offered the morning of 4/10/12 prior to the actual conference.  We offer Early Morning sessions beginning at 8:00AM, and Mid-Morning sessions beginning at 10:00AM.  You may choose up to one Institute in each time session at an additional cost of $40.00 per Institute.

At the bottom of this section you will find a link to a document that will give you further information including Institute descriptions, presenters and audience codes .

Following is the list of Pre-Conference Literacy Sessions:

Date	Start Time		End Time	Pre-Conference Literacy Sessions	Fees
April 10, 2012	08:00 AM	-	09:45 AM	Literacy in Rural Schools	$40.00
April 10, 2012	08:00 AM	-	09:45 AM	How to Promote Literacy in School Libraries	$40.00
April 10, 2012	10:00 AM	-	11:45 AM	Literacy in Urban Schools	$40.00
April 10, 2012	10:00 AM	-	11:45 AM	How to Promote Literacy in Public Libraries	$40.00

Click here to view/print a description of the above Pre-Conference Literacy Sessions.

Optional Meals

We have planned several optional meal functions as listed below.  Some are complimentary and some have additional cost.  In order to receive a ticket, you must register for all events that you wish to attend, even if they do not have a fee.

At the bottom of this section you will find a link to a document that will give you further information about these events.

Following is the list of Optional Meals:

Date	Start Time	End Time	Function Name	Cost
April 11, 2012	07:00 PM	09:00 PM	Literacy Gala	$25.00
April 12, 2012	02:00 PM	03:00 PM	Administrators’ Tea	$0.00
April 12, 2012	07:00 PM	09:00 PM	Annual Banquet	$45.00
April 13, 2012	10:00 AM	12:00 PM	Literacy Brunch	$30.00

Click here to view/print a description of the above functions.

Hotel Reservations

We have blocked hotel rooms at  the Grand Hotel(conference hotel) at a special conference rate.

HOTEL                                           LITERACY CONFERENCE RATE

Grand Hotel                  $149.00 single or $169.00 double (plus 12% tax)

Group Booking Code: LCR

1-123-456-7899 -or- RESERVE ONLINE 

Reservations must be made no later than March 10, 2012 to take advantage of the conference rates.