8th UPDATE ON ASLTA CONFERENCE MAY 14, 2009

8^th UPDATE
ASLTA 2009 Conference
Larry Forestal, Secretary
May 14, 2009

On Thursday, October 29, 2009, Ken Mikos and Cheri Smith will present a preconference workshop about the newly printed ASL I text: Signing Naturally Units 1-6 in Grand and Canyon Rooms in the Conference Center at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & SPA from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. DawnSignPress sponsors this workshop.

Please note: The DawnSign Press preconference workshop is already FULL. If you are still interested, please contact Chair Geraldine Francini as soon as possible. If you want to attend this preconference workshop, you would be placed on the waiting list.

In the afternoon from 1:30 to 5:00 PM on Thursday, October 29, Jason E. Zinza will give a preconference workshop on Preview Master ASL! Level 2: Task Based Learning in Action sponsored by Sign Media Inc., free of charge in Grand and Canyon Rooms. Seating is limited. Please visit www.aslta.org and click CONFERENCE and then PRE-CONFERENCE to fill out the workshop application form by July 1, 2009.

FLASH NEWS! During the Thursday evening reception, Dr. Carol Padden, Professor of Communication at the University of California at San Diego, and Ms. Flavia Fleischer, Assistant Professor of ASL & Deaf Studies at Utah Valley University will make a keynote doubleheader. Dr. Lawrence Fleischer, Chair and Professor of Deaf Studies at CSUN will be our third keynote speaker the workshop session on Saturday afternoon.

A directory of conference workshop titles and presenters will be posted on the ASLTA web site in early June.

GOOD NEWS! Approximately 135 people have registered for the ASLTA 2009 Conference. Encourage fellow ASLTA members and friends to attend the stimulating conference.

Bundles of thanks go to Leslie Greer, former ASLTA president, for manning the ASLTA 2009 booth exhibit at the Pomona DeafNation EXPO on Saturday, May 2.

Combo registration $425 per person is good until September 16, 2009. Please mail a check to Judy Mohan, registration coordinator before September 15, 2009. You may use the option to register online.

Please visit www.aslta.org and click CONFERENCE often.

Registration for the 2009 ASLTA Conference OPEN!

Click here to download the PDF registration form: 2009 ASLTA Conference Registration form. Then mail it in with your payment!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The early birds have flown away! Registration fee of $425 per person is good until September 15, 2009.

You can purchase DVD sets at the CSD-TV Store.  There are four available:

• ASLTA: About ASL Teaching
• ASLTA: Conference Proceedings
• ASLTA: Poetry/Storytelling
• ASLTA: Combo

Consider giving one of these as a gift to someone!