The AAUW state con­ven­tion starts Fri­day evening, April 16, 2010 after the Siegel Con­fer­ence. Reg­is­tra­tion  at the Ken­ne­saw Wingate is 5:00 — 7:00 p.m. fol­lowed by the Awards Ban­quet at the Man­sour Cen­ter in Ken­ne­saw. Sat­ur­day pro­grams will be at the Wingate.

AAUW Ses­sions on Sat­ur­day will include:

• An update on AAUW national pro­grams and activ­i­ties by Mar­cia Capri­otti A lot of great things have been happening!
• A panel of women’s stud­ies fac­ulty from local uni­ver­si­ties on cur­rent issues: What is fem­i­nism today? What do young peo­ple (their stu­dents) think about equity for women and girls? What are the fac­tors that keep women from remain­ing in STEM professions?
• A guest from The White House Project will speak and talk with us on the impor­tance of women run­ning for office.
• Branch reports on Mis­sion Ori­ented Activities

Down­load the reg­is­tra­tion form and mail to Pres­i­dent Elect Deb­bie Kar­vey. The address is on the reg­is­tra­tion form. The cost will be $30 for reg­is­tra­tion and $36.50 for din­ner on Fri­day night and lunch. The Wingate hotel will be $89.99 plus tax for Fri­day night only. If you choose to attend the Siegel Insti­tute Phe­nom­e­nal Women Con­fer­ence on Fri­day and need to spend the night Thurs­day, a Cobb branch will find a friend for you  to stay with. A $30 sub­sidy is avail­able from AAUW to help any­one inter­ested in attend­ing the Phe­nom­e­nal Women Conference.

2010 AAUW Con­ven­tion Registration