On the Calendar

Utah Reading Council at Salt Lake City; contact Jane Roberts or visit www.utahreading.org.

The 24th Southeast Regional Conference is scheduled for November 29–December 1, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Colorado Reading Association will host their 2010 conference in Denver, CO. For more information, contact Kristen Melsen at kristen.melsen@ccira.org or visit their website at ccira.org/w/.

The Oklahoma Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Oklahoma City, OK. For more information, contact Cathy Barker at katiemadison@sbcglobal.net or visit their website at www.oklahomareadingassociation.org/.

The Wisconsin State Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Milwaukee, WI. For more information, contact Sandra Vanderat sandyvan29@att.net or visit their website at www.wsra.org/.

The New Mexico State council will host their 2010 conference in Albuquerque, NM. For more information, contact Sue Cook or visit the website at www.nmira.org/.

The South Carolina State Council will host its 2010 conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. For more information, contact Pamela Baxley at pbayley@greenville.k12.sc.us or visit their website at www.scira.org/.

The Nebraska State Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Kearney, NE. For more information, contact Linda Placzek at laplaczek@cox.net or visit their website at www.nereads.org/.

The New York State Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. For more information, contact Barbara Haverly at mitchellh2@aol.com or visit their website at www.nysreading.org/.

The Virginia State Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information, contact David Red at davidred1@msn.com or visit their website at www.vsra.org/.

The Illinois Reading Council will host a conference in 2010 in Springfield, IL. For more information, contact Susan Cisna at scisna@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/.

The Michigan Reading Association will host its 2010 conference in Detroit, MI. For more information, contact Kathy Operhall at koperhall@comcast.net or visit their website at www.michiganreading.org.

The Indiana State Reading Association will host a 2010 conference in Indianapolis, IN. For more information, contact Darlene Trusty at darlenetrusty@sbcglobal.net or visit their website at www.indianareads.org/.

The North Carolina Reading Association will host their 2010 meeting at Koury Center, Greensboro, NC. For more information, contact Jean House at jhouse52@bellsouth.net or visit their website at ncreading.org/home.html.

The Iowa Reading Association will host their 2010 conference in Des Moines, IA. For more information, contact Tracey Burgus at tburgus@burlington.k12.ia.us or visit their website at www.iowareading.org.

Massachusetts Reading Association
2010 Conference
Literacy: A Lifelong Journey

The Conference will be held on April 10-11, 2010 in Sturbridge MA

The Keynote speakers are:

• Doug Fisher
• Jane Yolen
• Patricia Edwards (Sponsored by IRA)
• Peter Afflerbach
• Stephanie Harvey as a luncheon speaker

The New Hampshire Granite State Council will host a 2010 conference. For more information, contact Donna Ciocca at madciocca@aol.com or visit their website at www.granitestatecouncil.org/.

The State of Maryland IRA Council will host its 2010 event in Hunt Valley, MD. For more information, contact Donna Michel at bdmichel@verizon.net or visit their website at www.somirac.org/.

The Saskatchewan Reading Council will host its 2010 conference in Regina, SK, Canada. For more information, contact Joanne Sebastian at joanne.sebastian@cttcs.ca or visit their website at www.saskreading.org/.