The third annual CTAUN Atlanta Con­fer­ence will take place on Fri­day, March 12, 2010, at Emory Uni­ver­sity. The con­fer­ence topic is “Who Needs the UN Now?” The CTAUN Atlanta con­fer­ence will pro­vide edu­ca­tors, jour­nal­ists, stu­dents, and oth­ers with a frame­work for under­stand­ing and com­mu­ni­cat­ing the con­tin­u­ing rel­e­vance of the United Nations in the 21st cen­tury. The Com­mit­tee on Teach­ing About the United Nations Atlanta Steer­ing Com­mit­tee included Marie Shock­ley from AAUW.

Invited speak­ers and pan­elists include rep­re­sen­ta­tives from the UN, CARE, The Peace Corps, The Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol, CNN, and the Depart­ment of State, among many oth­ers. In addi­tion, local and regional pre­sen­ters will dis­cuss the impact of the United Nations on their lives and liveli­hoods. Finally, atten­dees will learn how their actions can sup­port the United Nations’ work by increas­ing global aware­ness and inspir­ing the involve­ment of others.

Reg­is­tra­tion is $35 for adults and $15 for stu­dents which includes the con­fer­ence pro­gram, boxed lunch, bev­er­ages dur­ing breaks, and cur­ricu­lum materials. The reg­is­tra­tion form and con­fer­ence pro­gram can be down­loaded at http://www.teachun.org.