SA/SEC Joint Regional Conference

Schedule of Events

 

Updated – May 15, 2004

 

Friday, June 11

 

3:00 - 7:00 pm                         Registration open                                                                                                Salon 4 - 6 Foyer

                                                Office                                                                                                                 Conference Room E

 

5:30 – 7:30 pm                        Women Authors’ Book Signing                                                                       Salon 4 –6 Foyer

                                                Cash bar

                                                Authors scheduled to attend

                                                         Adele Azar-Rucquoi, Money as Sacrament

                                                         Phyllis Carrera, A Journey of My Choosing:  Traveling the Creative Path of Life

                                                         Gail Evans, Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman

                                                         Sarah Gardner, Blood and Irony: Southern Women's Narratives of the Civil War

                                                        Fawn Germer, Hard Won Wisdom

                                                         Karren Hill-Gorden, Angels in Suits

                                                         Charlotte Miller, There is a River

                                                         Rachel Nemuth, Could it BE Any Hotter in Here?

                                                         Jennifer Niven, Ada Blackjack:  A True Story of Survival in the Arctic

                                                         Dorothy Shawhan, Lizzie

                                                         Nina Sichel, Unrooted Childhood: Growing Up Global

 

7:30 – 9:00 pm                        The Power of Women’s Words                                                                                     Salon 4 - 6

                                                A panel discussion by women authors reflecting on the power of their craft

                                                         Dorothy Shawnan, moderator

                                                         Gail Evans, author

                                                         Fawn Germer, author

                                                         Phyllis Carrera, author

 

Saturday, June 12

 

7:30 – 10:00 am                      Registration open                                                                                               Registration desk

                                                Office                                                                                                                 Conference Room E

 

8:00 am – 6:00 pm                  Shop AAUW                                                                                                    Conference Room C

                                                Visit the AAUW sales room, buy gifts for friends, or supplies to promote AAUW

 

8:45 – 11:30 am                      Power of Leadership                                                                                                       Salon 4 - 6

                                                Keynote address by Nancy Rustad, AAUW President

                                                Panel of women leaders discuss the role and power of leadership in the areas of

                                                politics, business, athletics and the international arena

                                                         Beth Farokhi, moderator

                                                         Kathy Ashe, Georgia House of Representatives

                                                         Nancy Rustad, 3M Corporation

                                                         Lynn Hagan, Kuwait

                                                         Mary McElroy, Georgia Tech Athletics

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm              Lunch                                                                                                                     Hotel Restaurant

                                                 Take a chance to meet the student athletes and other conference participants over lunch                                                                                                  

12:45 – 2:00 pm                      Power of Achievement                                                                                                    Salon 4 - 6

                                                Top college/university female student athletes in the south saluted for their achievements

                                                         Joanna Bell, Rowing, Barry University, Miami Shore, FL

                                                         Kelly Ann Berkemeier, Softball, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

                                                         Lindsay Cox, Softball, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA

                                                         Sekita Grant, Tennis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

                                                         Laney Harris, Basketball, Furman University

                                                         Jennifer Jassawalla, Tennis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

                                                         Amanda Johnson, Tennis, Duke University

                                                         Kristin Johnson, Soccer, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA

                                                         Allison Mitch, Soccer, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

                                                         Jessica Morris, Track, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

                                                         Brianna Oeser, Soccer, University of West Florida

                                                         Elizabeth Marie Santos, Softball, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA

                                                         Alexandra Stewart, Basketball, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

                                                         Karen Tobias, Volleyball, Maryville College, Maryville, TN

                                                         Erin Voeltz, Softball, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

 

                                                         Special recognition – Women’s Sports Foundation

 

2:15 – 3:30 pm                        Power of Philanthropy                                                                                                    Salon 4 - 6

                                                Hear the words of women who have received support for advanced education, or fought

                                                cases of discrimination in business or academia

                                                         Dee Mickey, AAUW Educational Foundation Board

                                                         Jenny Higgins, AAUW Educational Foundation Fellow

                                                         Michele Wetherald, Legal Advocacy Fund President

                                                         Roberta Sonnino, Legal Advocacy Fund plaintiff

 

3:30 – 4:45 pm                        Power of Advocacy                                                                                                           Salon 4 - 6

                                                Learn the importance of women’s voices in national/state elections and political issues

                                                         Elaine Hughes, AAUW Public Policy Committee Chair

                                                         Betty Bayless, AAUW Public Policy Committee member

 

4:45 – 6:00 pm                        Educational Foundation & Legal Advocacy Fund Sales                           Conference Room E

 

Evening                                  Explore the Atlanta entertainment scene or simply enjoy dinner with new friends

 

Sunday, June 13

 

7:30 – 8:30 am                        Walk for Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher Fellowships                                                Hotel Lobby

                                                Join friends for an energizing walk to start your day while raising money to support

                                                Eleanor Roosevelt Teaching Fellowships

                                                Contribution, $25 to walk, or take the easy way out and pay $25 to sleep in without guilt

 

8:00 – 11:00 am                      Shop AAUW                                                                                                    Conference Room C

                                                Visit the AAUW sales room, buy gifts for friends, or supplies you need for AAUW work

 

9:00 – 10:30 am                      Power of TEAMwork                                                                                                      Salon 4 - 6

                                                Together everyone achieves more, a workshop on teambuilding and leadership

 

10:45 – 11:45 am                    Power of AAUW Membership                                                                                       Salon 4 - 6

                                                Take time to discuss issues of concern with Association and Regional leaders in a

                                                Town Hall session for AAUW members and leaders