Books....The Currency for Life

November 19-20, 2009

Little Rock, Arkansas

Conference Evaluation We hope you enjoyed this year's conference and that you are making plans to attend next year, Nov. 18-19, 2010.
Conference Program The following are unpublished changes or corrections in the conference program: Kassie Misiewicz's session "Acting Your Way to Literacy"  was scheduled for Friday, November 20, from 11:45 - 12:45 in the Conway room of the Peabody Convention Center.  It has been changed to Thursday, November 10, from 11:45 - 12:45 in the Conway room of the Peabody Convention Center Anne Slanina session location is listed incorrectly in the session description of the program.  This session will be in the Fulton room, Statehouse Convention Center and NOT Statehouse B.   Jerry Pallotta's sessions "Welcome to My Publishing World" Thursday, November 19, 8:30 - 9:30 and Thursday 11:45 - 12:45 are in Statehouse Convention Center Ballroom B rather than Salon C of the Peabody Hotel as noted in the sessions description section of the program.
Wednesday, November 18 4:30 - 9:00 Registration 5:00-7:00 Welcome Reception with Grif Stockley (light snacks) Thursday, November 19 7:30 - 4:30 Registration 8:00 - 4:30 Exhibits 8:00 - 9:30 Breakout Sessions 9:45 - 11:15 Parade of Presidents, Recognition of Conference Committee Chair Recognition First General Session – Tim Rasinski  ALL SESSIONS ARE SOLD OUT* 11:30 - 12:45 Box Lunches (ticket required)	Thursday, November 19 (cont.) 11:45 - 3:15 Breakout Sessions  SOLD OUT*3:30 - 6:00 Celebration of Children’s Literature (ticket required) - Charlie May Simon & Arkansas Diamond Book Awards - Authors Readers Theater (Sarah Weeks, Richard Peck, Avi, and Bruce Coville) - Author Signing Party and Book Sales (light snacks)	Friday, November 20 7:00- 8:00 Delegate's Assembly, Arkansas Ballroom 7:30 - 12:00 Registration  8:00 - 1:00 Exhibits 8:00 - 9:00 Breakout Sessions 9:15 - 10:45 Recognition of ARA Committee Chairs and ARA Board;  Second General Session – Jack Gantos 11:15 - 12:45 Breakout Sessions SOLD OUT*1:00 - 2:30 Book and Author Luncheon – Richard Peck (ticket required)

*CHECK REGISTRATION DESK FOR POSSIBILITY OF UNUSED TICKETS BECOMING AVAILABLE

Keynote Speakers

Tim Rasinski

Jack Gantos

Featured Speakers

Registration 

Vendors
Exhibit Booth Order Form Booth Order form (Word)	Exhibit Information Letter Information Letter (Word)
Exhibit Hall Layout	Program Ad Form Program Ad Form (Word)

Conference Rooms and Capacity Chart

Statehouse Convention Center (SCC)	Capacity
Governor Hall IV	1665
Caraway I	72
Caraway II	72
Caraway III	72
Fulton	200
Izard	132
Miller	130
Pope	132
Statehouse Ballroom A	400
Statehouse Ballroom B	250
Statehouse Ballroom C	250
Peabody Hotel (PH)
Arkansas Ballroom (B)	100
Salon A	200
Salon B	300
Salon C	300
Hoffman (B)	60
Manning (B)	60
Lafayette (Th)	50
Peck	12
Marion	12
Pinnacle Upper/Lower	50/70
Peabody Convention Center (PCC)
Chicot	90
Conway*	300
Grampas	96
Harris-Brake	111
Neosho	90
Petit Jean	50
Ouachita (B)	60
Riverview (B)	100

BOOKS _{▪ ▪ ▪} The Currency for Life  

Questions may be directed to:

Linda H. Eilers

Conference Chair

Arkansas Reading Association

2044 Archer Drive

Fayetteville , AR 72701

Linda@arareading.org