The Geo­rgia AAUW con­ven­tion reg­is­tra­tion is now open. The meet­ing starts Fri­day, April 1 with reg­is­tra­tion from 4 — 6:45 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. on April 2. The ban­quet will be Fri­day night at 7:00 p.m. fol­lowed by the hos­pi­tal­ity suite hosted by the Hous­ton Peach Branch members.

Send Reg­is­tra­tion with a check make payable to AAUW of Geor­gia in the amount of $52.00 (for reg­is­tra­tion and both meals), or Reg­is­tra­tion and sep­a­rate meal cost, if nec­es­sary, to: Marlene Humphry, Pres­i­dent, Houston-Peach Branch, 141 Majes­tic Oak Cir­cle, Byron GA 31008. The form includes the lunch selec­tion for Saturday.

Reg­is­tra­tion Form

Please reg­is­ter directly with the hotel and men­tion “AAUW” to get the reduced rate. The hotel reg­is­tra­tion dead­line has been extended to March 7.

The Geor­gia AAUW Con­ven­tion is sched­uled for the week­end of April 1^st, in Warner Robins, at the Fair­field Inn. The Hous­ton Peach Branch , has found an excep­tional facil­ity for our con­ven­tion. Mem­bers will have a chance to meet and inter­act with Patri­cia Ho,  AAUW National Board of Direc­tors,  who will attend the state convention.

Reg­is­tra­tion mate­ri­als will be avail­able later in the month. Right now the pro­gram starts Fri­day, April 1 with a ban­quet and hos­pi­tal­ity event. Sat­ur­day, April 2^nd will be the busi­ness meet­ing and workshops.

The Fair­field Inn is offer­ing AAUW a spe­cial room rate until March 1, 2011. If you want a spe­cial rate reser­va­tion for Fri­day night, you must con­tact the Fair­field Inn before March 1. The only rooms avail­able are suites for $94.00 plus tax. The suites have a king bed or two queens, a sofa bed and a roll­away is per­mit­ted. The nor­mal rate is $139.00 plus tax.

Here is con­tact infor­ma­tion for the Fair­field Inn & Suites by Marriott: 221 Margie Drive, Warner Robins GA, 31088
Phone 478 953‑4200 Fax  478 953‑8003. Please advise you are with AAUW  (Sales Direc­tor is Eve­lyn Jones).
The web­site for the hotel is Marriott.com/mcnwr.

Car­olyn Garfein

Car­olyn Garfein, Pres­i­dent of AAUW, is a can­di­date for a sec­ond term as Pres­i­dent of AAUW. Garfien lives in Geor­gia and has been a mem­ber of the Cobb County Branch of AAUW. As she says in her can­di­date state­ment, “I am run­ning for a sec­ond term as AAUW Pres­i­dent to con­tinue the work we have begun and to explore new ways for AAUW to achieve our goal of break­ing through bar­ri­ers for women and girls. Learn more at www.Carolyn4AAUW.com or e-mail me at aauwprez@aol.com.”

AAUW is accept­ing appli­ca­tions until March 1, 2011, for the three directors-at-large to be appointed by the newly elected AAUW Board of Direc­tors in June 2011. At that meet­ing, the board will also appoint the finance vice pres­i­dent and sec­re­tary from among the elected and appointed board members.

Infor­ma­tion about the ini­tial slate of can­di­dates for board posi­tions is avail­able on AAUW.org. Infor­ma­tion about the final slate of can­di­dates will be posted in March 2011.

Can­di­date for AAUW Pres­i­dent
Car­olyn Garfein

Can­di­date for AAUW Vice Pres­i­dent
Patri­cia Ho

Can­di­date for AAUW Director-at-Large
Kathy Anthon
San­dra Camillo
Kath­leen Cha
Mil­dred P. DeWitt
Con­nie M. Hilde­brand
Mil­lie Hoffler-Foushee
David Kirk­wood
Betsy McDow­ell
Nancy Mion
Carol Newnam